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6 p.m.
Women's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Saturday, January 21
DENVER, COLO.
1:00 PM MT / 2:00 PM CT
South Dakota State University
at
DENVER
Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia
STATE PREPPED FOR DENVER CLASH
1/20/2023 4:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| Game 21: South Dakota State (15-5, 8-0 Summit) vs. Denver (7-11, 3-4 Summit) | |
| Date and Time | Saturday, January 20 - 2 p.m. CT |
| Location | Denver, Colo. |
| Site | Hamilton Gymnasium |
| Television | - |
| Stream | DenverPioneers.com/Watch |
| Audio | Jackrabbit Sports Network |
| Live Stats | DenverPioneers.com |
| South Dakota State | Game Notes | Home Page |
| Denver | Game Notes |Â Home Page |
South Dakota State looks to wrap up the first half of the Summit season unbeaten Saturday afternoon at Denver.
The Jacks are 15-5 overall and 8-0 in Summit League action following a 68-61 win over Omaha in Omaha Thursday night. SDSU has played only five true road games this season and is 3-2 in those contests.
Denver is 7-11 this season and 3-4 in the Summit League. The Pios' game against South Dakota originally scheduled for Thursday night was postponed due to weather. Denver is 5-4 at home this year.
KEY STORYLINES
- South Dakota State carries an eight-game win streak into Denver Saturday afternoon. The Jacks are 15-5 on the season and 8-0 in the Summit.
- The Jacks most recently held on to beat Omaha 68-61 Thursday night in Omaha. Prior to that, the Jacks averaged nearly 106 points at a 58 percent clip over a three-game home stand.
- SDSU is 3-2 on the road this year. After dropping its first two true road contests of the season, the Jacks have won each of their three Summit road games.
- Within Summit League play, SDSU leads the conference in a number of categories, including scoring offense (87.5 PPG), scoring defense (62.9 PPG). field goal percentage (.489), rebounding (43.9 RPG) and rebounding margin (12.0).
- In Summit action, three Jacks rank in the top three in assist/turnover ratio - Dru Gylten (3.1), Tori Nelson (3.0) and Paige Meyer (2.2).
- South Dakota State ranks 12th in the NCAA in overall rebounding margin (9.9) and 17th in defensive rebounds per game (30.4). The team also ranks in the top-30 in field goal percentage (27th, 46.1 percent) and assists per game (26th, 16.9).
- Paiton Burckhard played in her 150th career game for SDSU Thursday night at Omaha. That number ranks first in the nation among active players. Burckhard ranks second in program history behind Tylee Irwin's 159 career appearances.
- Myah Selland was named to the midseason watch list for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award Wednedsay. She leads the Jacks with 16.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.
- With 1,931 career points, Myah Selland ranks second in program history for career scoring behind Macy Miller (2,355). She is on track to become the second Jackrabbit to reach 2,000 career points.
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