South Dakota State is back at Frost Tuesday night to host No. 21 Washington State.
The Cougars enter the contest with a 9-1 mark and have won two consecutive games. WSU's only loss of the year was to Green Bay at the Cancun Challenge November 25.
The Jacks are 4-2 and have also won two straight. SDSU looks to defend its 16-game home win streak, which is the seventh-longest active streak in the nation to date. The Cougars are SDSU's second ranked opponent of the year as the Jacks fell to No. 1 South Carolina November 20.
This is the fifth all-time meeting between these squads. They last met a season ago in Pullman with Washington State winning 61-41.
KEY STORYLINES
- South Dakota State is led by 18.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per contest from sophomore Brooklyn Meyer. She is one of four players in the country averaging at least 18 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks per contest.
- South Dakota State head coach Aaron Johnston and Washington State head coach Kamie Ethridge worked together with Team USA this past summer. Ethridge (head coach) and Johnston (assistant coach) guided the USA to a silver medal at the FIBA AmeriCup in July.
- SDSU has won 16 consecutive games at Frost Arena, the seventh-longest active home win streak in the country.
- The No. 21 Cougars are SDSU's second ranked opponent of the season. The Jacks fell to No. 1 South Carolina earlier this year and are 17-37 against ranked opponents all-time.
- Brooklyn Meyer ranks first in the Summit League in rebounding average (10.2) and blocks per game (2.3). She is second in scoring average (18.2) and field goal percentage (.549).
- Paige Meyer contributes 14.0 points and 3.7 assists per game through three games played this year. She is 10-for-13 from the floor over the last two games.
- Tori Nelson has dished four assists in four of six games this year and averages 3.7 per game. Nelson consistently leads the Jacks on the defensive end and has at least one block in every game this season. Her 2.2 blocks per game ranks second in the Summit League.
- Tori Nelson is four points shy of 1,200 career points and can become the 33rd Jackrabbit all-time to reach the 1,200-point mark (58 seasons).
- Tori Nelson's 130 career games played ranks 13th among all active NCAA players.
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