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South Dakota State University Athletics
Thursday, January 18
Omaha, Neb.
7:00 PM
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Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen
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1/17/2024 3:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| Game 17: South Dakota State at Omaha | |
| Date and Time | Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. |
| Location | Omaha, Neb. |
| Site | Baxter Arena |
| Stream | Summit League Network |
| Audio | Jackrabbit Sports Network |
| Live Stats | Omaha Sidearm Stats |
| South Dakota State | Game Notes | Home Page |
| Omaha | Game Notes | Home Page |
South Dakota State travels to Omaha Thursday to take on the Mavericks at Baxter Arena.
The Jackrabbits are 52-31 all-time against the Mavericks, a series that dates back to the 1976-77 season. SDSU has won each of the last five meetings and 13 of the last 15. Most recently, SDSU beat Omaha in the 2023 Summit League Championship game, 93-51.
Omaha is 4-13 on the season and 0-4 in Summit League games. The Mavericks are 3-5 on their home floor and have lost seven straight games. Their last win was December 18 over Texas Southern.
South Dakota State is 11-5 on the year and 3-0 in Summit League action. The Jacks have won five straight contests. The team is 4-4 on the road this year.
KEY STORYLINES
- SDSU brings a five-game win streak into Thursday's Summit League matchup at Baxter Arena. The Jackrabbits are 4-4 on the road this year.
- The Jacks are 10-5 on the year with four of five losses coming to ranked teams.
- Three Jackrabbits averaged double figures on the season - Brooklyn Meyer (15.4 PPG), Paige Meyer (15.2 PPG) and Madison Mathiowetz (10.8 PPG).
- Brooklyn Meyer tallies a team-high 15.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and .518 field goal percentage. She leads the Summit League in shot rejections and is second in rebounding and field goal shooting.
- Paige Meyer leads the team in assists (3.2 APG) and steals (1.7 SPG). She is second scoring (15.2 PPG) and field goal shooting (.496).
- The Jackrabbits average 5.2 blocks per game as a team, led by Brooklyn Meyer (2.3), Tori Nelson (1.5) and Mesa Byom (1.1). The trio holds the top three spots in the Summit individual rankings.
- Madison Mathiowetz averages 10.8 points per game on the season but is averaging 14.8 points at a nearly 53 percent clip over the last five games.
- Tori Nelson ranks fifth all-time at SDSU in games played (140) and games started (129). She has started every game this year and in each of the previous two seasons.
- With 132 career blocks, Tori Nelson is three blocks away from joining the top-three in program history.
- Brooklyn Meyer has 37 total blocks this season and is four rejections from moving into third place for single-season blocks by a sophomore in program history. SDSU's sophomore record is 52.
- Madysen Vlastuin leads the team in minutes played (31.3) and contributes 6.4 points on average. 28 of her 37 made field goals this year have come from the 3-point line.
- South Dakota State is 52-1 in the Summit League regular season over the last four seasons, including 23-24. State was picked to win the Summit League regular season in the conference's preseason poll.
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