South Dakota State goes on the road to take on Oral Roberts Saturday afternoon in Tulsa. The Jackrabbits won the first meeting of the season 96-80 less than two weeks ago in Brookings.
SDSU holds a 36-6 all-time record against the Golden Eagles. The Jacks have won 25 consecutive meetings between these teams.
Oral Roberts is 16-7 on the season and 6-3 in Summit League action following a win over St. Thomas Thursday night. The Golden Eagles are 11-0 at home this season. ORU leads the Summit League in conference points per game at 82.9, but ranks sixth in points allowed per game at 75.5.
South Dakota State is 17-5 on the season with a 9-0 conference mark and 11-game win streak. The Jackrabbits have held all but one conference opponent - Oral Roberts - to 58 points or fewer so far this year. They have an average margin of victory of 19.4 points in Summit League games.
KEY STORYLINES
- SDSU carries an 11-game win streak into Saturday afternoon's contest at Oral Roberts. The Jacks are 17-5 on the year (9-0 Summit) with four of five losses coming to ranked teams.
- The Summit League's top offense (Oral Roberts, 82.9 PPG) and top defense (56.7 PPG) meet for the second time in less than two weeks Saturday. SDSU won the first battle, 96-80.
- Brooklyn Meyer averages 15.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game and a .527 field goal percentage, all team highs. In overall games, she leads the League in shot rejections and is second in rebounding and field goal shooting.
- In conference games, Brooklyn Meyer (16.2 PPG), Paige Meyer (12.1 PPG) and Madison Mathiowetz (11.2 PPG) lead a balanced offense that has seven players averaging at least 7.0 points per contest.
- Brooklyn Meyer and Mesa Byom average 7.1 and 6.8 rebounds per conference game, respectively. Those marks rank fourth and sixth in the Summit.
- Paige Meyer is second on the team in overall scoring (14.3 PPG) and first in assists (3.8 APG) and steals (1.6 SPG). She dishes 4.4 assists per contest in conference games, which ranks third in the league.
- The SDSU defense has held Summit League opponents to only 56.7 points per game, more than 10 points fewer than the next team (North Dakota State, 67.3 PPG).
- Tori Nelson has made 96 consecutive starts for South Dakota State and 135 total starts, which ranks third all-time. She is also third all-time in blocks (136) and fourth in career games played (146).
- Brooklyn Meyer has 44 total blocks this season, which is second in single-season blocks by a sophomore in program history. The sophomore record is 52 blocks.
- South Dakota State is 58-1 in the Summit League regular season over the last four seasons, including 2023-24. The Jackrabbits have won 40 consecutive Summit League regular season games dating back to January 2022.
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