Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball versus Augustana (Exhibition) on October 29, 2025 at 6 p.m.
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6 p.m.
Women's Basketball
vs Augustana (Exhibition)
South Dakota State University Athletics
Saturday, March 2
Brookings, S.D.
2:00 PM
South Dakota State University
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North Dakota State
Photo by: Evan Patzwald
SDSU PLAYS HOST TO NDSU FOR FROST FINALE
3/1/2024 4:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| Game 29: South Dakota State vs. North Dakota State | |
| Date and Time | Saturday, March 2 at 2 p.m. |
| Location | Brookings, S.D. |
| Site | Frost Arena |
| TV | Summit League Network |
| Audio | Jackrabbit Sports Network |
| Live Stats | GoJacksLive.com |
| South Dakota State | Game Notes | Home Page |
| North Dakota State | Game Notes | Home Page |
South Dakota State hosts longtime rival North Dakota State Saturday afternoon in the final game of the regular season, the final game in Frost Arena's storied history and the final game at home for SDSU senior Tori Nelson.
Regardless of Saturday's result, SDSU and NDSU have locked up the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, respectively, in next week's Summit League tournament. The Jacks secured sole possession of the Summit League regular season title with Thursday's win over North Dakota.
North Dakota State is 19-9 on the season and 13-2 in Summit League action. Their last loss was a 65-58 result to South Dakota State in Fargo on February 1. The Bison have won eight straight games.
South Dakota State is 23-5 on the season with a 15-0 conference mark and 17-game win streak. The Jackrabbits are looking to become the first team in the history of the Summit League to run the table in back-to-back seasons.
KEY STORYLINES
- South Dakota State looks to complete an unbeaten Summit League season Saturday for the second straight year. The Jackrabbits can become the first Summit League team to run the table in consecutive seasons.
- Regardless of Saturday's result, SDSU and NDSU have locked up the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, respectively, for next week's Summit League tournament in Sioux Falls.
- Tori Nelson will be recognized pregame Saturday as SDSU's lone senior. Nelson's five-year career includes more than 1,300 career points, 600 rebounds, 300 assists and 100 steals. A start on Saturday would be the 142nd in her career, ranking second all-time behind Macy Miller (144).
- Saturday will be the final event ever played at Frost Arena. The Jackrabbit women are 571-133 all-time at Frost (since February 1973).
- The Jackrabbits' average margin of victory over conference opponents is 22.9 points per game, however the first meeting with the Bison this season was only a seven-point contest, 65-58.
- SDSU clinched sole possession of the Summit League regular season title with its win over UND Thursday. The Jacks have won five of the last six regular season titles.
- South Dakota State's 17 consecutive wins is the fifth-longest active win streak in the country.
- SDSU's .382 3-point percentage ranks ninth in the country, while North Dakota State's .378 ranks 11th. The Jacks are seventh in 3-point percentage defense (.257) and 12th in field goal percentage (.479).
- Paige Meyer is the reigning Summit League Peak Performer of the Week for the third time this season after averaging 20.0 points, 5.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds at a .667 clip in a pair of wins last week.
- Brooklyn Meyer one of two players in the country averaging 18 points at a .600 clip in conference games.
- Brooklyn Meyer has scored at least 18 points in six of the last nine games, including five with 20+.
- Tori Nelson moved into the top-20 on SDSU's all-time scoring chart Thursday night. She is four points from passing recent alum Tylee Irwin for 18th place (page 4).
- The Jackrabbits are shooting .506 from the field in conference games, which leads the Summit League. They are one of five teams in the nation shooting at least 50 percent in conference games.
- SDSU is 64-1 in the Summit regular season over the last four seasons. The Jacks have won 46 consecutive Summit regular season games dating back to Jan. 2022. That matches the 11th longest streak in NCAA history.
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