South Dakota State hosts North Dakota State in another rivalry matchup Wednesday night at First Bank & Trust Arena. These teams are the top two in the Summit League standings with just one conference loss between them.
The Jackrabbits are 17-3 on the season with a 7-0 mark in Summit League action. A balanced scoring effort lifted the Jackrabbits over USD Saturday as seven players scored at least six points each.
Brooklyn Meyer and
Haleigh Timmer paced the offense with 15 apiece.
The Bison are 14-6 on the year and 6-1 in conference games. Their lone loss was to Kansas City, a 56-51 decision in KC. NDSU most recently beat in-state rival North Dakota 70-66 at home.
In the conference rankings, SDSU has the top scoring offense at 82.6 points per game and NDSU ranks fourth with 70.7 PPG. The Bison have the top scoring defense, allowing 61.3 points per game in conference action with the Jackrabbits just behind, allowing 63.1 points per game. Both teams are top three in field goal percentage and opponent field goal percentage.
KEY STORYLINES
- The top two teams in the Summit League standings meet Wednesday night at First Bank & Trust Arena. SDSU and NDSU are a combined 13-1 against conference opponents in 2024-25.
- The Jackrabbits have won 22 straight meetings with the Bison, including last season's Summit League Championship game in Sioux Falls.
- The Bison and the Jackrabbits are the Summit's top two teams in scoring defense, allowing 61.3 and 63.1 PPG, respectively, against conference opponents
- SDSU is the top ranked team in the latest College Insider Mid-Major Poll and is receiving votes in both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
- SDSU has five players scoring at least 10.0 PPG in conference action - Brooklyn Meyer, Madison Mathiowetz, Haleigh Timmer, Paige Meyer and Katie Vasecka. The Jackrabbits are one of nine teams in the country with that distinction.
- Brooklyn Meyer averages 17.1 PPG and is shooting .626 on the season, which ranks ninth in the country. She has seven 20+ point games this year, including four of the last six.
- Paige Meyer dishes 6.3 assists per game in Summit League action, which leads the conference. She is averaging 8.25 assists over the last four games.
- South Dakota State's .477 overall field goal percentage ranks 12th in country. The Jackrabbits have shot at least 50 percent nine times this season.
- SDSU has won 54 straight Summit League regular season games. That streak ranks top 10 in NCAA history for consecutive regular season conference victories.
- Haleigh Timmer enters the week with 974 career points. She needs 24 to become the 44th Jackrabbit to score 1,000 in their career. She would be the third active Jackrabbit to reach 1K.
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