South Dakota State travels west to take on Montana Saturday night at the Monument in Rapid City.
The Jackrabbits are 3-0 on the year with wins at Creighton (78-62) and at home against Rice (79-65) and Murray State (91-60). SDSU averages just over 82 points per game and is holding its opponents to less than 63 points, on average.
Brooklyn Meyer, the reigning Summit League Player of the Week, averages 26.3 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.7 blocks and 3.3 assists per game to pace SDSU.
Montana is 1-2 on the year with its two losses coming to the Big Ten's Oregon and Washington. Mack Konig scores 16.0 points and dished 3.3 assists per game to lead the Griz.
KEY STORYLINES
- South Dakota State heads to Rapid City this week to take on Montana in a neutral-site game at the Monument.
- Brooklyn Meyer, the reigning Summit League Peak Performer of the Week, averages 26.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.7 blocks through three games. She was also featured on last week's NCAA Starting Lineup of the Week.
- Brooklyn Meyer's blocking average ranks first in the nation and her scoring average ranks sixth.
- Five Jackrabbits average at least 8.0 points per game with Brooklyn Meyer (26.3 PPG) and Katie Vasecka (13.3 PPG) in double figures.
- SDSU is averaging 36.2 defensive rebounds per game, which ranks sixth in the country. Maggie Hartwig's 9.3 defensive rebounds per game ranks 10th in the nation.
- SDSU averages just over 82 PPG and is holding its opponents to less than 63 PPG.
- As a team, South Dakota State is shooting .514 from the floor. Brooklyn Meyer, Mahli Abdouch and Katie Vasecka all shoot better than .500.
- SDSU entered 2025-26 with nine returners from last season's NCAA Tournament team, including All-America honorable mention Brooklyn Meyer.
- Brooklyn Meyer was named to the preseason watch lists for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award and the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award. She is also the Summit League's preseason player of the year.
- SDSU had four players named to the Summit League's preseason teams. Brooklyn Meyer and Madison Mathiowetz were first-team honorees while Katie Vasecka and Maggie Hartwig landed on the second team.
- Three returning players averaged at least 8.0 PPG a season ago. Brooklyn Meyer scored 17.0 PPG. Madison Mathiowetz and Katie Vasecka contributed 8.9 and 8.4 PPG, respectively.
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