Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball versus Columbia on November 28, 2025 at 12:30 p.m. CT / 1:30 p.m. ET
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12:30 p.m. CT / 1:30 p.m. ET
Women's Basketball
vs Columbia
South Dakota State University Athletics
Thursday, November 27
Cancun, Mexico
10 a.m. CT / 11 a.m. ET
South Dakota State University
5-1,0-0Summit League
48
vs
83
North Carolina
6-1,0-0ACC
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3
4
F
North Carolina
16
25
23
19
83
South Dakota St.
9
14
10
15
48
Photo by: Megan Glover | South Dakota State
NO. 12 NORTH CAROLINA KNOCKS OFF SDSU
11/27/2025 12:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball
PUERTO AVENTURAS, Mexico - The South Dakota State women's basketball team fell 83-48 to No. 12 North Carolina Thursday afternoon in the teams' first contest of the Cancun Challenge.
The Jackrabbits dropped their first contest of the year and move to 5-1 overall. The Tar Heels are 6-1.
SDSU turned the ball over 21 times and gave up 12 offensive rebounds, which resulted in 48 points for UNC. The Jackrabbits were held to 33 percent from the floor and hit just two 3-pointers.
The Tar Heels started the game with a 9-0 lead. A pair of free throws from Mahli Abdouch cut the deficit to four at 13-9, but UNC quickly went back up by double digits and continued to pull away.
Brooklyn Meyer paced the Jackrabbits with 16 points, four rebounds and three assists. Mahli Abdouch and Ellie Colbeck put up nine points apiece with Colbeck shooting 3-for-4. Madison Mathiowetz led the Jackrabbit rebounders with five boards.
UNC had four players reach double figures, led by Elina Aarnisalo and Nyla Brooks with 14 points each. Indya Nivar tallied 10 steals, five assists and two blocks.
NOTES
UNC now leads the all-time series 1-0 .
UP NEXT
South Dakota State takes on Columbia on day two of the Cancun Challenge Friday. The game is set to tip at 12:30 p.m. ET.
-GoJacks.com-
The Jackrabbits dropped their first contest of the year and move to 5-1 overall. The Tar Heels are 6-1.
SDSU turned the ball over 21 times and gave up 12 offensive rebounds, which resulted in 48 points for UNC. The Jackrabbits were held to 33 percent from the floor and hit just two 3-pointers.
The Tar Heels started the game with a 9-0 lead. A pair of free throws from Mahli Abdouch cut the deficit to four at 13-9, but UNC quickly went back up by double digits and continued to pull away.
Brooklyn Meyer paced the Jackrabbits with 16 points, four rebounds and three assists. Mahli Abdouch and Ellie Colbeck put up nine points apiece with Colbeck shooting 3-for-4. Madison Mathiowetz led the Jackrabbit rebounders with five boards.
UNC had four players reach double figures, led by Elina Aarnisalo and Nyla Brooks with 14 points each. Indya Nivar tallied 10 steals, five assists and two blocks.
NOTES
UNC now leads the all-time series 1-0 .
UP NEXT
South Dakota State takes on Columbia on day two of the Cancun Challenge Friday. The game is set to tip at 12:30 p.m. ET.
-GoJacks.com-
Team Stats
UNC
SDSU
FG%
.452
.333
3FG%
.323
.105
FT%
.467
.625
RB
44
37
TO
9
21
STL
15
6
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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