Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball versus St. Thomas on January 1, 2026 at 2 p.m.
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2 p.m.
Women's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Thursday, January 1
Brookings, S.D.
2 p.m.
South Dakota State University
vs
St. Thomas
Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen
JACKS HOST TOMMIES TO OPEN CONFERENCE PLAY
12/31/2025 6:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| South Dakota State vs. St. Thomas | |
| Game 15Â vs. Texas | |
| When | Thursday, January 1 at 2 p.m. |
| Where | Brookings, S.D. | First Bank & Trust Arena |
| TV | Midco Sports |
| Stream | Summit League Network & Midco Sports Plus |
| Audio | Jackrabbit Sports Network |
| Live Stats | Statbroadcast |
| Game Notes | South Dakota State |
| Social Media | X: @GoJacks WBB | Instagram: @GoJacksWBBÂ | Facebook: @GoJacksWBB |
South Dakota State kicks off Summit League action with a split week. The Jackrabbits host St. Thomas Thursday afternoon at First Bank & Trust Arena, then go on the road to take on Omaha Saturday in Omaha.
The Jackrabbits are coming off a 10-4 non-conference slate that included a pair of five-game win streaks. Most recently, SDSU dropped a 70-51 home decision to No. 2 Texas.
St. Thomas is 7-7 on the year, but has won six of its last seven. In December, UST averaged 73.5 points per game while shooting .450. The Tommies' defense held opponents to 51.3 points per game in December. The Tommies topped NIU 64-46 Monday night to wrap up their non-conference season. Alyssa Sand is the Tommie's leader in scoring (14.1 PPG), rebounding (7.1 RPG), steals (2.1 SPG) and blocks (1.9 BPG).
Entering the week, Omaha is 2-13 overall. The Mavs take on Kansas City in Kansas City Wednesday night before hosting the Jacks on Saturday. Through six games, Cora Olsen was Omaha's scoring leader at 17.3 points per contest, but will miss the rest of the season with an injury. Sarai Estupinan scores 15.1 points per game.
KEY STORYLINES
- South Dakota State enters Summit League action with a 10-4 overall record. The Jacks are looking to get back in the win column following losses to Duke and Texas to end 2025.
- Brooklyn Meyer leads the Jackrabbits in scoring (21.6 PPG), rebounding (7.1 RPG), passing (2.7 APG) and shot blocking (2.0 BPG). She is 10th in the nation in scoring and 11th in field goal percentage (.621).
- Meyer is one of three players in the country averaging at least 20 points and shooting better than 60% this year (Audi Crooks, Iowa State & Joyce Edwards, South Carolina).
- Madison Mathiowetz adds 12.0 points per game and leads the team with 25 3-point makes this year. She is 47% from the 3-point line.
- Mahli Abdouch has started five straight contests and is contributing 6.4 points, 3.0 assists and 2.2 steals per game in that stretch.
- SDSU's offense has had 10 players score 10+ points at least once this season - Meyer, Mathiowetz, Vasecka, Fox, Hartwig, Abdouch, Thul, Colbeck, Felchle and Behrens.
- 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.
- SDSU has won 63 straight Summit League regular season games, the longest active streak in the nation and sixth longest streak in NCAA history. Since the start of the 2020-21 slate, the Jackrabbits are 81-1 in the Summit League regular season.
- The Jackrabbits' last home conference loss was against then-No. 20/15 South Dakota on Feb 22, 2020 (67-77).
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