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Women's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Sunday, March 9
Sioux Falls, S.D. / Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
3 p.m.
South Dakota State University
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No. 2 Oral Roberts
Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen
NO. 1 SDSU TAKES ON NO. 2 ORU SUNDAY
3/8/2025 10:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 2 Oral Roberts | |
| Date and Time | Sunday, March 9 at 3 p.m. |
| Location | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| Site | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center |
| TV | CBS Sports Network |
| Audio | Jackrabbit Sports Network |
| Live Stats | GoJacksLive.com |
| South Dakota State | Game Notes | Home Page |
| Summit League | Game Notes | Tournament Central |
South Dakota State enters the Summit League Tournament with a 26-3 overall record and perfect 16-0 mark against conference opponents this season. SDSU earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament for the fifth straight season.
The Jackrabbits are the first team in Summit League history to go undefeated in regular season action three straight years. Further, SDSU is 81-1 in the conference regular season going back to the beginning of the 2020-21 season.
Entering the week, South Dakota State is 38-5 all-time at the Summit League Tournament and has won back-to-back tournament titles. The Jacks have played in 13 title games since 2009 and and 11-2 in those contests.
KEY STORYLINES
- SDSU entered the Summit League Tournament as the No. 1 seed for the fifth straight season and 10th time overall. The Jacks are the two-time defending tournament champs and have won 11 tournament titles since 2009.
- Sunday marks 1,097 days since the Jackrabbits have lost to a Summit League opponent, dating back to March 8, 2022. A win on Sunday would be 59 straight for SDSU and rank eighth in NCAA history for consecutive wins against a conference opponent (regular season + postseason).
- The Jacks went unbeaten in the conference season for the third straight year, becoming the first Summit League team to run the table in three consecutive seasons.
- SDSU had six recognized in the All-Summit awards released Tuesday, highlighted by Head Coach Aaron Johnston being named Coach of the Year for the fifth straight season and ninth time overall.
- SDSU made its first appearance in the AP Top 25 this week, checking in at No. 25. The Jacks are No. 24 in the WBCA Coaches Poll and No. 1 in the CollegeInsider Mid Major Poll.
- Brooklyn Meyer scores 17.5 points per game and shoots .643 from the floor, which ranks sixth in the country.
- Haleigh Timmer, SDSU's second leading scorer, has put up eight points in all but one game this season and has reached double figures all but five times. She is shooting nearly 50 percent from the field and 42 percent from deep.
- Paige Meyer, SDSU's career Division I assists leader, has been on a tear since February 1. In the second half of the conference regular season, Meyer averaged 15.0 points, 5.9 assists and 3.8 rebounds while shooting 47 percent from the floor.
- SDSU's .485 overall field goal percentage ranks sixth in country. The Jackrabbits have shot at least 50 percent 15 times this season.
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