South Dakota State hosts Kansas City at First Bank & Trust Saturday afternoon as part of the Jackrabbits' National Girls and Women in Sports Day celebration.
The Jackrabbits are coming off a 94-48 win over North Dakota Thursday night, during which
Brooklyn Meyer posted a 21-point, 15-rebound double-double to pace the Jacks.Â
Kansas City most recently fell in overtime at South Dakota Thursday night. The Roos are 7-18 overall and 4-8 in Summit League games.Â
KEY STORYLINES
- South Dakota State goes into the weekend at 19 wins, one win shy of reaching 20 victories for the 15th consecutive season and 23rd time overall under Coach Johnston.
- Brooklyn Meyer is fourth in SDSU history for career scoring (1,867) and is 21 points from taking sole possession of third place on that list (page six). She averages 21.5 points per game.
- Brooklyn Meyer scores 21.5 points per game (13th in NCAA) and is .639 from the floor this year (4th in NCAA). She is one of four players in the country averaging 20+ points and shooting better than 60% this year (Audi Crooks, Iowa State & Jaliya Davis, Kansas & Joyce Edwards, South Carolina).
- Maddie Mathiowetz is SDSU's second leading scorer with 12.4 points per game and has scored 15+ points in five of the last eight games. She leads the Jacks in steals with 1.4 per game.
- Emilee Fox scores 9.2 points per conference game with 2.6 3-point makes per league contest. She is .511 from deep against Summit League opponents, which leads the conference.
- In conference games, SDSU is second in the Summit League with a .493 team field goal percentage. The Jacks have 11 players shooting better than 40% in league action. The Jacks's .476 overall field goal percentage is 15th in the country.
- In conference games, the Jackrabbits lead the Summit League in scoring defense (54.9), 3-pointers per game (8.1), rebounds per game (39.9), opponent rebounding (28.6), rebounding margin (11.3), assist/turnover ratio (1.47) and assists per game (18.73).
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