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South Dakota State University Athletics
2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Meyer, Paige
Jersey Number 21
Paige Meyer
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Albany Area H.S.
- Hometown:
- Albany, Minn.
- Major:
- Business
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
CAREER SUMMARY
4x All-Summit League selection - second 4x all-Summit first- or second-team selection in program history
2x Team Captain (2023-24, 2024-25)
1,417 career points - 16th in program history
493 career assists - third in program history, first in SDSU's Division I era
179 assists as a senior in 2024-25 - first in a single season in program history
.433 career 3-point percentage - best in program history
116 career games played
103 career starts
115-25 career record
2024-25: Started all 34 games at point guard in her senior season… earned First Team All-Summit League honors and was named MVP of the Summit League Tournament, both for the second straight season… dished 179 assists on the year, the most in a single-season by any Jackrabbit in program history… finished her four-year career with 493 career assists, the most by a Jackrabbit in SDSU’s Division I era… averaged 12.3 points, 5.3 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game as a senior… led the team with 1,008 minutes played on the year… tallied at least six assists 16 times through the year… recorded a .846 free throw percentage as a senior, the third-best single season in program history... posted at least 10 points, four assists and four rebounds in each of the first three games of the season… scored 12 points to go with seven assists and two rebounds against No. 16 Duke (11/17)… tallied 14 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals against No. 21 Oregon (11/26)… scored 12 points and dished five assists against Northern Iowa (12/14)… opened the Summit League season with 18 points and four assists at Oral Roberts (1/2)… recorded 15 points and eight assists against Kansas City (1/11)… posted the first double-double of her career and first points-assists double-double in SDSU’s Division I era with 11 points and 10 assists against North Dakota (1/18)… nearly had a triple-double at St. Thomas (1/22) with 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to go with three steals… scored 23 points to go with seven assists, six assists and two steals against Oral Roberts at home (2/8)… had 15 points, nine assists and four rebounds against North Dakota State (2/12)… scored 23 points, grabbed six rebounds and gave out three assists against South Dakota (2/15)… had 11 points, seven assists and five rebounds at Kansas City (2/22)… put on a Senior Day show with a season-high 27 points, six rebounds, six assists and five steals against St. Thomas (3/1)… tallied 26 points, nine rebounds and five rebounds against Oral Roberts in the Summit League championship game (3/9)… set a new Summit League championship game with nine assists… played all 40 minutes for the first time in her career against Oklahoma State in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament… scored 16 points, grabbed eight rebounds and tallied six assists in the win against the Cowgirls (3/22)… scored 16 points against UConn in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament (3/24)
2023-24: Started all 30 games in which she appeared… earned First Team All-Summit League honors and was named MVP of the Summit League Tournament… became the 42nd member of South Dakota State’s 1,000-point club in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament… ended the season with a .471 career 3-point percentage, which ranks first in program history… scored 456 points on the year, the 10th most by a junior in program history… shot .503 from the field and a team-best .422 from the 3-point line on the season… also led the team with 121 total assists and 46 total steals… averaged 15.2 points, 4.0 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals for her junior campaign… was perfect from the charity stripe seven times throughout the season... opened the season with 18 points, five steals and four assists against Arkansas State… had 14 points and four assists in 15 minutes against Washburn… led the Jackrabbits with 23 points, including a 9-for-9 free throw effort, against Washington State (12/5)… had 23 points and four assists at Northern Iowa (12/9)… grabbed a career-high eight rebounds at Creighton (12/21)… tallied 37 points (12-of-17), five rebounds, two steals and two assists in 42 minutes of action in a double overtime win at Northern Arizona (1/3)… her 37 points at NAU is the fourth most in a single game in program history and most in a single game in the Division I era… also matched the SDSU all-time record with a perfect 11-for-11 free throw effort at NAU… went 6-of-7 to score 17 points at Denver (1/13)… scored 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting against Omaha (1/18)… tallied 14 points and dished five assists against Kansas City (1/25)… dished a career-high 11 assists and had five rebounds against Oral Roberts (1/28)… recorded 15 points, five assists and four rebounds at South Dakota (2/3)… had 16 points, eight assists and five rebounds at Oral Roberts (2/10)… tallied 17 points and eight rebounds against Omaha (2/22)… scored 23 points and dished nine assists at St. Thomas (2/24)… went 10-for-16 from the field for 24 points and dished four assists against North Dakota State in final game at Frost Arena (3/2)… averaged 20.7 points, 5.3 assists and 5.0 rebounds across three wins at the Summit League Tournament to earn MVP honors… scored the 1,000th point of her career against Utah in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament… had 12 points and eight rebounds against the Utes.
2022-23: All-Summit League Second Team honoree... played in 23 games with 10 starts after missing the entire non-conference season as she was coming back from her season-ending injury in 2021-22... averaged 10.5 points per game, ranking third on the team... averaged 3.2 assists and 1.3 steals per contest, both of which ranked second for the Jacks... shot .557 from the floor and .488 from beyond the arc to lead the Jackrabbits... her .557 shooting percentage was the second-highest mark for a sophomore in Jackrabbit program history... tallied nine points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals against Oral Roberts in her first appearance of the season (12/19)... scored 11 points, grabbed five boards, dished four assists and forced two steals at St. Thomas (12/31)... had 13 points and two assists against North Dakota State (1/5)... tallied 14 points, five assists and two steals against South Dakota (1/14)... scored 16 points to go with four assists and three steals at Denver (1/21)... put up 12 points with four 3-pointers and had four assists against Western Illinois (1/28)... scored 15 points and had three assists and two steals at North Dakota State (2/4)... scored 14 points in her first start of the year at South Dakota (2/11)... scored 14 points and had three assists in back-to-back games at Oral Roberts (2/25) and vs. St. Thomas (3/4)... averaged 10.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists in three games at the Summit League Tournament to earn all-tournament team honors... scored 16 points and grabbed four rebounds against No. 8-seed Southern California in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament (3/17)... scored 12 points and had three assists and three rebounds against No. 1-seed Virginia Tech in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (3/19).
2021-22: Earned All-Summit League Second Team honors and was named to the all-newcomer team... started all 29 games before suffering a season-ending injury... was the first freshman to start a season opener since Myah Selland in 2017-18... led the team with 4.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game... averaged 10.4 points per game, ranking third on the team... also averaged 3.7 rebounds... was the only freshman in the country to average at least 10 points, four assists, three rebounds and one steal per game while shooting at least 50 percent from the field... scored in double figures on 16 occasions... put up six points to go with six rebounds and four assists in her career debut against Green Bay (11/9)... dropped 25 points on 9-of-18 shooting with five 3-pointers against Mississippi State (11/12)... just missed a double-double against Montana State (11/18) with 11 points and nine rebounds to go with six assists... had 15 points and seven rebounds at Creighton (11/21)... tallied 11 points, six rebounds and five helpers against Dakota Wesleyan (12/15)... put up 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting to go with seven rebounds and four assists at Kansas City (12/20) in her first Summit League game, then had 11 points, six rebounds and nine assists at Oral Roberts (12/22) to earn her Summit League Player of the Week honors... recorded 19 points (8-9), six assists, six steals and three assists in 18 minutes against Western Illinois (1/22)... played a season-high 35 minutes against South Dakota (2/5), scoring 16 points, grabbing six rebounds and giving out five assists in the rivalry win... scored 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting and had six assists against Omaha (2/12)... finished with eight points, six rebounds and six assists against Oral Roberts (2/24).
BEFORE SDSU: During her freshman season, Paige Meyer was named to the All-Conference and All-Section teams, while also being named Co-Granite Ridge Conference MVP … As a sophomore, Meyer averaged 21.5 points, 9.1 rebound, 4.2 assists and 3.7 steals per game … reached her 1,000 point milestone as a sophomore … selected to the All-Conference, All-Section and Minnesota State Basketball All-Tournament teams during her sophomore season … named Granite Ridge Conference MVP and All-Area Player of the Year during the 2018-19 season … averaged 21.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 4.3 steals per game during her junior season … a 2019-20 All-Conference, All-Section and All-State team honoree … honored as the Granite Ridge Conference MVP and All-Area Player of the year as a junior … daughter of Jim and Lisa Meyer
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2x All-Summit League First Team (2023-24, 2024-25)
- 2x All-Summit League Second Team (2021-22, 2022-23)
- Summit League Defensive Team (2025)
- 2x Summit League Tournament MVP (2024, 2025)
- 3x Summit League All-Tournament Team (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
- Summit League All-Newcomer Team (2021-22)
- 42nd member of the South Dakota State 1,000-Point Club (3/23)
- Summit League Peak Performer of the Week (12/27/21, 12/11/23, 1/8/24, 2/26/24)
- Academic All-Summit League (2023-24, 2024-25)
- WBCA “So You Want To Be A Coach” participant 2025
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023-24, 2024-25)
- Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
- Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
CAREER SUMMARY
4x All-Summit League selection - second 4x all-Summit first- or second-team selection in program history
2x Team Captain (2023-24, 2024-25)
1,417 career points - 16th in program history
493 career assists - third in program history, first in SDSU's Division I era
179 assists as a senior in 2024-25 - first in a single season in program history
.433 career 3-point percentage - best in program history
116 career games played
103 career starts
115-25 career record
2024-25: Started all 34 games at point guard in her senior season… earned First Team All-Summit League honors and was named MVP of the Summit League Tournament, both for the second straight season… dished 179 assists on the year, the most in a single-season by any Jackrabbit in program history… finished her four-year career with 493 career assists, the most by a Jackrabbit in SDSU’s Division I era… averaged 12.3 points, 5.3 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game as a senior… led the team with 1,008 minutes played on the year… tallied at least six assists 16 times through the year… recorded a .846 free throw percentage as a senior, the third-best single season in program history... posted at least 10 points, four assists and four rebounds in each of the first three games of the season… scored 12 points to go with seven assists and two rebounds against No. 16 Duke (11/17)… tallied 14 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals against No. 21 Oregon (11/26)… scored 12 points and dished five assists against Northern Iowa (12/14)… opened the Summit League season with 18 points and four assists at Oral Roberts (1/2)… recorded 15 points and eight assists against Kansas City (1/11)… posted the first double-double of her career and first points-assists double-double in SDSU’s Division I era with 11 points and 10 assists against North Dakota (1/18)… nearly had a triple-double at St. Thomas (1/22) with 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to go with three steals… scored 23 points to go with seven assists, six assists and two steals against Oral Roberts at home (2/8)… had 15 points, nine assists and four rebounds against North Dakota State (2/12)… scored 23 points, grabbed six rebounds and gave out three assists against South Dakota (2/15)… had 11 points, seven assists and five rebounds at Kansas City (2/22)… put on a Senior Day show with a season-high 27 points, six rebounds, six assists and five steals against St. Thomas (3/1)… tallied 26 points, nine rebounds and five rebounds against Oral Roberts in the Summit League championship game (3/9)… set a new Summit League championship game with nine assists… played all 40 minutes for the first time in her career against Oklahoma State in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament… scored 16 points, grabbed eight rebounds and tallied six assists in the win against the Cowgirls (3/22)… scored 16 points against UConn in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament (3/24)
2023-24: Started all 30 games in which she appeared… earned First Team All-Summit League honors and was named MVP of the Summit League Tournament… became the 42nd member of South Dakota State’s 1,000-point club in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament… ended the season with a .471 career 3-point percentage, which ranks first in program history… scored 456 points on the year, the 10th most by a junior in program history… shot .503 from the field and a team-best .422 from the 3-point line on the season… also led the team with 121 total assists and 46 total steals… averaged 15.2 points, 4.0 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals for her junior campaign… was perfect from the charity stripe seven times throughout the season... opened the season with 18 points, five steals and four assists against Arkansas State… had 14 points and four assists in 15 minutes against Washburn… led the Jackrabbits with 23 points, including a 9-for-9 free throw effort, against Washington State (12/5)… had 23 points and four assists at Northern Iowa (12/9)… grabbed a career-high eight rebounds at Creighton (12/21)… tallied 37 points (12-of-17), five rebounds, two steals and two assists in 42 minutes of action in a double overtime win at Northern Arizona (1/3)… her 37 points at NAU is the fourth most in a single game in program history and most in a single game in the Division I era… also matched the SDSU all-time record with a perfect 11-for-11 free throw effort at NAU… went 6-of-7 to score 17 points at Denver (1/13)… scored 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting against Omaha (1/18)… tallied 14 points and dished five assists against Kansas City (1/25)… dished a career-high 11 assists and had five rebounds against Oral Roberts (1/28)… recorded 15 points, five assists and four rebounds at South Dakota (2/3)… had 16 points, eight assists and five rebounds at Oral Roberts (2/10)… tallied 17 points and eight rebounds against Omaha (2/22)… scored 23 points and dished nine assists at St. Thomas (2/24)… went 10-for-16 from the field for 24 points and dished four assists against North Dakota State in final game at Frost Arena (3/2)… averaged 20.7 points, 5.3 assists and 5.0 rebounds across three wins at the Summit League Tournament to earn MVP honors… scored the 1,000th point of her career against Utah in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament… had 12 points and eight rebounds against the Utes.
2022-23: All-Summit League Second Team honoree... played in 23 games with 10 starts after missing the entire non-conference season as she was coming back from her season-ending injury in 2021-22... averaged 10.5 points per game, ranking third on the team... averaged 3.2 assists and 1.3 steals per contest, both of which ranked second for the Jacks... shot .557 from the floor and .488 from beyond the arc to lead the Jackrabbits... her .557 shooting percentage was the second-highest mark for a sophomore in Jackrabbit program history... tallied nine points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals against Oral Roberts in her first appearance of the season (12/19)... scored 11 points, grabbed five boards, dished four assists and forced two steals at St. Thomas (12/31)... had 13 points and two assists against North Dakota State (1/5)... tallied 14 points, five assists and two steals against South Dakota (1/14)... scored 16 points to go with four assists and three steals at Denver (1/21)... put up 12 points with four 3-pointers and had four assists against Western Illinois (1/28)... scored 15 points and had three assists and two steals at North Dakota State (2/4)... scored 14 points in her first start of the year at South Dakota (2/11)... scored 14 points and had three assists in back-to-back games at Oral Roberts (2/25) and vs. St. Thomas (3/4)... averaged 10.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists in three games at the Summit League Tournament to earn all-tournament team honors... scored 16 points and grabbed four rebounds against No. 8-seed Southern California in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament (3/17)... scored 12 points and had three assists and three rebounds against No. 1-seed Virginia Tech in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (3/19).
2021-22: Earned All-Summit League Second Team honors and was named to the all-newcomer team... started all 29 games before suffering a season-ending injury... was the first freshman to start a season opener since Myah Selland in 2017-18... led the team with 4.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game... averaged 10.4 points per game, ranking third on the team... also averaged 3.7 rebounds... was the only freshman in the country to average at least 10 points, four assists, three rebounds and one steal per game while shooting at least 50 percent from the field... scored in double figures on 16 occasions... put up six points to go with six rebounds and four assists in her career debut against Green Bay (11/9)... dropped 25 points on 9-of-18 shooting with five 3-pointers against Mississippi State (11/12)... just missed a double-double against Montana State (11/18) with 11 points and nine rebounds to go with six assists... had 15 points and seven rebounds at Creighton (11/21)... tallied 11 points, six rebounds and five helpers against Dakota Wesleyan (12/15)... put up 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting to go with seven rebounds and four assists at Kansas City (12/20) in her first Summit League game, then had 11 points, six rebounds and nine assists at Oral Roberts (12/22) to earn her Summit League Player of the Week honors... recorded 19 points (8-9), six assists, six steals and three assists in 18 minutes against Western Illinois (1/22)... played a season-high 35 minutes against South Dakota (2/5), scoring 16 points, grabbing six rebounds and giving out five assists in the rivalry win... scored 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting and had six assists against Omaha (2/12)... finished with eight points, six rebounds and six assists against Oral Roberts (2/24).
BEFORE SDSU: During her freshman season, Paige Meyer was named to the All-Conference and All-Section teams, while also being named Co-Granite Ridge Conference MVP … As a sophomore, Meyer averaged 21.5 points, 9.1 rebound, 4.2 assists and 3.7 steals per game … reached her 1,000 point milestone as a sophomore … selected to the All-Conference, All-Section and Minnesota State Basketball All-Tournament teams during her sophomore season … named Granite Ridge Conference MVP and All-Area Player of the Year during the 2018-19 season … averaged 21.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 4.3 steals per game during her junior season … a 2019-20 All-Conference, All-Section and All-State team honoree … honored as the Granite Ridge Conference MVP and All-Area Player of the year as a junior … daughter of Jim and Lisa Meyer
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