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JACKRABBITS Johnston 19th Yr. Cussen 7th Yr. HEAD COACH RECORD AT SDSU HEAD COACH RECORD AT ORU

HOW THEY COMPARE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VS. ORU 2018-19 SCHEDULE & RESULTS NCAA DI GAME N6 at No. 19/19 Marquette L, 91-52 Tulsa, Okla. 2 p.m. Mabee Center (10,575) N9 FGCU W, 80-62 CT N12 at Central Michigan W, 80-71 SDSU -vs- ORU 23 Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019 N15 CREIGHTON W, 74-48 N23 vs. No. 4/5 Baylor^ L, 72-66 77.5 SCORING 71.7 JACKRABBITS SPORTS N24 vs. Buffalo^ L, 61-55 N29 GREEN BAY W, 77-47 NETWORK D4 at Chattanooga W, 71-54 47.3 FG% 40.8 Live Radio: Jackrabbits Sports Network D8 No. 21/21 DRAKE W, 80-71 Flagship WNAX 570 AM D12 No. 7/7 OREGON L, 87-79 35.8 3FG% 37.2 Play-by-play: Scotty Kwas D14 SAVANNAH STATE W, 97-49 Free Live Audio: Jackrabbits All-Access D18 at Montana State W, 88-67 D20 at Wyoming L, 77-70 38.5 REBOUNDS 36.8 D28 at Western Illinois* W, 93-84 LIVE STATISTICS J3 at Purdue Fort Wayne* W, 85-52 17.5 ASSISTS 12.9 J6 at South Dakota* L, 105-98 Live Stats: GoJacks.com J9 DENVER* W, 76-59 J12 ORAL ROBERTS* W, 68-55 3.2 BLOCKS 2.2 J18 at North Dakota* W, 66-48 BROADCAST INFORMATION J23 NORTH DAKOTA STATE* W, 86-33 J26 OMAHA* W, 81-47 7.9 STEALS 9.2 TV: None J31 at Denver* W, 83-67 Play-by-play: None F2 at Oral Roberts* 2 p.m. 64.0 SCORING Analyst: None F9 NORTH DAKOTA* [TV] 2 p.m. DEFENSE 68.1 F13 at Omaha* [TV2] 7 p.m. Reporter: None FG% Live Video: GoJacks.com F16 at North Dakota State* [TV] 1 p.m. 38.8 DEFENSE 40.0 F20 PURDUE FORT WAYNE* [TV2] 7 p.m. F24 SOUTH DAKOTA* [TV] 1 p.m. 3FG% SERIES AT A GLANCE M2 WESTERN ILLINOIS* 2 p.m. 33.1 DEFENSE 30.9 M9-12 at Summit League Tournament REBOUND OVERALL SDSU leads 17-6 6.0 -2.7 Home games in bold CAPS MARGIN in Brookings, S.D. (Frost Arena) 8-2 *Summit League game in Tulsa, Okla. 5-4 TURNOVER All times Central and subject to change 1.3 MARGIN 1.9 at Neutral site 4-0 ^ Thanksgiving Shootout — Las Vegas, Nev. [TV] MidcoSN AST-TO [TV2] MidcoSN2 1.3 RATIO 0.9

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MADISON GUEBERT MACY MILLER TYLEE IRWIN TAGYN LARSON MYAH SELLAND 11 SR n GUARD 12 SR n GUARD 21 SO n GUARD 24 JR n FORWARD 44 SO n FORWARD MIN 31.4 MIN 28.9 MIN 20.6 MIN 24.9 MIN 26.0 PPG 14.1 PPG 17.2 PPG 6.7 PPG 9.5 PPG 13.3 FG% 41.4% FG% 52.9% FG% 43.7% FG% 50.3% FG% 52.0% 3FG% 43.7% 3FG% 44.4% FT% 55.9% FT% 71.7% FT% 81.1% AST 2.0 REB 5.4 REB 3.0 REB 6.1 AST 3.3 Page 2 - Game Notes NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown/Last School 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen Jr. 5-10 G Fremont, Neb./Un. of Nebraska 3 Lindsey Theuninck Fr. 5-7 G Mankato, Minn./Mankato Loyola HS 10 Lauren Rongisch Fr. 5-7 G Omaha, Neb./Millard West HS 11 Madison Guebert Sr. 5-8 G Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS 12 Macy Miller Sr. 6-0 G Mitchell, S.D./Mitchell HS 21 Tylee Irwin So. 6-0 G Wahpeton, N.D./Wahpeton HS 24 Tagyn Larson Jr. 6-2 F Sioux Falls, S.D./Un. of Iowa 30 Jordan Ferrand Fr. 6-2 F White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS 32 Sydney Palmer Sr. 5-11 G/F Pierre, S.D./Pierre T.F. Riggs HS 33 Paiton Burckhard Fr. 6-0 F Aberdeen, S.D./Aberdeen Central HS 35 Sydney Stapleton Fr. 5-10 G Blaine, Minn./Centennial HS 44 Myah Selland So. 6-2 G/F Letcher, S.D./Sanborn Central/Woonsocket HS 50 Megan Bultsma Jr. 6-3 C Plankinton, S.D./Mt. Vernon Plankinton HS 52 Addison Hirschman Fr. 6-2 C Kingsley, Iowa/Kingsley-Pierson HS

COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE NAME POSITION/YEAR AT SDSU ALMA MATER/YEAR Megan Bultsma ...... BULT-sma Aaron Johnston Head Coach/19th Gustavus Adolphus/1996 Rylie Cascio Jensen ...... CASH-ee-O Mike Jewett Associate Head Coach/6th Augustana/1994 Jordan Ferrand ...... FAIR-N Carissa Thielbar Assistant Coach/9th UW-Superior/2009 Megan Lueck Assistant Coach/1st Minnesota-Duluth/2014 Madison Guebert...... GEE-bert Kristin Rotert Director of Basketball Operations/1st South Dakota State/2011 Tagyn Larson...... TAY-gan Lauren Rongisch ...... WRONG-gish Myah Selland ...... My-a Lindsey Theuninck...... THU-nick Megan Lueck...... LOU-ick

QUICK FACTS 2017-18 SEASON IN REVIEW SPORTS INFORMATION Location ______Brookings, S.D. 2017-18 Overall Record______26-7 Director______Jason Hove Founded ______Feb. 21, 1881 Home ______13-2 Women’s Basketball Contact ___Michele Schmidt Enrollment______12,107 (Fall) Away ______8-4 Office ______605-688-4932 Nickname ______Jackrabbits Neutral ______5-1 Cell______605-695-0704 Colors ______Yellow & Blue Summit League Record/Finish ______12-2/2nd Email [email protected] Affiliation ______NCAA Division I Mid-Major Ranking______8th Website ______GoJacks.com Conference ______The Summit League Postseason ______NCAA First Round Twitter ______@GoJacksSDSU Arena ______Frost Arena (6,100) ______L, 81-74 ot vs. Villanova Facebook ______SDSU.Jackrabbit.Nation President______Dr. Barry H. Dunn Faculty Representative______Dr. Richard A. Reid 2018-19 SEASON PREVIEW South Dakota State Sports Information Athletics Director______Justin Sell Letterwinners Returning/Lost ______8/4 2820 HPER Center Senior Woman’s Administrator____Kathy Heylens Starters Returning/Lost ______3/2 Brookings, S.D. 57007-1497 Athletics Department Phone______605-688-5625 Newcomers ______5 First Year of Women’s Basketball ______1966 All-Time Record______983-424 (.698) POSTSEASON HISTORY NCAA Tournament Appearances ______Eight 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 NCAA Tournament Record______2-8 Women’s NIT Berths ______Four ______2007, 2008, 2014, 2017 Women’s NIT Record______7-4 Summit League Regular-Season Titles _____Five ______2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 Summit League Tournament Titles ______Eight 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE BROADCAST NOTES (probable starters noted with shaded boxes) #2 RYLIE CASCIO JENSEN Jr. G 5-10 Fremont, Neb. #30 JORDAN FERRAND Fr. F 6-2 White Bear Lake, Minn. PPG RPG MPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG MPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% Season 2.4 1.8 19.6 3.2 0.7 32.8 27.0 45.5 Season 1.1 1.0 4.0 0.1 0.0 42.9 33.3 50.0 Career 3.4 1.9 17.1 2.4 0.6 35.4 31.9 66.7 Career 1.1 1.0 4.0 0.1 0.0 42.9 33.3 50.0

n Dished a personal- Season ...... Highs ...... Career n Four points and three Season ...... Highs ...... Career best nine assists in 12, at PFW, 1/3/19...... Pts ...... 12, at PFW, 1/3/19 rebounds vs. SSU 4, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 ...... Pts ...... 4, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 UNO victory 5, vs. ORU, 1/12/19 ...... Rebs ...... 6, vs. IPFW, 1/27/18 n First collegiate points 3, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 ....Rebs...... 3, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 n Averaging team-high 9, vs. UNO, 1/26/19 ...... Asts...... 9, vs. UNO, 1/26/19 came on a 3-pointer at 1, vs. SSU, 12/18/18...... Asts ...... 1, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 3.7 assists in SL 4, at MSU, 12/18/18 ...... Stls...... 4, at MSU, 12/18/18 No. 19 Marquette 0...... Stls...... 0 0...... Blks ...... 0 0 ...... Blks ...... 0 games #3 LINDSEY THEUNINCK Fr. G 5-7 Mankato, Minn. #32 SYDNEY PALMER Sr. G/F 5-11 Pierre, S.D. PPG RPG MPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG MPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% Season 2.4 1.2 12.9 1.2 0.4 43.8 31.8 33.3 Season 3.4 3.4 14.8 0.4 0.5 43.5 26.7 87.5 Career 2.4 1.2 12.9 1.2 0.4 43.8 31.8 33.3 Career 3.2 2.8 14.2 0.8 0.4 38.9 33.3 68.3

n Averaging 2.7 points Season ...... Highs ...... Career n Averaging 3.2 points Season ...... Highs ...... Career and shooting 42.9 per- 9, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 ...... Pts ...... 9, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 and 3.2 rebounds in SL 11, vs. DU, 12/8/18 ...... Pts ...... 20, vs. UNO, 1/7/17 cent from the field in SL 5, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 ....Rebs...... 5, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 games 7, at UND, 1/18/19 ...... Rebs ...... 8, at UNO, 2/3/18 games 4, at UTC, 12/4/18 ...... Asts...... 4, at UTC, 12/4/18 n Logged four points 2, vs. OU, 12/12/18...... Asts ...... 4, at UNO, 2/3/18 1, vs. GB, 11/29/18 ...... Stls ...... 1, vs. GB, 11/29/18 and three rebounds at 3, vs. CU, 11/15/18 ...... Stls ...... 3, vs. CU, 11/15/18 1, vs. CU, 11/15/18 ...... Blks ...... 1, vs. CU, 11/15/18 0 ...... Blks ...... 0 Denver

#10 LAUREN RONGISCH Fr. G 5-7 Omaha, Neb. #33 PAITON BURCKHARD Fr. F 6-0 Aberdeen, S.D. PPG RPG MPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG MPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% Season 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 Season 5.6 3.3 14.0 0.5 0.2 64.6 00.0 58.3 Career 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 Career 5.6 3.3 14.0 0.5 0.2 64.6 00.0 58.3

n n 3-time all-state pick Season ...... Highs ...... Career Averaging 7.4 points Season ...... Highs ...... Career n Missed senior season 0...... Pts ...... 0 and shooting 69.0 16, vs. GB, 11/29/18 ...... Pts...... 16, vs. GB, 11/29/18 9, at UND, 1/18/19 ...... Rebs ...... 9, at UND, 1/18/19 due to injury 0...... Rebs ...... 0 percent from the field in 2, vs. UNO, 1/26/19 ...... Asts...... 2, vs. UNO, 1/26/19 n Scored more than 500 0...... Asts ...... 0 SL games 0...... Stls...... 0 n Logged 8 points at 1, vs. DU, 12/8/18 ...... Stls ...... 1, vs. DU, 12/8/18 career points 2, at UTC, 12/4/18 ...... Blks...... 2, at UTC, 12/4/18 0...... Blks ...... 0 Denver

#11 MADISON GUEBERT Sr. G 5-8 Apple Valley, Minn. #35 SYDNEY STAPLETON Fr. G 5-10 Blaine, Minn. PPG RPG MPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG MPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% Season 14.1 2.4 31.4 2.0 1.1 41.4 43.7 79.0 Season 1.6 0.5 5.7 0.2 0.3 21.4 17.6 85.7 Career 13.6 2.0 30.5 1.7 0.8 41.9 41.6 85.5 Career 1.6 0.5 5.7 0.2 0.3 21.4 17.6 85.7

n n Tallied 23 points and Season ...... Highs ...... Career Averaging 2.0 points Season ...... Highs ...... Career was 5 of 8 from 3 in 24, at CMU, 11/12/18...... Pts ...... 32, at DU, 1/18/17 and shooting 100 per- 9, at PFW, 1/3/19...... Pts ...... 9, at PFW, 1/3/19 NDSU win 6, at MSU, 12/18/18 ....3-Pter ...... 8, vs. UAPB, 12/3/16 cent from the free- 1, vs. DU, 1/9/19 ...... Rebs...... 1, vs. DU, 1/9/19 2, vs. SSU, 12/18/18...... Asts ...... 2, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 n Holds SDSU & SL 5, vs. DU, 1/9/19...... Asts ...... 6, vs. WIC, 12/20/17 throw line in SL games 4, at PFW, 1/3/19 ...... Stls ...... 4, at PFW, 1/3/19 3-point records 4, at WIU, 12/28/18 ...... Stls ...... 5, vs. ODU, 11/18/15 1, at UTC, 12/4/18 ...... Blks...... 1, at UTC, 12/4/18 0...... Blks ...... 0

#12 MACY MILLER Sr. G 6-0 Mitchell, S.D. #44 MYAH SELLAND So. G/F 6-2 Letcher, S.D. PPG RPG MPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG MPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% Season 17.2 5.4 28.9 3.4 1.6 52.9 44.4 85.2 Season 13.3 5.5 26.0 3.3 1.2 52.0 32.1 81.1 Career 16.0 5.0 27.5 2.9 1.1 49.6 39.7 82.3 Career 11.3 5.5 24.4 2.7 1.1 50.6 34.0 76.4 n Eight 20-plus point Season ...... Highs ...... Career n Tied career high with Season ...... Highs ...... Career scoring games 31, at USD, 1/6/19 ...... Pts ...... 31, at USD, 1/6/19 21 points at Denver 21, at DU, 1/31/19 ...... Pts ...... 21, at DU, 1/31/19 n Broke SDSU & SL 10, vs. CU, 11/15/18...... Rebs ...... 11 vs. USD, 3/6/18 n Averging 13.8 points 11, vs. DU, 1/9/19...... Rebs ...... 11, vs. DU, 1/9/19 scoring record Dec. 14 6, vs. UNO, 1/26/19 ...... Asts ...... 8, vs. WSU, 12/20/17 and 6.1 rebounds in SL 8, vs. FGCU, 11/9/18 ....Asts...... 9, at DRK, 12/17/17 4, vs. UNO, 1/26/19...... Stls ...... 5, vs. NDSU, 3/3/18 n Has 2,096 career pts. 5, vs. NDSU, 1/23/19 ....Stls ...... 5, vs. NDSU, 1/23/19 games 1, at UTC, 12/4/18 ...... Blks ...... 2, vs. WIU, 1/20/18 3, vs. UW, 12/20/18 ...... Blks...... 3, vs. UW, 12/20/18 n SL Preseason POY #21 TYLEE IRWIN So. G 6-0 Wahpeton, N.D. #50 MEGAN BULTSMA Jr. C 6-3 Plankinton, S.D. PPG RPG MPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG MPG APG BPG FG% 3FG% FT% Season 6.7 3.0 20.6 1.4 0.7 43.7 23.3 55.9 Season 2.2 1.7 5.2 0.1 0.1 43.3 00.0 66.7 Career 6.5 2.4 18.1 1.0 0.6 42.3 32.3 65.8 Career 1.8 1.7 4.9 0.1 0.4 41.4 00.0 70.6

n n Averaging 5.1 points Season ...... Highs ...... Career Came off the bench Season ...... Highs ...... Career and 3.3 rebounds in SL 22, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 ....Pts ...... 22, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 for four points and 10, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 ....Pts ...... 10, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 7, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 ....Rebs ...... 9, vs. UAPB, 12/3/16 games 8, vs. ORU, 1/12/19 ...... Rebs ...... 8, vs. ORU, 1/12/19 three rebounds vs. 1, vs. NDSU, 1/23/19 ....Asts...... 1, vs. NDSU, 1/23/19 n 1st ND player at State 5, at DU 1/31/19 ...... Asts ...... 5, at DU, 1/31/19 Omaha 2, at MSU, 12/18/18 ...... Stls...... 2, at MSU, 12/18/18 1, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 ...... Stls ...... 1, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 2, vs. OU, 12/12/18...... Blks ...... 2, vs. OU, 12/12/18 1, vs. SSU, 12/18/18...... Blks ...... 3, at UNO, 2/3/18

#24 TAGYN LARSON Jr. F 6-2 Sioux Falls, S.D. #52 ADDISON HIRSCHMAN Fr. C 6-2 Kingsley, Iowa PPG RPG MPG APG BPG FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG MPG APG BPG FG% 3FG% FT% Season 9.5 6.1 24.9 1.3 1.5 50.3 34.5 71.7 Season 0.9 1.4 3.9 0.1 0.0 10.0 00.0 50.0 Career 8.2 5.9 22.6 1.3 1.3 47.7 28.0 76.4 Career 0.9 1.4 3.9 0.1 0.0 10.0 00.0 50.0

n 10 10-plus point Season ...... Highs ...... Career n Posted two points and Season ...... Highs ...... Career games 19, at USD, 1/6/19 ...... Pts ...... 19, at USD, 1/6/19 two rebounds vs. UNO 3, vs. CU, 11/15/18 ...... Pts...... 3, vs. CU, 11/15/18 n Averaging 11.3 ppg & 10, vs. UB, 11/24/18...... Rebs...... 14, at WIU, 2/17/18 n Two points and four 4, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 ....Rebs...... 4, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 6.7 rpg in SL games 4, at MSU, 12/18/18 ...... Asts ...... 4, at MSU, 12/18/18 rebounds vs. 1, vs. SSU, 12/18/18...... Asts ...... 1, vs. SSU, 12/18/18 0...... Stls...... 0 n SL Transfer of the 3, vs. UNO, 1/26/19...... Stls ...... 3, vs. UNO, 1/26/19 Savannah State 5, at USD, 1/6/19 ...... Blks...... 5, at USD, 1/6/19 0...... Blks ...... 0 Year Page 4 - Game Notes Right Back to Work Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll n The South Dakota State women’s basketball team n South Dakota State ranks sixth in the CollegeIn- opens February with a 2 p.m. game Saturday at Oral sider Mid-Major poll. Roberts in the Mabee Center. n Five SDSU opponents were in the top 10 in the poll. -vs- n SDSU enters Saturday’s game atop The Summit n The Jackrabbits, who were picked No. 5 in last League standings with an 8-1 record and a 16-6 year's preseason poll, finished eighth at the end of ALL-TIME SERIES overall mark. The Golden Eagles are tied for third the 2017-18 season. OVERALL SDSU leads 17-6 with Denver with a 5-4 league record and are 12-10 Home (Frost Arena) 8-2 overall. A Quick Glance at South Dakota State Away 5-4 n The Jackrabbits won their sixth consecutive game n Nineteenth-year head coach Aaron Johnston’s Neutral Sites 4-0 with an 83-67 win at Denver Thursday. All-Summit probable starters against Oral Roberts are: Aaron Johnston vs. ORU 17-6 League candidate Myah Selland led three Jacks in - Macy Miller, point guard Misti Cussen vs. SDSU 3-12 double-digit scoring with a game-high and career- - Madison Guebert, guard Current SDSU Streak W12 high tying 21 points. - Tylee Irwin, guard Longest SDSU Winning Streak 12 (2/6/12 - Present) n Oral Roberts snapped a three-game losing streak - Myah Selland, forward Longest SDSU Losing Streak 3 (1/8/11 - 1/7/12) with back-to-back wins over North Dakota State - Tagyn Larson, forward Largest SDSU Margin of Victory 47 (82-35, 2/8/17) (101-72) and Purdue Fort Wayne (66-56) in Tulsa. n The starting lineup is 16-5 overall this season. Largest SDSU Margin of Defeat 15 (77-62, 1/8/11) n Saturday’s game is the 24th meeting between the n Summit League Player of the Year candidate Jacks and Golden Eagles. South Dakota State leads Miller leads the team and is second in the league SOUTH DAKOTA STATE-ORU SERIES MEETINGS the series 17-6 and have won the last 12 games in scoring race, averaging 17.2 points per game. Gue- Last Five Games the series. bert is second (14.1) and Selland (13.3) third in Jan. 12, 2019 Home SDSU, 68-55 scoring for the Jacks. Feb. 10, 2018 Home SDSU, 96-72 Noteworthy n In league-only games, Miller leads the scoring Jan. 13, 2017 Away SDSU, 77-70 n South Dakota State is 7-3 on the road this sea- race, averaging 17.8 ppg. Guebert (15.1) is seventh. Mar. 5, 2017 Neutral SDSU, 65-50 son. It is also 72-24 (.750) all-time in Summit n SDSU averages 77.5 points per game and gives Feb. 8, 2017 Home SDSU, 82-35 League road games. SDSU has won 21 of its last 30 up 64.0 points per outing. league road contests, including the last five. n On the boards, Larson snares a team-high 6.1 n The Jackrabbits are 287-100 (.741) all-time since caroms an outing. The Jacks outrebound their oppo- SDSU BY THE NUMBERS joining The Summit League in 2007-08. nents by 6.0 boards per game. South Dakota State is ranked n For the seventh time since joining The Summit n The Jackrabbits’ top 3-point threat is Guebert, No. 6 in the CollegeInsider League, SDSU is off to a start of 8-1 or better. who is sinking 3.1 treys per game. Miller is shooting Mid-Major poll. n SDSU’s six-game win streak is the longest since a team-high 44.4 percent (32-72) from long range. 6th the 2015-16 team won eight in a row between Jan. n Miller and Selland are fourth in The Summit 21 and Feb. 18 and the streak ranks 25th in the League in assists per game (3.4) and are two of four Senior Macy Miller needs 182 NCAA. South Dakota State is limiting opponents to Jacks to dish two-or-more assists per game. points to become The Summit 57.1 points during the win streak. n The Jacks have a plus-1.3 assist-to-turnover ratio. 182 League’s all-time leading scorer. n In Summit League-only games, Oral Roberts is n SDSU is shooting a school-record 47.3 percent tops in 3-point field goals made, averaging 10.3 per from the field, 35.8 percent from 3-point range and In his 19th season, South Dakota game. South Dakota State ranks fourth (7.8). 72.9 percent from the free-throw line. State head coach Aaron Johnston n Two of the top 3-point shooters in the country needs 14 games to move into square off Saturday—SDSU’s Madison Guebert (69) Scouting Oral Roberts 14 third in overall Summit League and Oral Roberts’ Lakota Beatty (68). n Oral Roberts has won its last two outings and games coached. n Guebert is shooting 51.5 percent (17-33) from 3- sports a 7-4 record in the Mabee Center. point range in the last five outings. n ORU is led offensively by senior Lakota Beatty. Senior Madison Guebert needs n South Dakota State was ranked third in Graham The guard is averaging 14.8 points per game. Also 27 points to move into sixth on Hays’ Jan. 23 espnW mid-major poll. scoring in double digits are sophomore guards Maya the SDSU career scoring list. n Macy Miller has scored 20-or-more points eight Mayberry (14.0) and Keni Jo Lippe (13.4). 27 times. She averages a team-leading 17.2 points. n The Golden Eagles average 71.7 points per game The point guard ranks 37th in the NCAA in points and give up 68.1. (379) and 49th in field goals made (136). n Lippe averages a team-leading 5.0 rebounds. The n In the last five games, Miller is averaging 15.2 Golden Eagles are outrebounded by 2.7 caroms a points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists while shooting game. 42.4 percent from the field and 95.5 percent from n Beatty is dishing a team-high 3.5 assists per the free-throw line. game. Mayberry leads the Golden Eagles in steals n State has held 12 opponents to 65-or-fewer with 34. points, including seven to less than 50. n Beatty leads Oral Roberts in 3-point shooting, n There have been at least three Jackrabbits scor- sinking 68. She is also sinking 43.6 percent of her ing in double digits 20 times this season. shots. ORU averages 10.3 treys per game and limits n South Dakota State ranks among the top 30 na- opponents to a league-low 30.9 percent from long tionally in five categories, including 10th in assists range. (384) and 27th in field-goal percentage (47.3). n The Golden Eagles are shooting 40.8 percent from the field, 37.2 percent from 3-point range and 74.3 percent from the free-throw line. Page 5 - Game Notes

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) USA TODAY (COACHES) SPORTS INFORMATION Jan. 28 Jan. 29 RK SCHOOL (First-Place Votes) REC. PTS. RK SCHOOL (First-Place Votes) REC. PTS. MICHELE SCHMIDT 1. Baylor (24) 17-1 695 1. Baylor (19) 17-1 779 2. UConn (2) 18-1 670 2. UConn (11) 18-1 774 Assistant Sports Information Director 3. Louisville (2) 19-1 630 3. Louisville 19-1 721 e [email protected] 4. Oregon 19-1 606 4. Oregon (1) 19-1 692 c 605-695-0704 5. Notre Dame 19-2 604 5. Notre Dame (1) 19-2 685 6. Mississippi State 19-1 565 6. Mississippi State 19-1 652 MEDIA INFORMATION 7. NC State 20-0 541 7. NC State 20-0 619 Interviews 8. Stanford 17-2 488 8. Stanford 17-2 546 Interviews with South Dakota State student-athletes and 9. Oregon State 17-3 460 9. Marquette 18-3 542 coaches must be arranged through the Sports Information 10. Marquette 18-3 452 10. Maryland 18-2 512 Office. Please contact the sports information director 11. Maryland 18-2 427 11. Oregon State 17-3 493 for women’s basketball Michele Schmidt. 12. Texas 17-3 374 12. Iowa 16-4 422 13. Iowa 16-4 338 13. Gonzaga 19-2 350 Personal information for student-athletes will not be given 14. Utah 18-1 282 14. Texas 17-4 326 to the media under any circumstances, although student- 15. Gonzaga 19-2 269 15. Kentucky 17-4 297 athletes will grant phone interviews by other means. 16. South Carolina 13-5 265 16. Syracuse 16-4 285 17. Rutgers 16-4 256 17. Utah 18-1 255 Practice 18. Syracuse 16-4 253 18. South Carolina 14-5 254 The South Dakota State women’s basketball team 19. Kentucky 17-4 222 19. Rutgers 16-4 219 normally practices from 8:30-11 a.m. at Frost Arena. The 20. Texas A&M 16-4 142 20. Arizona State 14-6 202 practices are open but check in advance as to the team’s 21. Arizona State 14-6 127 21. Florida State 17-3 174 availability because of conditioning sessions and required 22. Michigan State 15-5 109 22. Michigan State 15-5 165 off days. 23. Iowa State 15-5 106 23. Miami 18-4 130 24. Florida State 17-3 73 24. Texas A&M 16-4 105 Basketball Coaches Radio Show 25. BYU 17-3 47 25. Iowa State 15-5 98 The Basketball Coaches radio show airs live every Monday Others receiving votes: Miami 34, Drake 30, South Dakota Others receiving votes: Drake 35, New Mexico 13, South during the season from 6-7 p.m., starting in January, on all 10, DePaul 7, Missouri 7, New Mexico 4, Clemson 2, Califor- Dakota 13, California 12, DePaul 10, Central Florida 5, Mis- Jackrabbit Sports Network affiliates. The Basketball nia 2, Minnesota 1, Central Florida 1, Rice 1. souri 4, BYU 4, Troy 4, Arkansas 2, West Virginia 1. Coaches radio show takes place at Cubby’s Bar and Grill in downtown Brookings. MID-MAJOR Credentials WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS Jan. 29 Please apply at GoJacks.com/pressroom WEEK AP COACHES MID-MAJOR RPI RK SCHOOL (First-Place Votes) REC. PTS. Preseason - - 2nd - 1. Gonzaga (28) 18-2 766 Jackrabbit Sports Network Affiliates Week 2 - - 4th - 2. Drake (2) 15-4 744 City Call Letters Frequency Week 3 RV-1 RV-3 2nd 35 3. South Dakota (1) 19-3 713 Brookings KJJQ 910 AM Week 4 - - 7th 17 4. BYU 17-3 647 Week 5 - - 6th 13 Mitchell KORN 1490 AM 5. FGCU 15-4 646 Week 6 RV-1 RV-3 4th 6 Pipestone, Minn. KLOH 1050 AM 6. South Dakota State 15-5 639 Yankton * WNAX 570 AM Week 7 RV-1 RV-3 4th 24 7. Ohio 17-2 596 Week 8 - - 4th 36 Yankton WNAX 96.9 FM 8. Buffalo 14-4 549 Week 9 RV-1 - 4th 35 Yankton WNAX 104.1 FM 9. Wright State 16-5 500 Week 10 - - 7th 36 10. Central Michigan 14-5 495 Week 11 - - 6th 21 *Flagship Station 11. Bucknell 16-4 435 Week 12 - - 6th 26 12. James Madison 14-4 434 Week 13 - - 6th 33 13. Penn 11-3 427

14. Quinnipiac 13-6 358 15. Drexel 13-5 343 16. Marist 16-6 274 17. Belmont 14-5 222 18. Green Bay 13-6 212 19. Princeton 8-8 204 20. UC Irvine 13-4 151 21. Troy 16-3 138 22. Stephen F. Austin 15-3 74 23. Maine 13-7 65 24. Tennessee Tech 15-4 61 25. Saint Mary’s 13-7 59

2018-19 Opponents in blue bold Page 6 - Game Notes SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS Feb. 1 Summit Overall Team RECORD PCT H A N STREAK RECORD PCT H A N STREAK South Dakota State 8-1 .889 4-0 4-1 0-0 W6 16-6 .727 9-1 7-3 0-2 W6 South Dakota 7-1 .875 3-0 4-1 0-0 W6 19-3 .864 8-0 8-2 3-1 W6 Denver 5-4 .656 4-1 1-3 0-0 L2 12-10 .545 10-2 2-8 0-0 L2 Oral Roberts 5-4 .556 3-2 2-2 0-0 W2 12-10 .545 7-4 5-6 0-0 W2 THE SUMMIT LEAGUE Western Illinois 4-4 .500 3-1 1-2 0-0 L1 8-13 .381 6-3 1-7 1-3 L1 RANKINGS North Dakota 3-5 .375 2-3 1-2 0-0 L4 8-13 .381 3-4 3-9 2-0 L4 North Dakota State 3-5 .375 3-1 0-4 0-0 L2 6-14 .300 5-4 1-8 0-2 L2 2018-19 Summit League-Only Games Purdue Fort Wayne 2-7 .222 2-2 0-5 0-0 L1 6-15 .286 5-5 1-10 0-0 L1 as of 2/1/19 Omaha 1-7 .125 1-3 0-4 0-0 L5 6-14 .300 4-5 1-8 1-1 L5 Team Category Stat Overall Breaking Down the Oral Roberts Series n The Jacks dished 20-or-more assists for the sixth time. Scoring Offense 81.8 2nd Scoring Defense 61.1 1st n Saturday’s game will be the 24th meeting between Jacks Rarely Homesick in The Summit League Scoring Margin +20.7 1st SDSU and Oral Roberts—a series that began when the Field Goal Percentage 47.9 2nd n While Frost Arena has proven itself as one of the top Jackrabbits joined The Summit League at the start of the Free Throw Percentage 71.1 7th 2007-08 season. home-court advantages in the country, the Jackrabbits’ 3-Point FG Made 7.8 4th n The Jackrabbits lead the series 17-6 and have won the strength on the road is just as impressive, especially 3-Point FG% 35.4 4th last 12 games. They are 5-4 in the Mabee Center, winning against their Summit League foes. 3-Point FG% Defense 33.2 3rd the last four games. n Since joining league in 2007-08, South Dakota State Rebounding 39.1 1st n State won the season’s first meeting, 68-55 Jan. 12, in has amassed a 72-24 (.750) record in Summit League Rebounding Margin 6.8 2nd Blocked Shots 3.2 4th Frost Arena. Myah Selland led the Jackrabbits with 19 road games. The Jackrabbits have posted a winning record in nine of 11 seasons. Assists 18.4 1st points. Madison Guebert added 14 points and Tagyn Lar- Steals 9.4 3rd n SDSU also sports a 356-236 (.601) record in road son recorded 11 points and eight rebounds. Oral Roberts’ Turnover Margin 3.8 3rd leading scorer, Lakota Betty, was limited to 15 points. The games in its 53 seasons of women’s basketball. Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.4 1st Jacks grabbed 50 rebounds, including 21 offensive n State is 7-3 overall on the road this season, averaging Offensive Rebounds 12.3 1st boards, and a 23-0 advantage in second-chance points in 78.6 points per game and giving up 72.6. Defensive Rebounds 26.8 1st the win. n Macy Miller averages 18.2 points per game, Madison Guebert 14.7, Myah Selland 12.2 and Tagyn Larson 11.3 Individual Summit League-Only Rankings Women’s Basketball Completes the Sweep ppg. n Larson is grabbing 5.7 rebounds per game and Miller is Scoring...... Avg./G n DENVER—South Dakota State had three players score 1. Macy Miller...... 17.8 dishing 3.2 assists an outing. in double figures as the Jackrabbits recorded an 83-67 7. Madison Guebert ...... 15.1 n win over Denver Thursday night in Summit League action The Jackrabbits are shooting nearly 49.2 percent from at Hamilton Gymnasium. the field, 78.0 percent from the foul line and 37.2 percent Rebounds...... Avg./G n The Jackrabbits were led by Myah Selland, who tied her from 3-point range, sinking 8.0 3-pointers. 5. Tagyn Larson ...... 6.7 career high with 21 points. Macy Miller and Madison Gue- Field Goal Percentage ...... Pct. bert chipped in 14 points and 13 points, respectively. Countdown Continues n Macy Miller became South Dakota State’s all-time scor- 1. Paiton Burckhard ...... 69.0 Tagyn Larson grabbed a game-high eight rebounds. 5. Myah Selland...... 53.7 n Denver was led by Tsimba Malonga with 15 points. Lau- ing leader when she opened the game against Savannah ren Loven and Madison Nelson each added 11 points. State Dec. 14 with a 3-point field goal, stole the inbounds Free Throw Percentage ...... Pct. n The Jackrabbits opened the game with a 9-0 run with pass and then took a pass from Madison Guebert before 4. Macy Miller...... 89.7 making her sec- Guebert sinking back-to-back 3-pointers and Tylee Irwin SDSU Career Scoring ond 3-pointer. 3-Point FG Made...... Avg./G converting a traditional three-point play. Denver cut the 1. 2,096 Macy Miller, 2014-p n 2. Madison Guebert ...... 3.1 lead to one, 18-17, but a Sydney Palmer 3-pointer gave The point guard 2. 1,887 Shannon Schlagel, 2001-04 SDSU a 21-17 lead. became the first 3. 1,850 Megan Vogel, 2003-06 3-Point Percentage...... Pct. n women’s player at 4. 1,747 Melissa Pater, 1999-02 The Pioneers tied the game at 23 at 7:56 but was then 6. Madison Guebert ...... 45.2 held scoreless for the next 5:11 as South Dakota State State and sixth 5. 1,686 Brenda Davis, 2000-03 6. 1,676 Jennifer Johnson, 1981-85 used an 11-0 run to take a 34-23 lead. Paiton Burckhard player in Summit Assists ...... Avg./G 7. 1,650 Madison Guebert, 2015-p scored four of her eight first-half points in the run. Denver League history to 5. Rylie Cascio Jensen ...... 3.8 cut the lead to four, 36-32, at halftime with a 9-2 run. reach the 2,000- 7. Macy Miller...... 3.4 Summit League Career Scorers n point plateau In the third quarter, South Dakota State pushed its lead 1. 2,277 Kevi Luper, ORU 2009-12 to 60-46 at 2:51 after a four-point spurt with Guebert, Lar- when she con- Steals...... Avg./G 2. 2,105 Krista Ragan, ORU 1997-02 4. Macy Miller...... 2.1 son and Rylie Cascio Jensen scoring. Selland, who had verted a tradi- 3. 2,096 Macy Miller, SDSU 2014-P tional three-point 10 points in the quarter, finished the scoring with a three- Blocks ...... Avg./G play in overtime at South Dakota Jan. 6. She now has point play to give SDSU a 63-50 lead. 1. Tagyn Larson ...... 2.0 n Selland and Miller each scored seven points in the 2,082 career points. fourth quarter to lead the Jackrabbits to the win. n Miller has a chance to become The Summit League’s Assist/Turnover Ratio ...... Avg./G all-time scoring leader, passing Oral Roberts’ Kevi Luper 1. Rylie Cascio Jensen ...... 3.8 Denver Leftovers (2,277; 2009-12). She enters Saturday’s game 182 points Offensive Rebounds ...... Avg./G n South Dakota State scored a season-high 47 points in short of the record and ranks third on The Summit League 2. Myah Selland...... 3.0 the second half. scoring chart. n n SDSU is now 12-0 in when outrebounding an opponent. Classmate Madison Guebert reached the top 10 on the Page 7 - Game Notes n SDSU’S Record When... SDSU scoring list Dec. 12 and needs 27 points to take Miller holds the school Big Games Overall...... 16-6 over sixth all-time. record for most games started at North Dakota League ...... 8-1 (131) and consecutive games 24 pts., 3 ast., 2 st. Nonconference ...... 8-4 2K Duos started (131). She needs to at South Dakota Home ...... 9-1 n Jackrabbit seniors Macy Miller (2,096) and Mike Daum play six games to set the 31 pts., 6 reb., 5 ast. Away ...... 7-3 (2,826) are the third duo in Summit League history to school mark for most games Savannah State 21 pts., 5 rebs., 3 ast., 2 st. Neutral ...... 0-2 reach 2,000 career points in the same year. played with 137. Green Bay n Miller and Daum join Oral Roberts’ Kevi Luper (2,277) Sunday ...... 0-1 21 pts., 5 rebs. Monday ...... 1-0 and Dominique Morrison (2,080), who reached 2k in Miller Time Creighton n Tuesday ...... 2-1 2011-12. Another Golden Eagle duo, Elisha Turek (2,046) Macy Miller’s senior year 23 pts., 10 rebs., 2 ast. Wednesday ...... 2-1 and Caleb Green (2,504), also scored 2,000 career has been impressive. at Central Michigan Thursday...... 4-1 points in 2006-07. n The reigning Summit 23 pts., 6 reb., 5 ast. Friday ...... 4-1 n Here are some of the other duo’s outside The Summit League Player of the Year Florida Gulf Coast Saturday ...... 3-1 League: and Preseason Player of the 25 pts., 5 reb. 3 st. - 2005-06: Duke’s Monique Currie (2,122) Year is the only player in The November ...... 4-3 J.J. Redick (2,769) Summit League to be in the top five in scoring (17.2) and December ...... 5-2 January ...... 7-1 - 1991-92: Virginia’s Dawn Staley (2,135) shooting 50 percent-or-better from the field. She also February ...... 0-0 Bryant Stith (2,516) leads the league overall in: March ...... 0-0 - 1990-91: NC State’s Andrea Stinson (2,136) - field goals per game (6.2); and Rodney Monroe (2,551) - field goals made (136) Leading at halftime ...... 14-1 n Note: The NCAA men’s record book lists only players She ranks in the top five in six of the 12 statistical cate- Tied at halftime ...... 1-0 with 2,500 career points-or-more. gories overall. In league-only games, Miller is in the top Trailing at halftime...... 1-5 five in four and top 10 in six stats categories. n Miller is also an efficient shooter, sinking 52.9 percent FG% is higher ...... 15-2 Nationally Ranked n FG% is equal ...... 0-0 In the Jan. 28 NCAA active career leaders rankings, from the field, including 44.4 percent from 3-point range. FG% is lower...... 1-4 Macy Miller is: -5th in games played, 131 -17th in FG attempts, 1,522 Elite Company FG% defense is less than 30%...... 3-0 n -8th in points, 2,096 -19th in FT attempts, 532 Macy Miller is on the verge of joining Deb (Veldkamp) FG% defense is 30-39%...... 8-1 Van Klei as the only Jackrabbits in the 53-year history of FG% defense is 40% or greater ...... 5-5 -9th in FT made, 438 -20th in FT%, .823 -12th in FG made, 755 -21st in 3FG%, 39.7 SDSU basketball to accumulate 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 400 assists and 150 steals. Makes 0-5 3FGs ...... 4-2 n Makes 6-10 3FGs ...... 10-4 The point guard enters Saturday’s game 17 assists shy Single-Season Scoring of joining Van Klein. Makes more than 10 3FGs ...... 3-0 n Macy Miller broke the SDSU single-season freshman scoring record in 2014-15, the sophomore record in Players Yrs. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Makes more FTs than opponent ...... 8-1 Deb (Veldkamp) Van Klei 1985-88 1,621 734 517 245 Makes equal FTs than opponent...... 1-0 2015-16 and the SDSU Single-Season Scoring Macy Miller 2014-P 2,096 660 383 157 Makes fewer FTs than opponent...... 7-5 junior mark last year. The ques- 2017-18 603 Macy Miller Fewer turnovers ...... 10-1 tion is will she 2015-16 527 Macy Miller Big Two Equal turnovers...... 0-0 break the senior 2014-15 439 Macy Miller n South Dakota State’s Macy Miller and Madison Gue- More turnovers ...... 6-5 scoring record in bert are the most experienced duo in The Summit 2018-19? League. Category Miller Guebert vs. AP Top 5 ...... 0-1 Senior n n The twosome has GP-GS 131-131 121-121 vs. AP Top 10 ...... 0-2 Based on aver- 1. 681 Melissa Pater, 2002-03 Points 2,096 1,650 vs. AP top 25...... 1-2 aging 17.2 points 2. 649 Karla Stevenson, 1986-87 combined to start in 252 Rebounds 660 244 vs. Unranked...... 15-3 per game in 3. 593 Laurie Kruse, 1990-91 games and score 3,746 Assists 383 209 seven regular- 4. 542 Megan Vogel, 2006-07 points. Steals 157 105 Margin is 1-5 points...... 0-0 5. 531 J. Warkenthien, 2008-09 n Both are 1,600-point season games Blocks 28 26 6-10 points ...... 3-5 6. 481 Nancy Joyce, 1979-80 and at least one scorers and have 200- 3-Pointers 148 335 11-15 points ...... 1-0 game in The 7. 479 Rachel Halsrud, 1993-94 plus rebounds, 200-or- 8. 476 Jennifer Johnson, 1984-85 16-20 points ...... 5-0 Summit League more assists, more than 145 3-pointers and 100 steals 21 or more points ...... 7-1 9. 474 J.Sunnarborg, 2011-12 Tournament, 10. 471 D. (Veldkamp) Van Klei, 1987-88 each. In overtime ...... 0-0 Miller would need -- 379 Macy Miller, 2018-19 Double overtime ...... 0-1 a long postsea- No Sophomore Slump son run to help her chances of breaking Melissa Pater’s n After being named to the 2018 Summit League All- Miscellaneous Streaks record of 681 points in 2002-03. Newcomer Team, Myah Selland has continued to excel Current ...... W6 as a sophomore. Homecourt ...... W5 In the Record Book n Last year, the forward averaged 9.6 points per game Road ...... W2 n and shot 48.9 percent from the field. This season, Selland Neutral ...... L3 Macy Miller took over the top spot in career field goals vs. Nationally Ranked Teams...... L1 in the win over Savannah State Dec. 14. She passed is pouring in 13.3 points per game, shooting 52.0 percent Postseason ...... L1 Shannon Schagel (2001-04) with 689. The point guard from the floor, grabbing 5.5 rebounds and dishing 3.3 as- now has 755 field goals. sists per game. n The point guard was 6 of 11 from the field at Purdue n Selland has scored in double figures in 17 games and Fort Wayne Jan. 3, breaking the SDSU career field-goal ranks 13th in Summit League-only games in scoring attempts record. Miller now has 1,522. (13.8). She scored her 500th career point on a 3-pointer Page 8 - Game Notes to open the third quarter vs. Omaha Jan. 26. Entering Saturday’s game, SDSU’s Largest in 2018-19 NCAA Career 3-Point Field Goals Selland has 531 points in 47 career games. Player, Team Seasons G 3FG Largest Halftime Lead n In the last five games, Selland is averaging 13.6 points, 5.4 rebounds Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State 2015-18 139 497 42 (61-19 vs. Savannah State, 12/14/18) and 2.2 assists while shooting 50.9 percent from the field and 90.9 per- J. Kovatch, St. Francis (Pa.) 2015-P 99 425 Largest Halftime Deficit cent from the foul line. K. Flaherty, Michigan 2015-18 140 410 19 (44-25 at Marquette, 11/6/18) -- Largest Win T. Pierce, Idaho 2015-P 103 389 Scoring 53 (86-33 vs. North Dakota State, 1/23/19) K. MacMillan, St. John’s 2000-02 117 379 n Largest Defeat The Jackrabbits are known for balanced scoring, playing an average C. Bozeman, Morehead St. 2008-11 125 377 A. Ellenberg, Oklahoma 2011-14 134 376 39 (91-52 at Marquette, 11/6/18) of nine players per game. At least three Jackrabbits have scored in dou- B. Butler, Syracuse 2013-16 135 373 Largest Lead ble digits in 20 of 22 games. They have had four-or-more scoring in S. Wiese, Oregon St. 2014-17 132 373 61 (84-23 vs. North Dakota State, 1/23/19) double figures in seven games and five once. n D. Maggard, Belmont 2015-P 103 376 Largest Deficit In the nine Summit League games, the Jackrabbits’ bench is averag- M. Lucas, Penn State 2011-14 132 365 43 (89-46 at Marquette, 11/6/18) ing 18.6 points per game. Leading the way is rookie Paiton Burckhard. J. Krommenhoek, Utah 1995-98 117 362 Largest Deficit to Win She averages 7.4 ppg and shoots a league-leading 69.0 percent (29-42) P. Hudson, C. Michigan 2015-P 101 358 12 (20-8 1Q vs. FGCU, 11/9/18) from the floor. The eight on the bench are also shooting 43.6 percent K. Mazzante, Penn State 2001-04 133 357 Largest Lead Given Up in a Loss (65-149) from the field. M. Ferenz, Idaho 2015-P 103 355 9 (7:54 to 4:22 vs. Oregon, 12/12/18) R. Banham, Minnesota 2012-16 144 354 B. Chambers, Kansas State 2010-13 135 350 Most Consecutive Points Magic Number: 70 Points A., Holy Cross 2011-14 127 349 24 (00:06 2Q to n Since 2007-08, South Dakota State is 118-17 (.874) when scoring 70- S. Rodgers, Georgetown 2010-13 130 346 1:29 3Q vs. Omaha, 1/26/19) or-more points in a game, including 69-11 (.862) the last three seasons. K. Samuelson, UConn 2015-P 107 342 Most Consecutive Points by Opponent n The Jackrabbits have scored 75-or-more points 14 times this season. M. Guebert, SDSU 2015-P 118 332 10 (1:56 3Q to 9:05 4Q Year <70 pts >70 pts >80 pts >90 pts A. Durr, Louisville 2015-P 107 328 at Marquette, 11/6/18) T. Leavitt, Texas State 2015-P 93 326 10 (6:01 3Q to 3:40 3Q 2018-19 2-3 11-3 10-1 2-1 As of Jan. 28 vs. Oregon, 12/12/18) 2017-18 5-4 13-3 10-0 7-0 Most Time Leading 2016-17 6-6 10-2 4-1 2-0 Quarter Statistics 39:48 vs. Savannah State, 12/14/18 2015-16 13-5 7-1 7-0 1-0 SDSU - Most Most Time Leading in a Loss 2014-15 10-3 9-4 5-1 1-0 1Q- 34 vs. Savannah State, 12/14/18 22:37 at South Dakota, 1/6/19 2013-14 7-10 10-0 8-0 1-0 2Q- 27 vs. Savannah State, 12/14/18 Points off the Bench Totals 43-31 60-13 44-3 14-1 3Q- 28 at Montana State, 12/18/18 44 vs. Savannah State, 12/14/18 28 vs. North Dakota State, 1/23/19 Points in the Paint From Long Range 4Q- 25 at Wyoming, 12/20/18 60 vs. Savannah State, 12/14/18 n Madison Guebert sank three 3-pointers at Wyoming Dec. 20 to etch OT- 11 at South Dakota, 1/6/19 Points Off Turnovers her name atop two record books. SDSU/Summit League 2OT - 7 at South Dakota, 1/6/19 35 at Purdue Fort Wayne, 1/3/19 n The sharp shooter broke the Career 3-Pointers Most Second Chance Points SDSU and The Summit League 1. 332 Madison Guebert, 2015-P SDSU - Fewest 23 vs. Oral Roberts, 1/12/19 all-time 3-point field goal Most Fast Break Points 1Q- 12 at Marquette, 11/6/18; records, passing Jackrabbit Jill SDSU/Summit League 22 vs. Savannah State, 12/14/18 vs. Baylor, 11/23/18 Young’s (2008-11) 305 treys. Career 3-Point Attempts 2Q- 7 at Wyoming, 12/20/18 1. 799 Madison Guebert, 2015-P She sank the record-breaking 3- 3Q- 9 at Marquette, 11/6/18; pointer on a pass from Macy vs. Baylor, 11/23/18 NCAA Active Career Leaders Miller with 1:51 to play in the 4Q- 10 vs. Buffalo, 11/24/18 3-Point Field Goals South Dakota State third quarter versus the Cow- 10 at North Dakota, 1/18/19 1. Jess Kovatch, St. Francis (Pa.) 425 Jackrabbits Please girls. OT- 11 at South Dakota, 1/6/19 n Please call us South Dakota n The senior become the 2. Taylor Pierce, Idaho 389 3. Darby Maggard, Belmont 376 2OT - 7 at South Dakota, 1/6/19 State or SDSU. Please do NOT call Jackrabbits’ career leader in 3- us San Diego State or SDST. 4. Presley Hudson, C. Michigan 358 point field goal attempts at Mon- Opponent - Most n Please do NOT call us South 5. Mikayla Ferenz, Idaho 355 tana State Dec. 18 and The 1Q- 22 Florida Gulf Coast, 11/9/18 Dakota. What’s the difference? 6. Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn 342 Summit League mark Jan. 9. 7. Madison Guebert, SDSU 332 22 at Wyoming, 12/20/18 Great question. Calling us “South n Among the NCAA active ca- 8. Asia Durr, Louisville 328 2Q- 26 at Marquette, 11/6/18 Dakota” is like calling Illinois State reer leaders, Guebert is seventh “Illinois” or Iowa State “Iowa.” Call- 9. Toshua Leavitt, Texas State 326 3Q- 29 at Western Illinois, 12/28/18 in 3-pointers (335), 11th in 3- 4Q- 29 at South Dakota, 1/6/19 ing South Dakota State “San Diego point attempts (806), 13th in 3- State” is just not cool, so please NCAA Single-Season 3-Pointers OT- 11 at South Dakota, 1/6/19 pointers per game (2.76) and don’t do it. 1. 83 Lauren Loven, Denver 2OT - 14 at South Dakota, 1/6/19 ninth in 3-point percentage n Also, Jackrabbits is one word, 2. 78 Taylor Pierce, Idaho (.416). 3. 76 Jess Kovatch, St. Francis (PA) not Jack Rabbits or JackRabbits. Opponent - Fewest 4. 75 Rachael Childress, UAB n Our jackrabbit mascot is mod- 1Q- 5 Green Bay, 11/29/18 Nationally Ranked 5. 72 Toshua Leavitt, Texas State eled after a real species of rabbit, 6. 69 Madison Guebert, SDSU 2Q- 4 North Dakota state, 1/23/19 n Madison Guebert ranks sixth not a rabbit named Jack. Techni- 69 Taylor Robertson, Oklahoma 3Q- 3 Omaha, 1/26/19 cally speaking, a jackrabbit is a in the country in 3-pointers, sink- 4Q- 12 Green Bay, 11/29/18 hare, but let’s not get too literal. ing 69. 12 at Purdue Fort Wayne, 1/3/19 n Calling us the Jacks is an ac- n Denver’s Lauren Loven leads the NCAA with 83. 12 at North Dakota, 1/18/19 ceptable second reference along OT- 11 at South Dakota, 1/6/19 with SDSU and State. 2OT - 14 at South Dakota, 1/6/19 Page 9 - Game Notes In-Season Honors Guebert + Miller = Threes SDSU Season & Career Totals n Madison Guebert and Macy Miller have established themselves as the top Macy Miller 2018-19 Career long-range shooting duo in SDSU history. Senior CLASS Award candidate DOUBLE-DOUBLES n Wade Trophy candidate Already this year, the two Jackrabbit guards have combined for 101 of Macy Miller 16 State’s 167 3-point- Myah Selland 12 Summit League Player of the Week,11/19 Best SDSU 3-Point Shooting Duos Mid-Major Player of the Week, 11/19 ers. The prolific outside shooting from Players Years 3FG-3FGA (%) 30-PLUS POINT GAMES G. Greiner/S. Brende ‘98, ‘99’ 00 286-702 (40.7) Myah Selland these two is nothing Macy Miller 14 J. Young/K. Rotert ‘08 ’09 ’10 412-1,049 (39.2) Madison Guebert 01 Summit League Player of the Week,1/14 new as they individ- R. Halsrud/A. Just ‘93, ‘94 145-401 (36.1) ually move up the M. Waytaskek/K. Young ‘14, ‘15 163-471 (34.6) 20-PLUS POINT GAMES all-time SDSU 3- H. Seiler/B. Dickmeyer ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 152-460 (33.0) Macy Miller 8 33 30-Plus Point Games point charts. M. Guebert/M. Miller ‘15 ’16 ’17 ‘18 488-1,179 (41.3) Madison Guebert 6 23 Macy Miller ...... 1 n The 488 3-point- Myah Selland 35 31 at South Dakota, 1/6/19 ers by Guebert and Miller are the most in South Dakota State history. Tylee Irwin 11 n Jill Young and Kristin Rotert were the most prolific 3-point shooting duo in Sydney Palmer 01 20-Plus Point Games school history as they netted 412 treys while they played together from 2008- DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING GAMES Macy Miller ...... 8 10. Macy Miller 19 112 25 vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 11/9/18 n Guebert and Miller are shooting 41.3 percent from beyond the arc. Gwen Madison Guebert 18 94 23 at Central Michigan, 11/12/18 Greiner and Sherri Brende shot 40.7 (286-702) between 1998 and 2001. Myah Selland 17 29 23 vs. Creighton, 11/15/18 Tagyn Larson 10 17 21 vs. Green Bay, 11/29/18 Tylee Irwin 3 11 21 vs. Savannah State, 12/14/18 Front Court n Paiton Burckhard 33 20 at Western Illinois, 12/28/18 South Dakota State is also winning the battle in the paint. It averages 40.4 Sydney Palmer 24 31 at South Dakota, 1/6/19 points compared to its league foes’ 24.0 per game. Rylie Cascio Jensen 12 24 at North Dakota, 1/18/19 n Jackrabbit forwards Myah Selland, Tagyn Larson and Paiton Burckhard aver- Megan Bultsma 11 age 28.4 points per game playing in the paint. The trio also is shooting 53.5 Madison Guebert ...... 6 percent (248-463) from the field and grabbing 14.9 rebounds per outing. 10-PLUS REBOUND GAMES 24 at Central Michigan, 11/12/18 Macy Miller 16 22 vs. No. 4 Baylor, 11/23/18 Tagyn Larson 14 21 vs. Drake, 12/8/18 Third-Quarter Strong Myah Selland 12 n 21 vs. Oregon, 12/12/18 Jackrabbit opponents have known that SDSU has traditionally come out 20 at Western Illinois, 12/28/18 strong in the third quarter and that holds true for this season, too. 5-PLUS ASSIST GAMES 23 vs. North Dakota State, 1/23/19 n The Jacks average 19.9 points per game in the third quarter compared to Macy Miller 7 23 16.0 by opponents. Rylie Cascio Jenson 79 Myah Selland...... 3 Myah Selland 58 Madison Guebert 16 21 vs. Oregon, 12/12/18 From the Charity Stripe 21 at Wyoming, 12/20/18 Tylee Irwin 12 n Macy Miller and Madison Guebert are two of the best free-throw shooters in 21 at Denver, 1/31/19 school history. 3-PLUS STEAL GAMES Tylee Irwin ...... 1 n Guebert currently ranks seventh in career in free-throw percentage in The Macy Miller 5 15 22 vs. Savannah State, 12/14/18 Summit League and ranks sixth among active players in the NCAA, shooting Myah Selland 46 85.5 percent. Madison Guebert 27 Rylie Cascio Jensen 23 n Miller and Guebert are in the top five in career free-throw percentage at Tagyn Larson 22 SDSU. Guebert is shooting a school-record 85.5 percent (259-303) while Miller Sydney Palmer 11 is fifth, shooting 82.3 percent (438-532). Sydney Stapleton 11 n Miller is second all-time in free throws made (438) and needs 55 to pass Lindsey Theuninck 11 Megan Vogel (2003-06) for the school record. 3-PLUS 3-POINT FG GAMES Double-Figure Scoring Combos Madison Guebert 12 69 Macy Miller 4 14 n This season, three-or-more Jackrabbits have reached double digits in scoring Rylie Cascio Jensen 12 in the same game 20 times. Sydney Palmer 04 2018-19 Players Record Last Game Tylee Irwin 03 Miller, Guebert, Selland, Larson 2-1 Omaha (1/26) Myah Selland 01 Miller, Guebert, Larson, Irwin 1-0 at Central Michigan (11/12) 3-PLUS BLOCKS Miller, Selland, Palmer 1-0 Creighton (11/15) Tagyn Larson 59 Miller, Guebert, Selland 3-2 Denver (1/31) Myah Selland 12 Miller, Guebert, Selland, Burckhard 2-0 at Chattanooga (12/4) Megan Bultsma 01 Guebert, Selland, Larson, Palmer 1-0 Drake (12/8) Miller, Irwin, Bultsma 1-0 Savannah State (12/14) STARTS Miller, Guebert, Selland, Irwin 1-1 at Montana State (12/18) Macy Miller 22 131 Miller, Guebert, Selland, Larson, Burckhard 1-0 at Western Illinois (12/28) Madison Guebert 22 121 Miller, Guebert, Cascio Jensen 1-0 at Purdue Fort Wayne (1/3) Myah Selland 22 39 Tagyn Larson 22 38 Guebert, Larson, Selland 1-0 Oral Roberts (1/12) Tylee Irwin 21 21 Miller, Guebert, Larson 1-0 at North Dakota (1/18) Paiton Burckhard 11 Sydney Palmer 05 Page 10 - Game Notes Jackrabbit Defense THE SUMMIT LEAGUE South Dakota State n South Dakota State has put up some impressive defensive numbers under PRESEASON POLL Division I National head coach Aaron Johnston, ranking in the top two overall seven of the last 11 Rankings years and nine times in league-only games in scoring defense. Rank Team Points n Counting this sea- 1. South Dakota State 624 (24) 2018-19 OPPONENTS POINTS PER GAME - LAST 10 YEARS AP Coaches Date son, the Jackrabbits 2. South Dakota 557 (9) RV-1 - Nov. 19, 2018 have held 282 oppo- Season ...... Opp. PPG Season ...... Opp. PPG 3. Western Illinois 469 RV-1 RV-3 Dec. 10, 2018 nents to 60 points-or- 2018-19 ...... 64.0 2013-14 ...... 65.5 4. Oral Roberts 435 RV-1 RV-3 Dec. 18, 2018 less in Johnston’s 2017-18 ...... 62.2 2012-13 ...... 59.7 5. Denver 431 RV-1 - Dec. 31, 2018 tenure, boasting a 2016-17 ...... 60.9 2011-12 ...... 58.5 6. North Dakota 380 7. North Dakota State 271 267-15 (.946) record. 2015-16 ...... 59.9 2010-11 ...... 60.8 2017-18 8. Omaha 233 n 2014-15 ...... 62.2 2009-10 ...... 62.1 AP Coaches Date The 33 points by 9. Purdue Fort Wayne 181 RV-1 - Jan. 22, 2018 North Dakota State Jan. 23 were the fewest points given up by the Jacks this RV-3 RV-3 Dec. 11, 2017 season. They also limited Omaha Jan. 26 and Green Bay Nov. 29 to 47 points. RV-4 RV-2 Dec. 4, 2017 n -- RV-1 Nov. 27, 2017 The Mavericks’ three points in the third quarter were the fewest in a quarter at THE SUMMIT LEAGUE -- RV-6 Nov. 20, 2017 SDSU since the NCAA switched to quarters last season. PRESEASON TEAMS -- RV-6 Preseason Poll n South Dakota State held Green Bay to 12 first-half points, the fewest points since giving up 12 points to Oral Roberts Feb. 8, 2017. First Team 2016-17 n Since 2007-08, the Jackrabbits have held five opponents to 10-or-fewer points Name Yr. Pos. School AP Coaches Date in a half: Macy Miller Sr. G SDSU -- RV-22 Dec. 5, 2016 Madison Guebert Sr. G SDSU RV-7 RV-20 Nov. 28, 2016 7 (39-7) vs. Briar Cliff, 1/23/05 RV-12 RV-35 Nov. 21, 2016 8 (29-8) vs. Southwest Minnesota State, 2/1/06 Taylor Higginbotham Sr. G WIU Lexi Klabo Sr. F UND RV-2 RV-25 Nov. 14, 2016 10 (43-10) vs. NJIT, 2/8/07 RV-5 RV-38 Preseason Poll Allison Arens Jr. G USD 10 (27-10) vs. Centenary, 12/4/08 Ciara Duffy Jr. G USD 2015-16 10 (33-10) vs. St. Cloud State, 11/11/11 AP Coaches Date n This season, South Dakota State is holding opponents to 64.0 points per game Second Team -- RV-12 April 6, 2016 and has held seven foes below 50 points. Name Yr. Pos. School RV-4 RV-1 Jan. 11, 2016 n Since 2008-09, four Jackrabbit teams have limited their opponents to less than Tagyn Larson Jr. F SDSU RV-4 -- Jan. 4, 2016 60 points per game. Myah Selland So. G/F SDSU Maya Mayberry So. G ORU 2009-10 Claire Gritt So. G DU AP Coaches Date Single-Digit Scoring Quarters Madison McKeever Jr. G USD RV-31 RV-17 Nov. 16, 2009 n Eleven times this season, South Dakota State has held opponents to single- RV-31 RV-70 Preseason Poll digit scoring quarters. Preseason Player of the Year Macy Miller Sr. G SDSU 2008-09 - Omaha, 3 pts., 3rd quarter AP Coaches Date - North Dakota State, 4 pts., 2nd quarter 16 19 Final poll - Creighton, 4 pts., 3rd quarter 16 15 Mar. 9, 2009 - Green Bay, 5 pts., 1st quarter 17 14 Mar. 2, 2009 - North Dakota State, 6 pts., 3rd quarter 21 16 Feb. 23, 2009 22 18 Feb. 15, 2009 - Green Bay 7 pts., 2nd quarter 23 21 Feb. 9, 2009 - Savannah State 7 pts., 2nd quarter Signing Day Summary 24 20 Feb. 2, 2009 - Creighton, 8 pts., 2nd quarter n Head coach Aaron Johnston signed 24 19 Jan. 26, 2009 - Purdue Fort Wayne, 9 pts., 1st quarter three to National Letters of Intent RV-68 20 Jan. 19, 2009 (NLI) Nov. 14. RV-50 21 Jan. 12, 2009 - Oral Roberts, 9 pts., 2nd quarter n 23 23 Jan. 5, 2009 - North Dakota, 6, 1st quarter Signing with the Jackrabbits were: 24 21 Dec. 29, 2008 n The Jackrabbits held Omaha to three points in the third quarter Jan. 26. The - Tori Nelson, 6-foot, forward, 25 21 Dec. 22, 2008 points are the fewest allowed in their respective quarters for SDSU since 2017- Mendota Heights, Minn. (Sibley HS) RV-1 22 Dec. 15, 2008 18. - Regan Nesheim, 6-1, forward, AP - Associated Press Poll Johnston, Iowa (Johnston HS) Coaches - USA Today Coaches Poll Hitting the Glass - Kallie Theisen, 6-2, forward, n After being outrebounded at South Dakota Jan. 6, the Jackrabbits have been Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata HS) hitting the glass hard the last five games, outrebounding their opponents by 8.6 caroms. n SDSU outrebounded Denver (52-30) and Oral Roberts (50-34) by 22 boards, North Dakota State (38-22) by 16 caroms, Omaha (44-35) by nine and the Pio- neers (39-33) again by six. The back-to-back 50-plus rebounds were the third and fourth times the Jacks collected 50-or-more boards this year. n Key to winning the battle on the boards was South Dakota State’s offensive rebounding. It had 17 and 10 offensive caroms against Denver, 21 versus Oral Roberts, 10 against North Dakota State and 11 vs. Omaha. n Leading the rebounding push was Tagyn Larson with 35 rebounds in five games, including 11 offensive caroms. Myah Selland leads the team and is second in the league in The Summit League-only offensive rebounds category (3.0). n For the season, Larson averages 6.1 rebounds and 1.9 offensive boards to lead the Jackrabbits. Page 11 - Game Notes n Part of the Jackrabbits’ attention to rebounding has resulted in a lot of second- The Jackrabbits are averaging 38.5 rebounds per game Overall chance points for SDSU. (11.3 offensive/27.1 defensive) to go with a +6.0 rebound- Rebounding Margin n Against league opponents, the Jackrabbits average 12.0 second-chance ing margin against their opponents. 2018-19 6.0 points per game. Against Oral Roberts Jan. 12, SDSU had a 23-0 advantage in n SDSU is second in The Summit League in rebounding 2017-18 7.3 second-chance points and collected 21 offensive boards. Against North Dakota margin and in defensive and offensive caroms. 2016-17 5.1 2015-16 3.9 State, the Jacks had a 13-0 advantage in second-chance points and 10 offen- n The Jackrabbits are 12-0 this season when outrebound- 2014-15 7.2 sive caroms. ing their opponents. 2013-14 4.5 n The rebounding effort belongs to the team, as five play- 2012-13 5.0 Sharing is Caring ers are averaging three-or-more rebounds per game, in- 2011-12 7.1 n South Dakota State ranks 10th in the NCAA and leads The Summit League in cluding Tagyn Larson (6.1), Myah Selland (5.5) and Macy 2010-11 2.0 2009-10 3.2 assists with 384. It also averages 17.5 dimes per game, Top Assist Teams Miller (5.4), who are grabbing better than 5.0 rebounds per 2008-09 4.1 good for 20th in the country and tops in the league. 1. 1996-97 21.1 game. 2007-08 5.2 n Macy Miller and Myah Selland rank fourth in The Summit 2. 1999-00 19.8 2006-07 5.9 3. 2002-03 19.1 League in assists per game (3.4) and Miller has a team-high February Fun 2005-06 4.4 4. 2003-04 18.0 75 assists. n February has been an important month for South Dakota 2004-05 6.9 n 5. 1998-99 17.8 In addition to Selland and Miller (3.4), Rylie Cascio Jensen 6. 2018-19 17.5 State the 11-plus years as the Jackrabbits boast a 71-12 2003-04 8.9 (3.3) is sixth. (.855) record since joining The Summit League. n The trio ranks first (Cascio Jensen, 2.5), second (Miller, 2.3) and fifth (Selland, n SDSU is 41-0 in Frost Arena and 30-12 in road games. Its losses have been at 1.1) in Summit League assist-to-turnover ratio. Oakland in 2010, at Oral Roberts in 2011, at South Dakota in 2012 and 2016, and at IUPUI in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, at Denver in 2016 and at Turnover Time Western Illinois in 2017. n South Dakota State has scored more than 3,000 points (3,369) off turnovers n The Jacks finished January with an 8-1 league record, clinching their 18th since 2012-13, averaging 15.3 points per game. consecutive winning record in the month. In the last 25 seasons, they have 20 n In 2017-18, the Jackrabbits averaged 14.8 points per game off turnovers, in- winning records in January, including 11 in Division I. cluding 14.2 points per game in Summit League play. This season, SDSU is averaging 18.1 points overall off turnovers and 21.2 in nine Summit League Tough Competition games. n Many talk about how tough the South Dakota State schedule is in 2018-19. One look at SDSU’s nonleague opponents shows that eight foes were presea- Tip Ins son selections in their respective races. n South Dakota State has a 395-game 3-pointer streak. The last time it didn’t South Dakota State’s Nonleague Opponents in Preseason League Polls connect from long range was when it went 0 for 7 at Missouri Dec, 17, 2006. n The Jackrabbits have won their 16 games by an average of 13.5 points (13 by Conference Opponent Preseason Pick double digits and eight by 20-or-more points). They have lost by 73 points or Atlantic Sun Florida Gulf Coast (W, 80-62) 1st 12.1 points per game. Big 12 No. 4 Baylor (L, 72-66) 1st Big East No. 19 Marquette (L, 91-52) 1st Last Five Games Big Sky Montana State (W, 88-67) 5th n The Jackrabbits have scored 80-or-more points three times and are 5-0. They Horizon League Green Bay (W, 77-47) 1st have trailed only by a combined 1:28 in the five games. Mid-American Buffalo (L, 61-55) 1st n They are scoring 76.8 points per game and limiting opponents to 50.0 points. Central Michigan (W, 80-71) 1st n SDSU is outscoring opponents by 26.8 points per game. Mid-Eastern Savannah State (W, 97-49) 12th n South Dakota State is shooting 44.8 percent from the field, 33.0 percent from Missouri Valley No. 21 Drake (W, 80-71) 1st 3-point range and 70.5 percent from the foul line. Mountain West Wyoming (L, 77-70) 4th n Macy Miller is scoring a team-high 15.2 points per game. Madison Guebert, Pac-12 No. 7 Oregon (L, 87-79) 1st Myah Selland and Tagyn Larson are scoring 14.6, 13.6 and 10.4 ppg, respec- Southern Chattanooga (W, 71-54) 5th tively. n SDSU is averaging 7.0 3-pointers per game, led by Guebert’s 17 treys. She is Height Advantage shooting 51.5 percent from long range (17-33). n The average height of the 2018-19 South Dakota State roster is 6-foot with n On the boards, Larson is grabbing 7.0 caroms an outing. The Jacks outre- eight of 14 Jacks 6-foot or taller this season. bound foes by 8.6 caroms a game. n The Jackrabbits are the tallest team in The Summit League again this season: n Miller and Rylie Cascio Jensen are dishing a team-best 4.2 assists per game. Most Players 6’0 or taller - 2018-19 rosters The Jackrabbits average 18.0 assists per game and 9.4 steals per game. South Dakota State — 8 North Dakota State — 6 Around the Rim North Dakota — 6 n The Jackrabbits pride themselves on rebounding. South Dakota — 6 n Since 2007-08, SDSU has led the league in rebounding margin three times Denver — 5 and has never ranked below third. In league-only games, the Jacks have led The Omaha — 5 Summit League six of the last 10 years. Purdue Fort Wayne — 4 n This year, South Dakota State has a 6.0 rebounding margin and ranks 31st in Oral Roberts — 3 the NCAA and second in The Summit League and in league-only rebounding Western Illinois — 2 margin (6.8). Coaching Against the Best Rebounding Prowess n SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston is among the winningest active Division I n A key stat for South Dakota State this season has been its ability to rebound. Page 12 - Game Notes coaches in the NCAA based on per- NCAA Division I-Only Winningest Division I with a .914. centage. Active Coaches n The Jackrabbits also rank third in the NCAA for most victories in their first year n UConn head coach Geno Au- (By percentage entering 2018-19 season) in Division I with 32 wins in 2008-09. riemma has the top winning percent- Coach School Pct. n SDSU entered the year ranked as the 12th-winningest program by percentage age at .884. 1. Geno Auriemma UConn .884 (.699) and 13th by all-time victories (967). n This season, Johnston lost to sec- 2. Kim Mulkey Baylor .846 n The Jacks also rank 21st for highest win percentage (.750) and wins (126) in 3. Karl Smesko FGCU .831 ond-ranked Kim Mulkey of Baylor, 4. Tara VanDerveer Stanford .811 the last five years. but defeated FGCU’s Karl Smesko, 5. Muffet McGraw Notre Dame .777 who is third on the list. 6. Brenda Frese Maryland .765 Best in The Summit League 7. Jeff Walz Louisville .756 n In the last 11 years, South Dakota State has won 159 league games, the most SDSU Records 983rd Win 8. Aaron Johnston SDSU .747 among all current Summit League teams. SDSU has recorded a winning season as a Program 9. Rick Insell MTSU .742 every year so far. 10. Joe Foley UALR .657 n South Dakota State secured the n The Jacks have lost only 32 league games since joining the league in 2007-08 program’s 983rd win Thursday at Denver. Its record stands at 983-424 (.698) in or 2.9 games per season. 53 seasons of women’s basketball. Of the 983 wins, 352 are NCAA Division I victories, the most among The Summit League members. Summit League Success n n The Jackrabbits have accumulated 21 20-win seasons and have secured 184 South Dakota State entered 2018-19 having won Summit League Division I victories inside Frost Arena. five Summit League regular-season and eight of 10 Championship Titles n SDSU has 159 wins in The Summit League. championship titles since joining the league in 2007- n In postseason play, the Jackrabbits have two wins in the NCAA Tournament 08. No. Team and seven wins in the WNIT. n The Jackrabbits’ eight championship titles, all 8 South Dakota State under head coach Aaron Johnston, are the most in 5 Oral Roberts Did You Know? the 26-year history of The Summit League. 3 Youngstown State 2 Western Illinois n The Jacks have 21 wins all-time over power conference teams, including two 2 Valparaiso in 2017-18 (NC State and Oklahoma). Up Next 2 Oakland n SDSU has played a league-leading 35 games against ranked opponents and n South Dakota State returns to the friendly con- has a league-best eight wins. fines of Frost Arena Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. against North Dakota. n The Jackrabbits’ eight Summit League Tournament titles are the most in the 26-year history of The Summit League. They are also the only team to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament twice. n South Dakota State has the second-highest winning percentage in first year in