2014-15 JACKRABBIT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 0 1 3 4 5 Chynna Stevens Alexis Alexander Megan Stuart Gabby Boever Kaitlyn Severyn 6-0, So., Clark, S.D. 5-7, Fr., Brooklyn Park,, Minn. 6-2, Sr., Roseville, Minn. 5-9, Sr., Worthington, Minn. 6-0, Fr., Pierre, S.D. 10 12 21 22 23 Kerri Young Macy Miller Clarissa Ober Chloe Cornemann Rachel Walters 6-0, So., Mitchell, S.D. 6-0, Fr., Mitchell, S.D. 6-2, So., Glencoe, Minn. 5-8, Jr., Yankton, S.D. 6-1, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D. 24 35 40 45 Megan Waytashek Tiffaney Flaata Mariah Clarin Ellie Thompson 6-0, Sr., Lino Lakes, Minn. 6-2, Fr., Savage, Minn. 6-1, Sr., Princeton, Minn. 6-1, Fr., Chaska, Minn. Aaron Johnston Mike Jewett Katie Falco Carissa Nord Haylie Linn Alex Feeney Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Dir. of Basketball Ops. Graduate Assistant 15th Season 2nd Season 7th Season 3rd Season 1st Season 2nd Season Gustavus Adolphus ‘96 Augustana ‘94 Northern Iowa ‘03 Wisconsin-Superior ‘09 Toledo ‘10 Augustana ‘13 SDSU.JACKRABBIT.NATION JACKRABBIT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Table of Contents South Dakota State Sports Information/Media Policies Media Outlets 2014-15 Schedule 2014-15 Rosters/Quick Facts 8 MEET THE JACKRABBITS 2014-15 Season Outlook Gabby Boever Mariah Clarin Megan Stuart Rachel Walters Megan Waytashek Chloe Cornemann Clarissa Ober Chynna Stevens Kerri Young Tiffaney Flaata Alexis Alexander Macy Miller Kaitlyn Severyn Ellie Thompson 29 COACHING STAFF & ADMINISTRATION Head Coach Aaron Johnston Associate Head Coach Mike Jewett Assistant Coach Katie Falco Assistant Coach Carissa Nord Director of Operations Haylie Linn Graduate Assistant Alex Feeney Training Staff Strength & Conditioning Staff SDSU President Dr. David L. Chicoine Athletics Director Justin Sell Athletics Department Staff FOLLOW SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ON SOCIAL MEDIA 41 2014-15 OPPONENTS South Dakota State sports can be followed through the social media net- The Summit League Schedule The Summit League The Summit League works of Twitter and Facebook. You can follow SDSU on Twitter through Championship All-Time Series Records @GoJacksSDSU. Fans can become friends of South Dakota State on Face- book by going to facebook.com/SDSU.Jackrabbit.Nation. The SDSU women’s basketball team and coaches can also be followed 53 2013-14 SEASON IN REVIEW through social media. The Jackrabbits are on Twitter this season at Final Overall Statistics Final Overall Results Single-Game Highs @GoJacksWBB. Head coach Aaron Johnston (@Coach_AJ), associate head Miscellaneous Statistics Summit League Awards Academic Awards coach Mike Jewett (@MikeJewett1) and assistant coaches Katie Falco 2013-14 Boxscores (@KatieFalco1) and Carissa Nord (@cnord21) have all the information on the Jacks. 67 RECORD BOOK & HISTORY The Jacks are also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/South-Dakota-State- Individual Records Team Records Single-Season Records 1,000-Point Club Womens-Basketball. Career Records Academic Awards All-Time Awards NCAA Results NCAA Recaps Letterwinners Year-By-Year Results Frost Arena 107 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY Welcome to South Dakota State Academics at South Dakota State Brookings #JackrabbitWBB 1 JACKRABBIT @GoJacksWBB WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SPORTS INFORMATION The South Dakota State Sports Information Office welcomes your interest in women’s basketball and will make every effort to make your coverage of the Jackrabbits an enjoyable experience. The Sports Information Office maintains information on all current student-athletes, as well as historical information on previous student-athletes and the program in general. For information, inter- views, photo shoots and/or file photos, please call, stop by our office or email a request. The South Dakota State Sports Information Office is located in 2820 HPER Center. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. JASON HOVE Assistant Athletic Director - Sports Information l Football, Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving, Baseball FROST ARENA l Office: 605-688-4623 Frost Arena, the home of Jackrabbit women’s basketball, is located on the campus of l Moble: 605-695-1827 South Dakota State University. Media members should use the west entrance of the l Email: [email protected] Arena, where a pass list will be located for all home games. Media seating will be avail- able in the center-court area of the score table. RYAN SWEETER MEDIA CREDENTIALS All requests for working press, photo and broadcast credentials to South Dakota State Associate Sports Information Director home games should be submitted on official letterhead, either by mail or email, to: l Men’s Basketball, Equestrian, Softball South Dakota State Sports Information l Office: 605-688-4822 2820 HPER Center l Moble: 605-376-4422 Brookings, S.D. 57007-1497 l Email: [email protected] Requests should be received no later than two days prior to a match. Season media credentials will be mailed prior to the start of the regular season, while individual cre- dentials will be handled via a passlist at the entrance to Frost Arena. MICHELE SCHMIDT Assistant Sports Information Director GENERAL INTERVIEW POLICIES l Women’s Basketball, Volleyball, Interviews with South Dakota State student-athletes and coaches must be arranged Men’s & Women’s Golf through the sports information office. Please contact the sports information director l Office: 605-688-4932 for women’s basketball. l Moble: 605-695-0704 l Email: Michele [email protected] Personal information for student-athletes will not be given to the media under any cir- cumstances, although student-athletes will grant phone interviews by other means. PHOTOGRAPHY COLE KUKOWSKI Photography credentials are issued to daily newspapers, wire services and special peri- Graduate Assistant odical publications. No flash photography is permitted and strobe use must be ap- l Wrestling and Men’s & Women’s Tennis proved in advance. Photographers are required to stay behind the marked areas l Office: 605-688-4932 behind the playing area. l Email: [email protected] PRACTICES The South Dakota State women’s basketball team normally practices from 1-4 p.m. at Frost Arena. The practices are open but check in advance as to the team’s availability because of conditioning sessions and required off days. Jennifer Dobias WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ON THE INTERNET Graduate Assistant South Dakota State women’s basketball information, along with facts and figures on l Women’s Soccer, Cross Country and Track & Field each of the Jackrabbits’ 21 intercollegiate sports, can be found on the World Wide Web l Office: 605-688-4932 by accessing www.GoJacks.com. Statistics, facts, figures—it’s all there at l Email: Jennifer [email protected] GoJacks.com. The official South Dakota State athletics website is maintained by NeuLion. CREDITS: The 2014-15 South Dakota State women’s basketball media guide is a product of the Front cover design by SDSU University Marketing and Communications. Photos cred- South Dakota State Sports Information Office and printed by the South Dakota State ited to Dave Eggen, Inertia Sports, Mariah Clarin, Dennis Hubbard and Lifetouch Sports University Print Lab. Written and designed by Michele Schmidt, Assistant Sports Photography. Information Director with design and editorial assistance from Mariah Clarin, Matt The South Dakota State University Print Lab produced 100 copies on recycled paper of Schmidt, Brookings Convention & Visitors Bureau and opponent sports information the 2014-15 South Dakota State women’s basketball media guide at a cost of $11.84 directors. each. 2 #JackrabbitWBB SDSU.JACKRABBIT.NATION JACKRABBIT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRINT Watertown Public Opinion Jackrabbit Sports Network 120 3rd Ave. NW, Watertown, S.D. 57201 2820 HPER Center, Brookings, S.D. 57007 WIRE SERVICE PHONE: 605-886-6901 PHONE: 605-688-4804 The Associated Press ONLINE: ThePublicOpinioncom ONLINE: GoJacks.com Carson Walker SPORTS WRITER: Roger Merriam DIRECTOR OF BROADCAST SERVICES: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] Tyler Merriam 1-800-952-9911 E-MAIL: [email protected] SDSU Collegian NEWSPAPERS SDSU – USU 069, Brookings, S.D. 57007 RADIO PHONE: 605-688-6164 Brookings Register KBRK-1430 AM - KJJQ 910 AM ONLINE: SDSUCollegian.com 312 5th St., Brookings, S.D. 57006 227 22nd Ave. S., Brookings, S.D. 57006 SPORTS WRITER: Robert Myers PHONE: 605-692-6271 PHONE: 605-692-1430 E-MAIL: [email protected] ONLINE: BrookingsRegister.com ONLINE: BrookingsRadio.com SPORTS WRITERS: Troy Maroney & Sean Welsh SPORTS REPORTER: Dellas Cole E-MAIL: [email protected] TELEVSION/VIDEO E-MAIL: [email protected] Sioux Falls Argus Leader KDLT-TV (NBC Affiliate Channel 46) WNAX 570 AM 200 S Minnesota Ave., Sioux Falls, S.D. 57104 3600 S. Westport Ave., Sioux Falls, S.D. 57106 1609 East Hwy. 50, Yankton, S.D. 57078 PHONE: 605-977-3923 PHONE: 605-361-1357 PHONE: 605-1-800-843-0089 ONLINE: ArgusLeader.com ONLINE: KDLT.com ONLINE: WNAX.com SPORTS BEAT WRITER: Terry Vandrovec SPORTS REPORTERS: Mark Ovenden, Zach Borg SPORTS REPORTER: Steve Imming E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] Aberdeen American News KELO-TV (CBS Affiliate Channel 11) KSOO 99.1 FM 124 S 2nd St PO Box 4430, Aberdeen, S.D. 57401 501 S. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, S.D. 57105 5100 S Tennis Lane, Sioux Falls, S.D. 57108 PHONE: 605-622-2323 PHONE: 605-357-5692 or 5675 PHONE: 362-3776 ONLINE: AberdeenNews.com ONLINE: KELOLand.com ONLINE: KSOO.com SPORTS WRITER: John Papendick SPORTS REPORTERS: Travis Fossing, Cat Clark SPORTS REPORTERS: Jeff Thurn, Jeff Harkness E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected], [email protected] Huron Daily Plainsman KSFY-TV (ABC Affiliate Channel 13) KWSN 1230 AM 49 Third St. SE, , Huron, S.D. 57350 300 N. Dakota Ave., Suite 100 500 S.