South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Summit League (22-9, 13-1)
Big Wins: 11/27 vs TCU (57-52), 12/11 Penn State (83-79), 12/15 Central Michigan (87-82)
Bad Losses: 11/29 vs Florida Gulf Coast (59-84), 12/29 at Arkansas-Little Rock (45-66), 2/8 at IUPUI (66-76)
Coach: Aaron Johnston (15 seasons at South Dakota State)
Probable Starters:
Gabby Boever, Junior, Guard, 6.3 ppg, 2.5 apg
Steph Paluch, Senior, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 1.9 apg
Megan Waytashek, Junior, Guard/Forward, 11.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg
Mariah Clarin, Junior, Forward, 8.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg
Hannah Strop, Senior, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Kerri Young, Freshman, Guard/Forward, 8.0 ppg, 1.8 apg
Tara Heiser, Senior, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 1.9 apg
Chynna Stevens, Freshman, Guard/Forward, 5.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Megan Stuart, Junior, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Clarissa Ober, Freshman, Center, 4.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.7 (100th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.1 (147, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.0 (142, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.5 (131, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.8 (63, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.1 (98, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.9 (43, 4)
Rebound Margin: 4.8 (61, 2)
Assists Per Game: 13.8 (145, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 18.3 (291, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 NCAA Round of 64 loss to South Carolina
2012 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Purdue
2011 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Xavier
2010 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Oklahoma
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over TCU
2009 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Baylor
2008 NIT First Round loss to Creighton
2007 NIT Second Round win over Illinois State
2007 NIT Third Round win over Indiana
2007 NIT Fourth Round loss to Wyoming
*all team stats through 3/6
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