South Dakota State Women's Basketball 2015 NCAA Tournament Capsule

South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Summit (24-8, 12-4)

 

Big Wins: 12/4 at Arkansas (80-75), 12/15 Middle Tennessee (65-61), 12/18 Arkansas-Little Rock (67-42)
Bad Losses: 12/21 at Marist (64-82), 1/4 at North Dakota State (78-83), 1/11 at IUPUI (67-68)
Coach: Aaron Johnston

Probable Starters:
Kerri Young, Sophomore, Guard, 9.4 ppg, 2.7 apg
Macy Miller, Freshman, Guard, 13.7 ppg, 2.8 apg, 4.3 rpg
Megan Waytashek, Senior, Guard/Forward, 14.1 ppg, 2.3 apg, 4.8 rpg
Mariah Clarin, Senior, Forward, 11.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg
Ellie Thompson, Freshman, Forward, 6.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Chynna Stevens, Sophomore, Forward, 7.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg
Clarissa Ober, Sophomore, Center, 4.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Rachel Walters, Senior, Guard/Forward, 3.5 ppg
Alexis Alexander, Freshman, Guard, 1.8 ppg
Chloe Cornemann, Junior, Guard, 1.8 ppg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.8 (39th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.5 (137, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.0 (54, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.9 (196, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.2 (98, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.9 (27, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 78.0 (2, 1)
Rebound Margin: 8.0 (20, 1)
Assists Per Game: 13.9 (111, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.1 (106, 3)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014    NIT    First Round win over Butler
2014    NIT    Second Round win over Creighton
2014    NIT    Third Round win over Minnesota
2014    NIT    Quarterfinal win over Indiana
2014    NIT    Semifinal loss to UTEP
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 3/5

 

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