SDSU Upset Bid Falls Short

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball had a 49-40 lead two minutes into the third quarter but saw No. 7 Oregon respond with a 25-9 run to close the quarter and go on to record an 87-79 win over the Jackrabbits in front of 2,509 fans Wednesday night at Frost Arena. Madison Guebert and Myah Selland each scored 21 points to lead the Jackrabbits, now 6-4. Macy Miller added 14 points and six assists. Tagyn Larson snared a game-high eight rebounds. Former Pierre Lady Governor standout, senior Sydney Palmer, played 19 minutes scoring 3 points with 3 rebounds and 2 assists in the contest. Oregon, 8-1, was led by the one-two punch of Satou Sabally and Sabrina Ionescu. Sabally scored 14 of her game-high 27 points in the first half while Ionescu scored 18 of her 26 points in the second half. South Dakota State concludes its three-game homestand with a 7 p.m. game against Savannah State Friday.