Schedule Released for Cancun Challenge for SDSU

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State University women’s basketball team will compete against three other perennial postseason qualifiers at the 2019 Women’s Cancun Challenge, officials from event organizer Triple Crown Sports announced Thursday. Highlighting the three-day Mayan Tournament, which will be played Nov. 28-30 at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, is a Nov. 29 matchup between the Jackrabbits and Notre Dame. The Jackrabbits and Notre Dame have played on two other occasions, with the Fighting Irish winning both contests. SDSU opens the tournament with a game Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 28) against the University of South Florida, in what will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs. Completing the tournament slate is a Nov. 30 contest versus Florida Gulf Coast. It will mark the third year in a row SDSU and the Eagles have played, with each team winning on its home floor. SDSU previously played in Cancun, Mexico, at the Caribbean Challenge during the 2008-09 season and the Cancun Challenge in November 2011.