BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team rolled past South Dakota, 82-49, Saturday evening in the Jackrabbits’ Senior Night contest at First Bank & Trust Arena.
The Jackrabbits scored the first seven points of the game and led 27-8 by the end of the opening period. An 18-point SDSU run that included eight straight Brooklyn Meyer points all but put the game out of reach for USD within the first 10 minutes.
Meyer closed out her home career with 33 points on 13-of-17 shooting, seven rebounds and a pair of assists. It was her highest scoring game ever on home court and the seventh 30-point game of her career.
Emilee Fox added 12 points with four 3-pointers, including a half-court bucket at the halftime buzzer that put the Jacks up 19, 51-32. Fox also tallied five rebounds and four assists. Hadley Thul and Brooklynn Felchle added 10 points apiece and Mahli Abdouch connected on all three of her shot attempts for eight points.
Thul led the Jackrabbits with a career-high seven assists and three steals. Hilary Behrens grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
SDSU shot better than 50% for the sixth time in the last seven games and 14th time this year. The Jacks registered 20 assists on 32 made field goals and out-rebounded the Coyotes 43-29.
USD was held to its season low scoring output and third lowest field goal percentage of the year (.316). The Coyotes put up single-digit scoring in three of four quarters. Molly Joyce scored 21 points to lead USD.
South Dakota State wraps up the regular season with a 24-6 overall record and 14-2 mark in the Summit League. The Jackrabbits went 8-0 during the second lap of the conference season.
South Dakota is now 22-9 on the year and 12-4 in conference action.
NOTES
- South Dakota State has a 68-36 record all-time against the Coyotes.
- SDSU’s senior class of Ellie Colbeck, Madison Mathiowetz and Brooklyn Meyer finish their career 64-2 in the Summit League regular season.
UP NEXT
South Dakota State will be the No. 2 seed at the Summit League Tournament, which starts next week in Sioux Falls. The Jackrabbits will take on the No. 7 Kansas City at noon on Thursday, March 7 at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.
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