Brooklyn Meyer posted her sixth double-double of the year and the 19th of her career with a 21-point, 15-rebound outing. The senior also contributed five assists and two steals and went 9-for-13 from the floor, all in just 23 minutes of action.
SDSU got points from 12 different players, including eight Jackrabbits with at least seven points. After Meyer, Madison Mathiowetz and Maggie Hartwig scored 11 points apiece, then Katie Vasecka chipped in nine. Emilee Fox and Hadley Thul each scored eight and Hilary Behrens and Brooklynn Felchle had seven apiece.
Thul, in her second game as a starter, added seven rebounds and three assists to her stat line. Hartwig tallied five boards. Mahli Abdouch dished four assists to go with her five points.
The Jackrabbits finished the game shooting 54% from the field, the 10th game this year SDSU has been better than .500. The team out-rebounded the Hawks, 45-26, and had a 22-10 advantage in assists.
UND was held to 35% shooting and turned the ball over 18 times, which resulted in 17 points for SDSU. Three UND players scored 10 points apiece – Lauren Hillesheim, Mackenzie Hughes and Walker Demers. Hughes also gave out six assists and Demers notched four blocks.
SDSU is 19-6 overall and 9-2 in the Summit League. UND is 7-19 on the year and 3-9 in conference games.
NOTES
- SDSU takes a 42-41 lead in the all-time series.
- Brooklyn Meyer moved in fourth place on SDSU’s career scoring chart with 1,867 points and 10th place on the career rebounds chart with 772 boards,
- South Dakota State is one win shy of reaching 20 wins for the 15th straight season.
UP NEXT
South Dakota State hosts Kansas City Saturday afternoon at First Bank & Trust Arena. Tip is set for 2 p.m. with National Girls & Women in Sports Day activities beginning at 1 p.m.
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