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2018–19 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team

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2018–19 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball
Summit League regular season champions
Summit League Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSummit League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
Record28–7 (15–1 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Jewett
  • Carissa Thielbar
  • Megan Lueck
Home arenaFrost Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State † 15 1   .938 28 7   .800
South Dakota 14 2   .875 28 6   .824
Oral Roberts 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Denver 10 6   .625 18 14   .563
Western Illinois 8 8   .500 12 18   .400
North Dakota 6 10   .375 12 19   .387
North Dakota State 4 12   .250 7 22   .241
Purdue Fort Wayne 3 13   .188 7 22   .241
Omaha 2 14   .125 8 21   .276
2019 Summit League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team represented South Dakota State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by nineteenth year head coach Aaron Johnston, competed in the Summit League. They played home games in Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota. They finished the season 28–7, 15–1 in Summit League play to win the Summit League regular season. They were champions of The Summit League women's tournament and earned an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Quinnipiac and upset Syracuse in the first and second rounds to advanced to their first sweet sixteen appearance where they lost to Oregon.

Previous season

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The Jackrabbits went 26–7 overall and 12–2 in conference play finishing second. The Jackrabbits won the 2018 Summit League Tournament defeating North Dakota State in the quarterfinals, Western Illinois in the semifinals, and South Dakota in the Summit League Championship 65–50 earning the Jackrabbits an automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

During the selection show, the Jackrabbits received an 8 seed in the Spokane region facing the Villanova Wildcats, but lost in overtime 81–74.

Roster

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2018–19 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Fremont
Nebraska
Fremont, NE
G 3 Lindsey Theuninck 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Mankato Loyola Mankato, MN
G 10 Lauren Rongisch 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Millard West HS Omaha, NE
G 11 Madison Guebert 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Eastview Apple Valley, MN
G 12 Macy Miller (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Mitchell Mitchell, SD
G 21 Tylee Irwin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Wahpeton Wahpeton, ND
F 24 Tagyn Larson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Roosevelt HS
Iowa
Sioux Falls, SD
F 30 Jordan Ferrand 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr White Bear Lake HS Lino Lakes, MN
G 32 Sydney Palmer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr T. F. Riggs HS Pierre, SD
F 33 Paiton Burckhard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Central HS Aberdeen, SD
F 35 Sydney Stapleton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Centennial HS Blaine, MN
G/F 44 Myah Selland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Sanborn Central/Woonsocket HS Letcher, SD
C 50 Megan Bultsma 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Mount Vernon/Plankinton HS Plankinton, SD
F 52 Addison Hirschman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Kingsley-Pierson HS Kingsley, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2018*
7:00 pm
Concorida (Neb.) W 80–46 
Frost Arena (1,213)
Brookings, SD
November 1, 2018*
6:00 pm
Mary W 77–46 
Frost Arena (1,341)
Brookings, SD
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
11:30 am
at No. 19 Marquette L 52–91  0–1
Al McGuire Center (2,430)
Milwaukee, WI
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast W 80–62  1–1
Frost Arena (1,678)
Brookings, SD
November 12, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Central Michigan W 80–71  2–1
McGuirk Arena (1,679)
Mount Pleasant. MI
November 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
Creighton W 74–48  3–1
Frost Arena (1,713)
Brookings, SD
November 23, 2018*
9:30 pm
vs. No. 4 Baylor
South Point Shootout
L 66–72  3–2
South Point Events Center (586)
Las Vegas, NV
November 24, 2018*
7:00 pm
vs. Buffalo
South Point Shootout
L 55–61  3–3
South Point Events Center (477)
Las Vegas, NV
November 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
Green Bay W 77–47  4–3
Frost Arena (1,782)
Brookings, SD
December 4, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Chattanooga W 71–54  5–3
McKenzie Arena (1,279)
Chattanooga, TN
December 8, 2018*
2:00 pm
No. 21 Drake W 80–71  6–3
Frost Arena (1,711)
Brookings, SD
December 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
No. 7 Oregon L 79–87  6–4
Frost Arena (2,509)
Brookings, SD
December 14, 2018*
7:00 pm
Savannah State W 97–49  7–4
Frost Arena (922)
Brookings, SD
December 18, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Montana State W 68–67  8–4
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,327)
Bozeman, MT
December 20, 2018*
7:30 pm
at Wyoming L 70–77  8–5
Arena-Auditorium (2,837)
Laramie, WY
The Summit League regular season
December 28, 2018
7:00 pm
at Western Illinois W 93–84  9–5
(1–0)
Western Hall (389)
Macomb, IL
January 3, 2019
4:00 pm
at Purdue Fort Wayne W 85–52  10–5
(2–0)
Memorial Coliseum (529)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 6, 2019
1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
at South Dakota L 98–105 2OT 10–6
(2–1)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (6,004)
Vermillion, SD
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
Denver W 76–59  11–6
(3–1)
Frost Arena (1,828)
Brookings, SD
January 12, 2019
2:00 pm, MidcoSN
Oral Roberts W 68–55  12–6
(4–1)
Frost Arena (2,829)
Brookings, SD
January 18, 2019
7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+
at North Dakota W 66–48  13–6
(5–1)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,433)
Grand Forks, ND
January 23, 2019
7:05 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+
North Dakota State W 86–33  14–6
(6–1)
Frost Arena (1,679)
Brookings, SD
January 26, 2019
2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3
Omaha W 81–47  15–6
(7–1)
Frost Arena (3,021)
Brookings, SD
January 31, 2019
8:00 pm
at Denver W 83–67  16–6
(8–1)
Hamilton Gymnasium (457)
Denver, CO
February 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at Oral Roberts W 74–65  17–6
(9–1)
Mabee Center (1,140)
Tulsa, OK
February 9, 2019
2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
North Dakota W 81–58  18–6
(10–1)
Frost Arena (2,734)
Brookings, SD
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+
at Omaha W 82–38  19–6
(11–1)
Baxter Arena (625)
Omaha, NE
February 16, 2019
1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
at North Dakota State W 88–48  20–6
(12–1)
Scheels Center (896)
Fargo, ND
February 20, 2019
7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne W 92–68  21–6
(13–1)
Frost Arena (1,454)
Brookings, SD
February 24, 2019
1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
No. 23 South Dakota W 80–77 OT 22–6
(14–1)
Frost Arena (2,557)
Brookings, SD
March 2, 2019
2:00 pm
Western Illinois W 100–62  23–6
(15–1)
Frost Arena (3,064)
Brookings, SD
The Summit League Women's Tournament
March 9, 2018
12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
(1) vs. (8) Purdue Fort Wayne
Quarterfinals
W 88–50  24–6
Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
March 11, 2018
12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
(1) vs. (4) Oral Roberts
Semifinals
W 86–55  25–6
Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
March 11, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) vs. (2) South Dakota
Championship Game
W 83–71  26–6
Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 23, 2019*
10:00 am, ESPN2
(6 P) vs. (11 P) Quinnipiac
First Round
W 76–65  27–6
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
March 25, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN
(6 P) at (3 P) No. 12 Syracuse
Second Round
W 75–64  28–6
Carrier Dome (2,474)
Syracuse, NY
March 29, 2019*
10:30 pm, ESPN2
(6 P) vs. (2 P) No. 7 Oregon
Sweet Sixteen
L 53–63  28–7
Moda Center (11,324)
Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P=Portland Region.
All times are in Central Time.
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Rankings

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2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Final
AP NR NR RV NR NR RV RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV N/A
Coaches NR NR RV NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 22
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References

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  1. ^ "Basketball-W – 2018–19 Schedule & Results". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2018.