2021–22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team
2021–22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball | |
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Summit League regular season co-champions | |
2022 WNIT champions | |
Conference | Summit League |
Record | 29–9 (17–1 The Summit) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Frost Arena |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 29 | – | 9 | .763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Thomas* | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Omaha | 3 | – | 14 | .176 | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 Summit League tournament winner |
The 2021–22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball represented South Dakota State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by 22nd-year head coach Aaron Johnston, compete in the Summit League. They played their home games in Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota.
Previous season
The Jackrabbits went 21–4 overall and 14–0 in conference play,[1] finishing first in the Summit League.
South Dakota State lost in the quarterfinals in an upset to #8 seed Omaha, but still qualified for the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament as an at-large bid.
In the 2021 NCAA tournament, the Jacks received a nine seed in the River Walk Regional and played Syracuse, to whom they lost 55–72.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Emily Herzberg | 4 | G | 6'0" | Freshman | Melrose, WI | Transferred to Minnesota State[2] |
Additions
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Paige Meyer | 2 | G | 5'6" | Freshman | Albany, MN | Signed for the 2021–22 season |
Haleigh Timmer | 13 | G | 5'11" | Freshman | Rapid City, SD | Signed for the 2021–22 season |
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Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 27, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | St. Cloud State | W 60–45 | 0–0 | Frost Arena Brookings, SD | |||||||
November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | Concordia-St. Paul | W 71–46 | 0–0 | Frost Arena Brookings, SD | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 6:00 p.m., MIDCOSN | Green Bay | W 70–49 | 1–0 | Frost Arena (1,652) Brookings, SD | |||||||
November 12, 2021* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | at Mississippi State | L 71–76 | 1–1 | Humphrey Coliseum (4,720) Starkville, MS | |||||||
November 15, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+/Big12 | at No. 14 Iowa State | L 56–75 | 1–2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | |||||||
November 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., MIDCOSN | Montana State | W 78–49 | 2–2 | Frost Arena (1,262) Brookings, SD | |||||||
November 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | at Creighton | L 55–67 | 2–3 | D. J. Sokol Arena (864) Omaha, NE | |||||||
November 26, 2021* 10:00 a.m., Flo Hoops | vs. UMass Gulf Coast Showcase first round | L 63–81 | 2–4 | Hertz Arena (143) Estero, FL | |||||||
November 27, 2021* 10:00 a.m., Flo Hoops | vs. No. 19 UCLA Gulf Coast Showcase consolation | W 76–66 | 3–4 | Hertz Arena (213) Estero, FL | |||||||
November 28, 2021* 1:30 p.m., Flo Sports | vs. Charlotte Gulf Coast Showcase 5th-place game | Canceled[4] | Hertz Arena Estero, FL | ||||||||
December 4, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Northern Iowa | L 50–59 | 3–5 | McLeod Center (636) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
December 6, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MIDCOSN 2 | Missouri State | L 52–55 | 3–6 | Frost Arena (1,149) Brookings, SD | |||||||
December 11, 2021* 2:00 p.m., MIDCOSN | Kansas State | L 73–79 | 3–7 | Frost Arena (768) Brookings, SD | |||||||
December 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | Dakota Wesleyan | W 90–43 | 4–7 | Frost Arena (612) Brookings, SD | |||||||
Summit League regular season | |||||||||||
December 20, 2021 6:00 p.m. | at Kansas City | W 85–78 | 5–7 (1–0) | Municipal Auditorium (767) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
December 22, 2021 5:00 p.m. | at Oral Roberts | W 71–51 | 6–7 (2–0) | Mabee Center (1,468) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
December 30, 2021 5:00 p.m., MIDCOSN 2 | North Dakota State | W 77–60 | 7–7 (3–0) | Frost Arena (1,563) Brookings, SD | |||||||
January 1, 2022 2:00 p.m., MIDCOSN | North Dakota | W 72–54 | 8–7 (4–0) | Frost Arena (1,230) Brookings, SD | |||||||
January 8, 2022 1:00 p.m., MIDCOSN | at South Dakota | L 42–65 | 8–8 (4–1) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,513) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
January 13, 2022 5:00 p.m. | at Omaha | W 72–49 | 9–8 (5–1) | Baxter Arena Omaha, NE | |||||||
January 15, 2022 3:00 p.m. | at Denver | W 87–43 | 10–8 (6–1) | Hamilton Gymnasium (191) Denver, CO | |||||||
January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., MIDCOSN 2 | St. Thomas #BEATTYPE1 | W 88–47 | 11–8 (7–1) | Frost Arena (1,220) Brookings, SD | |||||||
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Western Illinois | W 114–50 | 12–8 (8–1) | Frost Arena (1,506) Brookings, SD | |||||||
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., MIDCOSN 2 | at North Dakota | W 75–49 | 13–8 (9–1) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,287) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
January 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at North Dakota State | W 76–60 | 14–8 (10–1) | Scheels Center (841) Fargo, ND | |||||||
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | South Dakota South Dakota Showdown Series | W 75–65 | 15–8 (11–1) | Frost Arena (3,549) Brookings, SD | |||||||
February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Denver Pink Game | W 79–52 | 16–8 (12–1) | Frost Arena (1,643) Brookings, SD | |||||||
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Omaha Pork Classic | W 77–62 | 17–8 (13–1) | Frost Arena (3,128) Brookings, SD | |||||||
February 17, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Western Illiois | W 84–54 | 18–8 (14–1) | Western Hall Macomb, IL | |||||||
February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at St. Thomas | W 83–42 | 19–8 (15–1) | Schoenecker Arena Saint Paul, MN | |||||||
February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Oral Roberts | W 84–48 | 20–8 (16–1) | Frost Arena (1,363) Brookings, SD | |||||||
February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m. | Kansas City Senior Day | W 94–62 | 21–8 (17–1) | Frost Arena (2,059) Brookings, SD | |||||||
Summit League women's tournament (2–1) | |||||||||||
March 5, 2022 12:30 p.m., MIDCO/ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (8) Denver Quarterfinals | W 86–59 | 22–8 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,075) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
March 6, 2022 12:30 p.m., MIDCO/ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (4) Oral Roberts Semifinals | W 72–53 | 23–8 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (6,518) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | (1) | vs. (2) South Dakota Championship | L 45–56 | 23–9 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,117) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
National Invitational Tournament (5–0) | |||||||||||
March 17, 2022* 8:00 p.m., MIDCO | Ohio First round | W 87–57 | 24–9 | Frost Arena (1,774) Brookings, SD | |||||||
March 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m., MIDCO | Minnesota Second round | W 78–57 | 25–9 | Frost Arena (2,678) Brookings, SD | |||||||
March 24, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MIDCO | Drake Third round | W 84–66 | 26–9 | Frost Arena (3,114) Brookings, SD | |||||||
March 27, 2022* 5:00 p.m., MIDCO / ESPN3 | Alabama Quarterfinals | W 78–73 | 27–9 | Frost Arena (4,268) Brookings, SD | |||||||
March 31, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MIDCO / ESPN3 | UCLA Semifinals | W 62–59 | 28–9 | Frost Arena (5,227) Brookings, SD | |||||||
April 2, 2022* 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | Seton Hall Championship | W 82–50 | 29–9 | Frost Arena (5,263) Brookings, SD | |||||||
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Rankings
Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Final |
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AP | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | |||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | * | NR | NR | RV | RV |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
(RV) | Received votes | |
(NR) | Not ranked |
Honors
Summit League Player of the Week
- December 27, 2021 – Paige Meyer
- February 14, 2022 – Myah Selland
Postseason awards
- Summit League Coach of the Year
- Aaron Johnston[6]
- All-Summit League Team
- Myah Selland, First team[6]
- Paige Meyer, Second team[6]
- Paiton Burckhard, Honorable Mention [6]
- Tylee Irwin, Honorable Mention [6]
- Tori Nelson, Honorable Mention [6]
- Summit League All-Defensive Team
- Tylee Irwin[6]
- Summit League All-Newcomer Team
- Paige Meyer[6]
- WNIT Most Valuable Player
- Myah Selland[7]
- WNIT All-Tournament Team
- Myah Selland[7]
- Haleigh Timmer[7]
References
- ^ "2020-21 South Dakota State schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Mavericks Add Transfer Emily Herzberg". Minnesota State University Athletics. December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "TWO SIGN WITH SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL". gojacks.com. November 11, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VS. CHARLOTTE CANCELED". South Dakota State University Athletics. November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. June 16, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "South Dakota's Lamb garners #SummitWBB Player of the Year honor". thesummitleague.org. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c "South Dakota State in control start-to-finish, wins 2022 Postseason WNIT title". womensnit.com. April 2, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.