2017–18 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team

The 2017–18 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball represent South Dakota State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by eighteenth year head coach Aaron Johnston. The Jackrabbits compete in the Summit League. They play home games in Frost Arena, in Brookings, South Dakota. They finished the season 26–7, 12–2 in Summit League play to finish in second place. They were champions of The Summit League Women's Tournament and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Villanova in an overtime thriller in the first round.

2017–18 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball
Summit League Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSummit League
2017–18 record26–7 (12–2 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Jewett
  • Katie Falco
  • Haylie Linn
Home arenaFrost Arena
2017–18 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
South Dakota140 1.000  297  .806
South Dakota State122 .857  267  .788
Western Illinois104 .714  2210  .688
Oral Roberts77 .500  1713  .567
Denver77 .500  1614  .533
Omaha311 .214  1216  .429
North Dakota State212 .143  920  .310
Fort Wayne113 .071  424  .143
2018 Summit League Tournament winner
As of March 25, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous Season

The 2016–17 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team went 23-9 overall and 12-4 in conference. The Jackrabbits lost in the 2017 Summit League Women's Basketball Tournament to IUPUI not qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. As a result of not qualifying, the Jackrabbits made it to the 2017 WNIT.

Roster

2017–18 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Alexis Alexander 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrChamplin Park HS Brooklyn Park, MN
G 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoFremont
Nebraska
Fremont, NE
G 3 Lindsey Theuninck  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrMankato Loyola Mankato, MN
G 11 Madison Guebert 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrEastview Apple Valley, MN
G 12 Macy Miller (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrMitchell Mitchell, SD
G 21 Tylee Irwin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWahpeton Wahpeton, ND
F 24 Tagyn Larson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoRoosevelt HS
Iowa
Sioux Falls, SD
G 32 Sydney Palmer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrT. F. Riggs HS Pierre, SD
G 33 Sydney Tracy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrSt. Michael-Albertville HS St. Michael, MN
C 35 Tiffaney Flaata (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrPrior Lake HS Savage, MN
G/F 44 Myah Selland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSanborn Central/Woonsocket HS Letcher, SD
F 45 Ellie Thompson (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrChaska HS Chaska, MN
C 50 Megan Bultsma 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoMount Vernon/Plankinton HS Plankinton, SD
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 26, 2017*
7:00 pm
MSU-Moorhead W 93–58 
Frost Arena (1,204)
Brookings, SD
November 2, 2017*
6:00 pm
Northern State W 71–59 
Frost Arena (1,542)
Brookings, SD
Regular season
November 10, 2017*
6:00 pm
NJIT W 92–48  1–0
Frost Arena (2,169)
Brookings, SD
November 12, 2017*
2:00 pm
at George Washington W 97–88 OT 2-0
Charles E. Smith Center (1,135)
Washington, D.C.
November 15, 2017*
7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3
North Dakota W 66–52  3–0
Frost Arena (1,646)
Brookings, SD
November 18, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay L 41–55  3–1
Kress Events Center (2,026)
Green Bay, WI
November 24, 2017*
2:30 pm
vs. NC State
Puerto Rico Clasico
W 75–67  4–1
Cardinal Gibbons Arena (132)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
November 25, 2017*
1:30 pm
vs. Charlotte
Puerto Rico Clasico
W 71–70  5–1
Cardinal Gibbons Arena (158)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
November 30, 2017*
7:00 pm
Northern Iowa W 57–47  6–1
Frost Arena (1,760)
Brookings, SD
December 3, 2017*
2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
No. 4 Louisville L 64–68  6–2
Frost Arena (2,506)
Brookings, SD
December 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3
Oklahoma W 67–61  7–2
Frost Arena (2,068)
Brookings, SD
December 9, 2017*
7:00 pm
Bowling Green W 76–44  8-2
Frost Arena (1,771)
Brookings, SD
December 15, 2017
4:00 pm
at Creighton L 65-72  8–3
D. J. Sokol Arena (780)
Omaha, NE
December 17, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake W 85–78  9–3
Knapp Center (2,309)
Des Moines, IA
December 20, 2017*
7:00 pm
Wichita State W 96–64  10–3
Frost Arena (1,486)
Brookings, SD
December 29, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast L 78–87  10–4
Alico Arena (2,234)
Fort Myers, FL
January 3, 2018
7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3
Omaha W 89–64  11–4 (1–0)
Frost Arena (1,523)
Brookings, SD
January 6, 2018
2:00 pm
North Dakota State W 83–63  12–4 (2–0)
Frost Arena (1,989)
Brookings, SD
January 11, 2018
7:00 pm
at Denver W 69–58  13–4 (3–0)
Hamilton Gymnasium (481)
Denver, CO
January 13, 2018
2:00 pm
at Oral Roberts W 77–70  14–4 (4–0)
Mabee Center (1,158)
Tulsa, OK
January 16, 2018*
7:00 pm
Dakota Wesleyan W 76–63  15–4
Frost Arena (1,430)
Brookings, SD
January 20, 2018
2:00 pm
Western Illinois W 84–48  16–4 (5–0)
Frost Arena (2,129)
Brookings, SD
January 25, 2018
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
South Dakota L 61–67  16–5 (5–1)
Frost Arena (3,091)
Brookings, SD
January 27, 2018
2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
Fort Wayne W 105–49  17–5 (6–1)
Frost Arena (2,881)
Brookings, SD
February 1, 2018
7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3
at North Dakota State W 85–64  18–5 (7–1)
Scheels Center (1,920)
Fargo, ND
February 3, 2018
1:00 pm
at Omaha W 103–54  19–5 (8–1)
Baxter Arena (1,383)
Omaha, NE
February 8, 2018
7:00 pm
Denver W 95–59  20–5 (9–1)
Frost Arena (1,543)
Brookings, SD
February 10, 2018
2:00 pm
Oral Roberts W 96–72  21–5 (10–1)
Frost Arena (2,403)
Brookings, SD
February 17, 2018
7:00 pm
at Western Illinois W 70–42  22–5 (11–1)
Western Hall (1,139)
Macomb, IL
February 21, 2018
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
at South Dakota L 75–80  22–6 (11–2)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (4,018)
Vermillion, SD
February 24
3:00 pm
at Fort Wayne W 77–55  23–6 (12–2)
Hilliard Gates Sports Center (1,052)
Fort Wayne, IN
The Summit League Women's Tournament
March 3, 2018
2:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
(2) vs. (7) North Dakota State
Quarterfinals
W 87–62  24–6
Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,944)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 5, 2018
2:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
(2) vs. (3) Western Illinois
Semifinals
W 80–51  25–6
Denny Sanford Premier Center (6,424)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 6, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPNU
(2) vs. (1) South Dakota
Championship
W 65–50  26–6
Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,704)
Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 16, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
(9 S) vs. (8 S) Villanova
First Round
L 74–81 OT 26–7
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References

  1. "Basketball-W - 2017-18 Schedule & Results". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
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