2020–21 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team

The 2020–21 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball represent South Dakota State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by twenty-first year head coach Aaron Johnston, compete in the Summit League. They play home games in Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota.

2020–21 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Ranking
APNo. 23
2020–21 record14–2 (7–0 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Jewett
  • Carissa Thielbar
  • Megan Lueck
Home arenaFrost Arena
2020–21 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 23 South Dakota State60 1.000  132  .867
South Dakota60 1.000  103  .769
North Dakota State73 .700  124  .750
Oral Roberts42 .667  68  .429
Kansas City45 .444  78  .467
Denver24 .333  410  .286
Western Illinois37 .300  214  .125
North Dakota18 .111  114  .067
Omaha04 .000  18  .111
2021 Summit League Tournament winner
As of January 31, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous Season

The Jackrabbits went 23–10 overall and 13–3 in conference play, finishing second.

South Dakota State played North Dakota in the quarterfinals winning 72-43 and then followed it up two days later with a win in the semifinals against North Dakota State 76-56. The Jackrabbits made an appearance in the championship game against the 17th ranked South Dakota Coyotes, playing the Coyotes close they Jackrabbits fell short 58-63.

The postseason was put on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak and hopes for a possible NCAA at-large bid or automatic WNIT birth was dashed.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Rylie Cascio Jensen2G5'10"SeniorFremont, NEGraduated
Tagyn Larson24F6'2"RS-SeniorSioux Falls, SDGraduated
Megan Bultsma50C6'3"SeniorPlankinton, SDGraduated

Additions

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Haley Greer11G5'10"SeniorWinnetka, ILGraduate transfer from Colgate[1]
Madysen Vlastuin22F6'1"FreshmanLennox SDSigned for the 2020-21 season [2]
Emily Herzberg4G6'0"FreshmanMelrose, WISigned for the 2020-21 season
Mesa Byom24F6'2"FreshmanMelrose, WISigned for the 2020-21 season

Roster

2020–21 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Lindsey Theuninck 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrMankato Loyola Mankato, MN
G 4 Emily Herzberg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrMelrose-Mindoro HS Melrose, WI
G 10 Lauren Rongisch 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoMillard West HS Omaha, NE
G 11 Haley Greer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GSNew Trier HS
Colgate
Winnetka, IL
F 12 Kallie Theisen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoWayzata High School Plymouth, MN
F 20 Tori Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoHenry Sibley High School Mendota Heights, MN
G 21 Tylee Irwin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrWahpeton Wahpeton, ND
F 22 Madysen Vlastuin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLennox HS Lennox, SD
F 24 Mesa Byom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrMelrose-Mindoro HS Melrose, WI
F 30 Jordan Ferrand 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWhite Bear Lake HS Lino Lakes, MN
F 33 Paiton Burckhard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrCentral HS Aberdeen, SD
F 35 Sydney Stapleton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrCentennial HS Blaine, MN
F 42 Regan Nesheim 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrJohnston High School Johnston, IA
G/F 44 Myah Selland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrSanborn Central/Woonsocket HS Letcher, SD
C 52 Addison Hirschman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrKingsley-Pierson HS Kingsley, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 28, 2020*
2:00 PM, MIDCOSN/ESPN3
No. 15 Iowa State W 76–69  1–0
Frost Arena (678)
Brookings, SD
November 30, 2020*
6:00 PM, MIDCOSN/ESPN3
Creighton W 66–47  2–0
Frost Arena 
Brookings, SD
December 6, 2020*
2:00 PM
No. 18 Gonzaga W 75–72 OT 3–0
Frost Arena (583)
Brookings, SD
December 10, 2020*
6:30 PM, ESPN+
No. 22 at Kansas State L 53–62  3–1
Bramlage Coliseum (437)
Manhattan, KS
December 12, 2020*
3:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 22 at Northern Iowa L 48–65  3–2
McLeod Center 
Cedar Falls, IA
December 15, 2020*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
Drake W 87–73  4–2
Frost Arena 
Brookings, SD
December 19, 2020*
1:00 PM, ESPN3
at No. 20 Missouri State W 60–52  5–2
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO
December 21, 2020*
1:00 PM
at Montana State W 82–67  6–2
Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
December 23, 2020*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Northern Iowa W 74–63  7–2
Frost Arena 
Brookings, SD
Summit League regular season
January 8, 2021
5:00 PM
Western Illinois W 71-61  8-2
(1-0)
Frost Arena (504)
Brookings, SD
January 9, 2021
5:00 PM
Western Illinois W 87-66  9-2
(2-0)
Frost Arena (553)
Brookings, SD
January 15, 2021
3:00 PM
at Omaha W 62-50  10-2
(3-0)
Baxter Arena (169)
Omaha, NE
January 16, 2021
3:00 PM
at Omaha W 64-54  11-2
(4-0)
Baxter Arena (207)
Omaha, NE
January 22, 2021
5:00 PM, ESPN+
North Dakota W 81-52  12-2
(5-0)
Frost Arena (594)
Brookings, SD
January 23, 2021
5:00 PM
North Dakota W 66-44  13-2
(6-0)
Frost Arena (558)
Brookings, SD
January 29, 2021
5:00 PM
No. 25 at Denver Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
January 30, 2021
5:00 PM
No. 25 at Denver Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
February 5, 2021
5:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 23 South Dakota W 64–45  14–2
(7–0)
Frost Arena 
Brookings, SD
February 6, 2021
5:00 PM
No. 23 South Dakota Frost Arena 
Brookings, SD
February 13, 2021
2:00 PM
at Oral Roberts Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 14, 2021
2:00 PM
at Oral Roberts Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 19, 2021
5:00 PM
at North Dakota State Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
February 20, 2021
5:00 PM
at North Dakota State Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
February 26, 2021
5:00 PM
Kansas City Frost Arena 
Brookings, SD
February 27, 2021
5:00 PM
Kansas City Frost Arena 
Brookings, SD
Summit League Women's Tournament
March 2021
vs. 
Quarterfinals
Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[3]

Rankings

2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Final
AP RV RV 22 RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 N/A
Coaches RV * 21 RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References

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