GRAND FORKS, N.D. – A 16-0 run in the first quarter proved to be the difference Friday night as the South Dakota State women’s basketball team defeated North Dakota 66-48 in Summit League action at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center.
The Jackrabbits improved to 13-6 overall and 5-1 in league play while the Fighting Hawks dropped to 8-11 and 3-3.
Macy Miller tallied a game-high 24 points, going 7-of-16 from the field and a perfect 9-for-9 at the free-throw line.
Madison Guebert scored 13 points and was 3-of-5 from 3-point range. Tagyn Larson netted 10 points and collected seven rebounds. Paiton Burckhard came off the bench for a career- and game-high nine boards.
UND was led by Lexi Klabo’s 17 points and nine rebounds.
The 16-0 run gave the Jacks a 16-2 lead at 4:29 in the opening quarter as Tylee Irwin led the charge, scoring nine points.
SDSU led 29-6 after the first 10 minutes. North Dakota’s six points were the second-fewest allowed by the Jackrabbits this season.
The teams traded baskets in the second quarter until the Fighting Hawks used a 6-0 run to cut the lead to 41-23 with 23 seconds left.
Miller sank two free throws to give State a 43-23 lead at halftime as she had a game-high 13 points in the first half.
Miller, Guebert and Larson scored the first seven points of the third quarter to give the Jackrabbits their largest lead of the game, 50-23, at 8:29.
The Fighting Hawks cut SDSU’s lead to 52-35 with a 7-0 run with 45 seconds left in the quarter.
Miller and Larson combined for a 4-1 run to end the quarter with a 56-36 lead.
Notes – Miller is now 230 points away from becoming The Summit League’s all-time leading scorer. She now has 2,048 career points. ... Guebert’s 13 points move her within 18 points of seventh in career scoring at SDSU. She now has 1,604 career points. ... The Jackrabbits have held four opponents to 50-or-less points this season. ... SDSU has held 280 foes to 60 points-or-less in head coach Aaron Johnston’s tenure, boasting a 265-15 (.946) record.
Up Next
South Dakota State returns to the friendly confines of Frost Arena when it hosts North Dakota State at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 66, NORTH DAKOTA 48
South Dakota State (13-6, 5-1 SL)
Macy Miller 7-16 9-9 24, Madison Guebert 4-10 2-2 13, Tagyn Larson 3-6 3-4 10, Tylee Irwin 4-9 1-1 9, Myah Selland 0-4 2-2 2, Paiton Burckhard 2-3 0-2 4, Sydney Palmer 0-2 3-4 3, Lindsey Theuninck 0-2 1-2 1, Rylie Cascio Jensen 0-2 0-0 0, Sydney Stapleton 0-1 0-0 0, Megan Bultsma 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-57 21-26 66.
North Dakota (8-11, 3-3 SL)
Lexi Klabo 6-16 5-6 17, Jill Morton 3-4 0-0 6, Bailey Strand 2-3 0-0 6, Faith Dooley 1-4 0-1 2, Alaina Jarnot 1-3 0-0 2, Julia Fleecs 2-5 4-6 8, Melissa Dailey 1-7 0-0 2, Mikayla Reinke 1-4 0-0 2, Jaclyn Jarnot 1-2 0-0 2, Claire Orth 0-3 1-2 1, Melissa Leet 0-0 0-0 0, Juliet Gordon 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-53 10-15 48.
SDSU 29 14 13 10 – 66
UND 6 17 13 12 – 48
3-point goals – SDSU 5-14 (Miller 1-1, Guebert 3-5, Larson 1-1, Irwin 0-1, Selland 0-2, Palmer 0-1, Theuninck 0-1, Cascio Jensen 0-1, Stapleton 0-1); UND 2-9 (Strand 2-3, A. Jarnot 0-1, Fleecs 0-2, Dailey 0-1, Reinke 0-1, Gordon 0-1). Rebounds – SDSU 37 (Burckhard 9); UND 41 (Klabo 9). Assists – SDSU 15 (Miller 3, Cascio Jensen 3); UND 6 (Dailey 4). Steals – SDSU 6 (Miller 2, Guebert 2); UND 2 (Klabo, Strand). Blocks – SDSU 0; UND 3 (Klabo 2). Turnovers – SDSU 11; UND 21. Total fouls – SDSU 23; UND 23. Fouled out – Larson, Morton. A – 1,433.
