FARGO, N.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team used six players scoring in double figures to power its way to an 85-64 win over North Dakota State in Summit League action Thursday night at the Scheels Center.
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FARGO, N.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team used six players scoring in double figures to power its way to an 85-64 win over North Dakota State in Summit League action Thursday night at the Scheels Center.
Ellie Thompson scored a game-high 17 points to lead the Jackrabbits (18-5, 7-1). Madison Guebert scored 14 points while Alexis Alexander tallied 13 points. Macy Miller, Tagyn Larson and Tylee Irwin each scored 10 points.
Thompson and Alexander both grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.
The Bison (8-14, 1-7) were led by Sarah Jacobson’s 16 points as Reilly Jacobson and Michelle Gaislerova had 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Seven Jackrabbits scored in the first as they built a 21-10 lead at the end of the quarter.
SDSU opened the second quarter with a 6-0 run and pushed the lead to 33-12 after Irwin sank a pair of free throws with 6:02 to play. The score stood at 45-31 at halftime.
Like she did to start the game, Alexander opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer to put SDSU up 48-31.
Thompson then took over, outscoring North Dakota State 10-5 in the quarter. The senior collected a pair of traditional 3-point plays and SDSU had a 70-42 lead at the end of the quarter.
The Jackrabbits built a 29-point lead with 7:49 to play when Miller converted on a layup.
South Dakota State plays at Omaha on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Notes: Miller moved from 19th to 18th in the Summit League with 1,535 career points, passing Western Illinois’ Ashley Luke (1,531 from 2012-15). … Irwin, a freshman from Wahpeton, N.D. – the only Jackrabbit from North Dakota in program history – averaged 11.5 points in the two regular-season matchups with NDSU. She added nine points versus UND. … Guebert is 28th in SDSU history with 1,190 points. Thompson, who started her 100th career game, has 1,171 points. … SDSU freshman Myah Selland missed her fifth consecutive game.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 85, NORTH DAKOTA STATE 64
South Dakota State (18-5, 7-1 Summit)
Ellie Thompson 6-9 5-6 17, Alexis Alexander 5-10 0-0 13, Madison Guebert 6-10 1-1 14, Macy Miller 4-11 2-2 10, Tagyn Larson 3-5 4-4 10, Rylie Cascio Jensen 1-4 0-0 2, Tylee Irwin 3-9 3-4 10, Sydney Palmer 2-4 1-2 7, Sydney Tracy 1-2 0-0 2, Megan Bultsma 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-65 16-19 85.
North Dakota State (8-14, 1-7 Summit)
Autumn Ogden 2-4 0-0 5, Rylee Nudell 2-6 1-1 5, Reilly Jacobson 4-10 4-4 12, Sarah Jacobson 5-10 4-6 16, Marina Fernandez 0-1 0-0 0, Taylor Thunstedt 2-7 0-0 5, Macey Kvilvang 3-6 1-2 8, Michelle Gaislerova 3-6 2-2 10, Emily Dietz 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 22-51 13-17 64.
SDSU 21 24 25 15 – 85
NDSU 10 21 11 22 – 64
3-point goals – SDSU 7-25 (Alexander 3-6, Palmer 2-4, Irwin 1-4, Guebert 1-5, Thompson 0-1, Miller 0-1, Tracy 0-1, Cascio Jensen 0-3), NDSU 7-23 (S. Jacobson 2-5, Gaislerova 2-5, Ogden 1-1, Kvilvang 1-2, Thunstedt 1-6, Fernandez 0-1, Nudell 0-3). Rebounds – SDSU 39 (Thompson, Alexander 8), NDSU 25 (S. Jacobson 7). Assists – SDSU 16 (Tracy 4), NDSU 15 (R. Jacobson, S. Jacobson 4). Steals – SDSU 9 (Irwin, Tracy 2), NDSU 7 (Jacobson 3). Blocks – SDSU 2 (Larson, Irwin 1), NDSU 2 (R. Jacobson, Kvilvang 1). Turnovers – SDSU 12, NDSU 16. Total fouls – SDSU 14, NDSU 14. Fouled out – none. Technical fouls – none. A – 1,920.
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