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2021–22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team

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2021–22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball
Summit League regular season co-champions
2022 WNIT champions
ConferenceSummit League
Record29–9 (17–1 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Carissa Thielbar
  • Megan Lueck
  • Sadie Thramer
Home arenaFrost Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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 team 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

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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

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Emily Herzberg 4 G 6'0" Freshman Melrose, WI Transferred to Minnesota State[2]

Additions

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
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

Source:[3]

Roster

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2021–22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Paige Meyer 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Albany HS Albany, MN
G 3 Lindsey Theuninck 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Mankato Loyola Mankato, MN
G 10 Lauren Rongisch 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Millard West HS Omaha, NE
G 11 Haley Greer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS New Trier HS
Colgate
Winnetka, IL
F 12 Kallie Theisen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Wayzata High School Plymouth, MN
G 13 Haleigh Timmer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr St. Thomas More High School Rapid City, SD
F 20 Tori Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Henry Sibley High School Mendota Heights, MN
G 21 Tylee Irwin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Wahpeton Wahpeton, ND
F 22 Madysen Vlastuin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Lennox HS Lennox, SD
F 24 Mesa Byom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Melrose-Mindoro HS Melrose, WI
F 33 Paiton Burckhard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Central HS Aberdeen, SD
F 42 Regan Nesheim 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Johnston High School Johnston, IA
G/F 44 Myah Selland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Sanborn Central/Woonsocket HS Letcher, SD
C 52 Addison Hirschman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Kingsley-Pierson HS Kingsley, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: June 22, 2024

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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 Illinois 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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

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Rankings

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Regular season polls
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
AP RV NR NR NR RV
Coaches RV * NR NR RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received votes
(NR)   Not ranked

Honors

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Summit League Player of the Week

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  • December 27, 2021 – Paige Meyer
  • February 14, 2022 – Myah Selland

Postseason awards

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "2020-21 South Dakota State schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Mavericks Add Transfer Emily Herzberg". Minnesota State University Athletics. December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "TWO SIGN WITH SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL". gojacks.com. November 11, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VS. CHARLOTTE CANCELED". South Dakota State University Athletics. November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. June 16, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.