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2023–24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team

The 2023–24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team represented South Dakota State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits were led by twenty-fourth year head coach Aaron Johnston and they competed in the Summit League. They played their home games in Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota.[1]

2023–24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball
Summit League regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSummit League
Record27–6 (16–0 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Carissa Thielbar (10th season)
  • Megan Lueck (6th season)
  • Sadie Thramer (3rd season)
Home arenaFrost Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State † 16 – 0   1.000 27 – 6   .818
North Dakota State 13 – 3   .813 22 – 12   .647
Oral Roberts 11 – 5   .688 21 – 11   .656
South Dakota 9 – 7   .563 23 – 13   .639
St. Thomas* 7 – 9   .438 15 – 16   .484
North Dakota 5 – 11   .313 9 – 21   .300
Denver 5 – 11   .313 8 – 22   .267
Kansas City 3 – 13   .188 12 – 20   .375
Omaha 3 – 13   .188 8 – 23   .258
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2024 Summit League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Jackrabbits went 29–6 overall and 18–0 in conference play. They won the Summit League Tournament by beating the sith seed Omaha 93–51.[2] They earned an automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament as a nine seed in the Seattle Region. The Jackrabbits beat USC in the first round 62–57 in overtime. In the second round, the Jackrabbits lost to number one seed Virginia Tech 60–72.[3]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Dru Gylten 10 G 5'10" Graduate Student Rapid City, South Dakota Graduated
Regan Nesheim 42 F 6'1" RS-Junior Johnston, Iowa Graduated
Myah Selland 44 F 6'1" RS-Senior Letcher, South Dakota Graduated

Additions

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Jenna Hopp 2 G 5'11" Freshman Glenwood, Iowa Signed for the 2023-24 season
Hilary Behrens 30 G 6'0" Freshman Brandon, South Dakota Signed for the 2023-24 season

Roster

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2023–24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Jenna Hopp 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Glenwood Senior High School Glenwood, IA
G 3 Madison Mathiowetz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St. Mary's High School Sleepy Eye, MN
G 4 Isabel Aesoph 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Faulkton High School Orient, SD
G 5 Ellie Colbeck 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Kennedy Secondary School Fergus Falls, MN
F 12 Kallie Theisen   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Wayzata High School Plymouth, MN
G 13 Haleigh Timmer   5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr St. Thomas More High School Rapid City, SD
G 15 Tori Tollefson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Chanhassen High School Chanhassen, MN
F 20 Tori Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Henry Sibley High School Mendota Heights, MN
G 21 Paige Meyer 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Albany High School Albany, MN
F 22 Madysen Vlastuin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Lennox High School Lennox, SD
F 24 Mesa Byom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Melrose-Mindoro High School Melrose, WI
G 30 Hilary Behrens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Brandon Valley High School Brandon, SD
F 31 Brooklyn Meyer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So West Lyon Community School Larchwood, IA
F 34 Natalie Nielsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Akron–Westfield Senior High School Akron, IA
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
November 1, 2023*
6:00 pm 		Minnesota Duluth W 73–49  0–0
 Frost Arena 
Brookings, SD
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 pm, SLN 		Arkansas State W 55–42  1–0
 Frost Arena (2,029)
Brookings, SD
November 14, 2023*
6:30 pm, BTN+ 		at Wisconsin L 64–66  1–1
 Kohl Center (2,913)
Madison, WI
November 18, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Martin W 55–38  2–1
 Skyhawk Arena (1,102)
Martin, TN
November 20, 2023*
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 1 South Carolina L 38–78  2–2
 Colonial Life Arena (14,799)
Columbia, SC
November 24, 2023*
6:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN2 		South Carolina State W 72–42  3–2
 Frost Arena (2,139)
Brookings, SD
November 28, 2023*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Washburn W 95–58  4–2
 Frost Arena (1,347)
Brookings, SD
December 5, 2023*
6:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN 		No. 21 Washington State L 64–69  4–3
 Frost Arena (1,827)
Brookings, SD
December 9, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa W 78–59  5–3
 McLeod Center (4,193)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 12, 2023*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Dordt W 66–54  6–3
 Frost Arena (1,438)
Brookings, SD
December 17, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 21 Gonzaga L 58–83  6–4
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,120)
Spokane, WA
December 21, 2023*
6:00 pm, FloSports 		at No. 21т Creighton L 46–58  6–5
 D. J. Sokol Arena (2,056)
Omaha, NE
December 31, 2023
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		at North Dakota W 74–53  7–5
(1–0) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,214)
Grand Forks, ND
January 3, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Arizona
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		W 110–102 2OT 8–5
 Walkup Skydome (287)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 6, 2024*
2:00 pm, SLN 		Montana State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		W 61–53  9–5
 Frost Arena (1,843)
Brookings, SD
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN 		St. Thomas (MN) W 75–55  10–5
(2–0) 		Frost Arena (1,536)
Brookings, SD
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN2 		Denver W 68–50  11–5
(3–0) 		Frost Arena (1,226)
Brookings, SD
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Omaha W 92–55  12–5
(4–0) 		Baxter Arena (239)
Omaha, NE
January 20, 2024
6:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN 		South Dakota W 73–55  13–5
(5–0) 		Frost Arena (3,671)
Brookings, SD
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Kansas City W 72–49  14–5
(6–0) 		Swinney Recreation Center (559)
Kansas City, MO
January 28, 2024
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		Oral Roberts W 96–80  15–5
(7–0) 		Frost Arena (2,042)
Brookings, SD
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		at North Dakota State W 65–58  16–5
(8–0) 		Scheels Center (1,683)
Fargo, ND
February 3, 2024
6:00 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota W 70–55  17–5
(9–0) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,316)
Vermillion, SD
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, SLN 		at Oral Roberts W 103–77  18–5
(10–0) 		Mabee Center (1,185)
Tulsa, OK
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN2 		Kansas City W 74–53  19–5
(11–0) 		Frost Arena (1,828)
Brookings, SD
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN 		Omaha W 79–57  20–5
(12–0) 		Frost Arena (2,409)
Brookings, SD
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Denver W 73–64  21���5
(13–0) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (262)
Denver, CO
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, SLN 		at St. Thomas (MN) W 97–63  22–5
(14–0) 		Schoenecker Arena (946)
St. Paul, MN
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN2 		North Dakota W 103–47  23–5
(15–0) 		Frost Arena (2,134)
Brookings, SD
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, SLN 		North Dakota State W 89–74  24–5
(16–0) 		Frost Arena (3,768)
Brookings, SD
Summit League tournament
March 9, 2024
3:30 pm, SLN 		(1) vs. (9) Omaha
Quarterfinals 		W 66–53  25–5
 Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,648)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 11, 2024
12:30 pm, CBSSN 		(1) vs. (4) South Dakota
Semifinals 		W 76–63  26–5
 Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
March 12, 2024
3:30 pm, CBSSN 		(1) vs. (2) North Dakota State
Championship 		W 67–54  27–5
 Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,883)
Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA tournament
March 23, 2024*
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		(12 P4) vs. (5 P4) No. 21 Utah
First round 		L 54–68  27–6
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P4=Portland 4.
All times are in Central Time Zone.

Sources:[4] [5]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Jackrabbits blister nets, dominate Mavericks to win championship". The Summit League. March 7, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Amoore, Hokies advance to Sweet 16 of March Madness". ESPN. March 19, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule". South Dakota State. November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
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