Brooklyn Meyer led the Jacks in an 80-60 victory over the Kansas City Roos with a career-high 34 points.
“Obviously Brooklyn’s numbers were fantastic, she went over 30 points again and just had an enormous game for us and was as good as anybody can be in that game,” head coach Aaron Johnston on Brooklyn Meyer.
The Jacks kept the intensity up as they ended the 1st quarter with a 23-15 lead.
In the second quarter the momentum for the Roos started to heat up. With six minutes left in the quarter, the Roos trailed only by two points.
A pair of free throws by Paige Meyer kept SDSU’s lead, but hot hands by KC’s Alayna Contreras drained a shot behind the arc putting the Roos up 31-33.
A quick jumper in the paint by Meyer evened the playing field at 33-33.
With back-and-forth baskets between each team, there were a total of two lead changes and one tie during this battle.
To end the 2nd quarter the Jacks regained the lead once more sending them to halftime with a 3-point lead, 39-36.
The third quarter was slow for both teams. The Jacks scored 17 points while the Roos scored 11. The Jacks went into the 4th quarter with a 56-47 lead.
In the 4th, KC couldn’t find their groove as they scored 13 points compared to SDSU’s 24.
Adding to Meyer’s 34 points, she totaled five rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal.
Haleigh Timmer contributed 16 points, 12 of which came from beyond the arc. Timmer also grabbed five boards and had three assists and a steal.
Paige Meyer was all about assists with seven as well as 11 points and five rebounds.
Leading the Roos was Alayna Contreras with 24 points. Emani Bennett was second in line with 14 points and four rebounds.
Denver
The Women’s Jackrabbit basketball team will play their second to last game of the regular season against Denver.
The Jacks still sit at the top of the conference with a record of 14-0, and an overall record of 24-3. The Pioneers are ranked ninth in the league with a record of 1-13, and an overall record of 8-19.
The last time the Jacks and the Pioneers met was on Jan. 4 with a 79-42 victory for the Jacks.
Leading Denver is junior Jordan Jones. Jones averages almost 20 points a game and she leads the team in rebounds as well at 6.7. On the season Jones has 180 rebounds and 81 assists.
Against the Jacks, Jones was all over the stat sheet. She tallied 13 points, five rebounds, four assists,a block and steal.
Assisting Jones is junior Emma Smith. Smith averages around ten points a game and 5.7 rebounds. She leads the Pioneers in assists as she totals 109 so far this season.
As a team, the Pioneers shot 39% from the field and 29% from behind the arc. The team averages about 31 rebounds and 11 assists.
The Jacks and Pioneers will play today at First Bank & Trust Arena with a tip-off time slated for 7 p.m.
St.Thomas
After battling it out with the Pioneers, the Jacks will face St.Thomas in their last conference game of the season.
The Tommies are ranked 4th in the Summit League with a conference record of 7-7 and an overall record of 15-12.
The last time the Jacks and Tommies met was Jan. 22nd with the Jacks winning 83-76.
The Tommies have several key players who contribute by averaging double-digit points per game.
Junior Amber Scalia averages 14.9 points and leads the team with 402 points so far this season.
Senior Jo Langbehn is another standout player for the Tommies. Langbehn also averages 14.9 points per game and shoots 63% from the field. Langbehn leads the Tommies in rebounds as she has tallied 144 this season.
Senior Jade Hill leads the Tommies in assists with 131 on the season so far, but she also averages 14.5 points herself.
As a team, St. Thomas shoots 45% from the field and 33% beyond the arc.
The game is set for Saturday at 1 p.m. at First Bank & Trust Arena.
