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South Dakota State University's Independent Student-Run Newspaper Since 1885

The Collegian

South Dakota State University's Independent Student-Run Newspaper Since 1885

The Collegian

Jacks advance to WNIT semifinals

Jacks advance to WNIT semifinals

Evan Patzwald, Assistant Sports Editor (He/Him) March 29, 2022

The South Dakota State women’s basketball team (27-9) continued their march through the WNIT after they defeated Alabama Sunday night in front of a packed house at Frost Arena. They are now set to face...

The Jackrabbits cheer after a hard-fought victory over Alabama Sunday night in the quarterfinal round of the WNIT. The Jacks won in front of 4,268 fans at Frost Arena. This crowd was the largest for a womens game in six years.

SDSU wins thriller over Alabama in WNIT quarterfinals

Cooper Kanthak, Sports Reporter March 28, 2022

The SDSU Women’s basketball team had another exciting finish as they defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 78-73 in Frost Arena Sunday night. Tylee Irwin came up with a clutch steal and Lindsey Theuninck...

Tylee Irwin drives past a Drake defender Thursday night in the Jacks 84-66 win over the Bulldogs in the third round of the WNIT. SDSU advances to the quarterfinals to play Alabama Sunday at Frost Arena.

Another big second half propels SDSU to WNIT quarterfinals

Cooper Kanthak, Sports Reporter March 25, 2022

The SDSU Jackrabbits used a strong second half as they defeated Drake University with a final score of 84-66 to advance in the WNIT. The Jacks were led by Myah Selland and Paiton Burckhard, who scored...

SDSU’s Haley Greer looks for an open teammate as Minnesota’s Sara Scalia plays defense in a Women’s National Invitation Tournament. The Jackrabbits earned a bid to the WNIT and will face Drake in the third round after wins in the first two rounds.

Jackrabbits roll on in WNIT

Evan Patzwald, Assistant Sports Editor (He/Him) March 22, 2022

The SDSU women’s basketball team has impressed early on in its postseason run and they hope to continue that success when they tip-off against Drake Thursday night at Frost Arena.  After not being...

Haleigh Timmer drives past Ohios Kaylee Bambule during the Jacks 87-57 win in the first round of the WNIT Thursday night at Frost Arena.

Jacks beat Ohio, advance to second round of WNIT

Cooper Kanthak, Sports Reporter March 18, 2022

The SDSU Women’s basketball team was back in action for the WNIT as they defeated Ohio 87-57 in the first round of the tournament. Haleigh Timmer had a career night as she scored 24 points to lead...

Paiton Burkhard fights for the ball with Kyah Watson in the Summit League Tournament championship game Tuesday afternoon at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. Burckhard had 15 points in the Jacks loss.

Jacks fall in championship game

Evan Patzwald, Assistant Sports Editor March 8, 2022

SIOUX FALLS – The South Dakota State women’s basketball (23-9, 17-1) team suffered a heartbreaking loss to South Dakota (27-5, 17-1) in the championship game of the Summit League Tournament. The Coyotes...

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Summit League Tournament Day 3 Recap

Evan Patzwald, Assistant Sports Editor March 8, 2022

Day 3 of the Summit League Tournament proved to be an electric one. Both South Dakota State schools advanced to their respective championship games on Tuesday. Here's a look at what happened in each matchup...

Haleigh Timmer fights for the ball in South Dakota States semifinal win over Oral Roberts in the Summit League Tournament Monday. Timmer played well off the bench, scoring 12 points and chipped in two steals.

All around effort propels Jackrabbit women past Oral Roberts

Evan Patzwald, Assistant Sports Editor March 7, 2022

SIOUX FALLS – The semifinal round of the Summit League Tournament kicked off Saturday afternoon with a victory for the South Dakota State women’s basketball team over Oral Roberts 72-53. The Jackrabbits...

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Summit League Tournament Day 2 Recap

Evan Patzwald, Assistant Sports Editor March 6, 2022

Although there were no SDSU games played Sunday by either the men’s or women’s teams, there was still plenty of fun Summit League matchups throughout the day, wrapping up the quarterfinal round. Here’s...

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Summit League Tournament Day 1 Recap

Evan Patzwald, Assistant Sports Editor March 5, 2022

The 40th Summit League Tournament kicked off Saturday and there were plenty of eventful moments. Here is a little bit about each game that was played today. WOMEN’S Quarterfinal #1 No. 1 South...

Myah Selland goes up for a shot Saturday afternoon in SDSUs quarterfinal win over Denver at the Denny 
Sanford PREMIER Center. Selland finished with a game-high 26 points in the win.

Women move on to semifinals

Evan Patzwald, Assistant Sports Editor March 5, 2022

SIOUX FALLS – The South Dakota State Jackrabbits (22-8, 17-1) advanced to the semifinal round of the Summit League Tournament Saturday afternoon after its 86-59 win over Denver (10-20, 5-13) in the quarterfinal...

Baylor Scheierman was named the Summit League Player of the Year Thursday. Scheierman was third in league play in points, averaging 18.2 per game. He led the team in rebounding and assists as well.

Summit League honors announced

Cooper Kanthak, Sports Reporter March 4, 2022

The Summit League announced its regular season awards Thursday and both the SDSU men’s and women’s basketball teams received high honors. Men’s Basketball: The men’s basketball team had five...

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