SDSU Women Travels to Take on No. 6 Texas

South Dakota State travels to Austin, Texas Sunday to wrap up 2024 against the No. 6 Longhorns at the Moody Center. The teams are a combined 21-3 overall entering the weekend.

The Jackrabbits are 10-2 on the season with seven straight wins. SDSU has reached 10 non-conference victories since going 10-4 in the non-con during the 2017-18 season. The Jacks are coming off a three-game homestand that included a 15-point win over Northern Iowa.

Texas is 11-1 overall with its only loss coming to No. 10 Notre Dame on December 5. Since then, Texas has won four consecutive games with a 40.5 average margin of victory. The Longhorns are rated sixth in the latest AP and WBCA Coaches polls.

KEY STORYLINES

• South Dakota State wraps the 2024 portion of the schedule at No. 6 Texas Sunday afternoon in Austin. The Jacks are 2-1 against ranked opponents this season.
• SDSU is 19-42 against ranked opponents in the program’s Division I era. Two of those wins have been this season. A win over No. 6 Texas would be SDSU’s highest ranked win per the AP Poll.
• The Jackrabbits are 10-2 overall and have reached 10 non-con wins for the first time since the 2017-18 season. SDSU has won seven straight games.
• SDSU’s current NET strength of schedule ranks 17th. SDSU’s average opponent NET (90) ranks seventh in the country.
• South Dakota State was voted at the top of the College Inside Mid-Major Top 25 for the third consecutive week and is receiving votes in both the AP and Coaches polls.
• Brooklyn Meyer scores 16.9 points per game at a .573 clip to lead SDSU in both categories. She is second in rebounding (5.1 RPG) and steals (1.1 SPG)
• Haleigh Timmer adds 13.3 points per game and set new career highs of 26 points and 11 rebounds within the last three games.
• Paige Meyer contributes 9.6 points and 3.0 rebounds per game to go with team highs of 4.9 assists and 1.3 steals.
• SDSU averages 30.2 defensive rebounds per game, which ranks 14th in the country. Mesa Byom leads the Jacks in rebounding with 6.1 RPG, including 4.8 defensive RPG.
• SDSU is shooting better than 36 percent from the 3-point line on the year, ranking 30th in the nation. Mesa Byom and Haleigh Timmer are both better than 43 percent from deep this year.