STORRS, Conn. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team’s season came to an end with a 91-57 loss at No. 2 Connecticut Monday night in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Jackrabbits got off to a good start, leading 10-4 after five minutes, but the Huskies finished the opening period with 15 of the next 19 points and kept their foot on the gas the rest of the way.
SDSU finishes the season with a 30-4 overall record, posting their third 30-win season in program history. In her final game as a Jackrabbit, Paige Meyer paced the team with 16 points, four rebounds and three assists. Freshman Katie Vasecka added seven points for SDSU, followed by Mesa Byom and Madison Mathiowetz with six apiece.
UConn, the third-ranked team in the most recent AP Poll, got 34 points from Paige Bueckers in her final game at Gampel Pavilion. The National Player of the Year candidate went 14-of-21 from the floor, dished four assists and grabbed three rebounds.
NOTES
- SDSU is 6-13 all-time in the NCAA Tournament,
- UConn takes a 1-0 lead in the all-time series.
- Paige Meyer finishes her Jackrabbit career with 1,417 career points and 493 career points, which rank 16th and third, respectively, in program history.
- Senior Kallie Theisen posted one block in the game, bringing her career total to 128 rejections. That ranks fifth in program history.