2016–17 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team

2016–17 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball
Hawkeye Classic Champions
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Summit League
Record	23–9 (12–4 The Summit)
Head coach	Aaron Johnston (17th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Jewett Katie Falco Haylie Linn
Home arena	Frost Arena

2016–17 Summit League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Western Illinois †	13	–	3		.813			26	–	7		.788
IUPUI	12	–	4		.750			24	–	9		.727
South Dakota State	12	–	4		.750			23	–	9		.719
South Dakota	11	–	5		.688			23	–	9		.719
Omaha	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
Oral Roberts	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
North Dakota State	4	–	12		.250			6	–	24		.200
Denver	3	–	13		.188			6	–	24		.200
Fort Wayne	2	–	14		.125			5	–	24		.172
† 2017 Summit League Tournament winner As of March 19, 2017 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team represent South Dakota State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by seventeenth year head coach Aaron Johnston. The Jackrabbits compete in the Summit League. They play home games in Frost Arena, in Brookings, South Dakota.

Roster

2016–17 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Chynna Stevens (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Clark-Willow Lake HS Clark, SD G 1 Alexis Alexander 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Champlin Park HS Brooklyn Park, MN G 3 Annabel Graettinger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Muscatine HS Muscatine, IA G/F 10 Kerri Young 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Mitchell Mitchell, SD G 11 Madison Guebert 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Eastview Apple Valley, MN G 12 Macy Miller (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mitchell Mitchell, SD G 20 Ena Viso 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Northeast CC Copenhagen, Denmark C 21 Clarissa Ober 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Glencoe-Silver Lake HS Glencoe, MN F 24 Tagyn Larson (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Roosevelt High School (South Dakota) Sioux Falls, SD G 32 Sydney Palmer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So T. F. Riggs HS Pierre, SD G 33 Sydney Tracy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So St. Michael-Albertville HS St. Michael, MN C 35 Tiffaney Flaata (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Prior Lake HS Savage, MN F 43 Jessica Mieras 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So O'Gorman HS Sioux Falls, SD F 45 Ellie Thompson (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Chaska HS Chaska, MN C 50 Megan Bultsma 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Mount Vernon/Plankinton HS Plankinton, SD	Head coach Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus) Assistant coach(es) Mike Jewett (Augustana (SD)) Katie Falco (Northern Iowa) Haylie Linn (Toledo) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/27/2016* 7:00 pm		Minnesota–Crookston	W 89–49		Frost Arena (1,336) Brookings, SD
11/03/2016* 6:00 pm		Dakota Wesleyan	W 78–45		Frost Arena  Brookings, SD
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		Creighton	W 61–56	1–0	Frost Arena (2,180) Brookings, SD
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm		SIU Edwardsville	W 82–49	2–0	Frost Arena (1,261) Brookings, SD
11/19/2016* 12:45 pm		vs. Montana Hawkeye Classic semifinals	W 84–43	3–0	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (200) Iowa City, IA
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm		at Iowa Hawkeye Classic championship	W 66–64	4–0	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,826) Iowa City, IA
11/23/2016* 7:00 pm, FSOK		at No. 13 Oklahoma	L 60–74	4–1	Lloyd Noble Center (2,453) Norman, OK
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Iowa	W 61–50	5–1	McLeod Center (529) Cedar Falls, IA
12/03/2016* 6:00 pm, MidcoSN		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 103–45	6–1	Frost Arena (1,455) Brookings, SD
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		at North Dakota	W 83–72	7–1	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,448) Grand Forks, ND
12/09/2016* 7:00 pm		Green Bay	L 43–67	7–2	Frost Arena (1,898) Brookings, SD
12/11/2016* 1:00 pm		George Washington	W 60–55	8–2	Frost Arena (1,111) Brookings, SD
12/14/2016* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 8 Louisville	L 30–83	8–3	KFC Yum! Center (7,408) Louisville, KY
12/18/2016* 12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		Bowling Green	Cancelled[2]		Frost Arena  Brookings, SD
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wichita State	W 78–58	9–3	Charles Koch Arena (1,577) Wichita, KS
The Summit League regular season
12/28/2016 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3		at North Dakota State	W 69–66	10–3 (1–0)	Scheels Arena (1,107) Fargo, ND
12/31/2016 3:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		at South Dakota	L 62–65	10–4 (1–1)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,595) Vermillion, SD
01/05/2017 7:00 pm		Fort Wayne	W 73–51	11–4 (2–1)	Frost Arena (1,276) Brookings, SD
01/07/2017 2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3		Omaha	W 76–64	12–4 (3–1)	Frost Arena (1,782) Brookings, SD
01/11/2017 7:00 pm		IUPUI	W 68–49	13–4 (4–1)	Frost Arena (1,434) Brookings, SD
01/14/2017 12:30 pm		Oral Roberts	W 78–57	14–4 (5–1)	Mabee Center (458) Tulsa, OK
01/18/2017 8:00 pm		Denver	W 72–63	15–4 (6–1)	Magness Arena (266) Denver, CO
01/21/2017 2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3		Western Illinois	W 73-58	16–4 (7–1)	Frost Arena (2,305) Brookings, SD
01/28/2017 2:00 pm		Omaha	L 82–83	16–5 (7–2)	Baxter Arena (667) Omaha, NE
02/02/2017 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		North Dakota State	W 70-44	17–5 (8–2)	Frost Arena (1,869) Brookings, SD
02/04/2017 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		South Dakota	W 70–58	18–5 (9–2)	Frost Arena (3,434) Brookings, SD
02/08/2017 7:00 pm		Oral Roberts Pink Game	W 82–35	19–5 (10–2)	Frost Arena (1,642) Brookings, SD
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		IUPUI	L 59–64	19–6 (10–3)	The Jungle (337) Indianapolis, IN
02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Illinois	L 77–83	19–7 (10–4)	Western Hall (1,303) Macomb, IL
02/18/2017 3:00 pm		Fort Wayne	W 76–59	20–7 (11–4)	Hilliard Gates Sports Center (633) Fort Wayne, IN
02/23/2017 7:00 pm		Denver	W 78–54	21–7 (12–4)	Frost Arena (1,572) Brookings, SD
The Summit League Women's Tournament
03/05/2017 2:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3	(3)	vs. (6) Oral Roberts Quarterfinals	W 65–50	22–7	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
03/06/2017 2:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3	(3)	vs. (2) IUPUI Semifinals	L 61–65 ^OT	22–8	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
WNIT
03/16/2017* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN		Northern Illinois First Round	W 94–84	23–8	Frost Arena (2,610) Brookings, SD
03/19/2017* 2:00 pm, MidcoSN		Colorado Second Round	L 75–81 ^OT	23–9	Frost Arena (2,793) Brookings, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2016–17 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team

References

1. "Basketball-W - 2016-17 Schedule & Results". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
2. "Sunday's Women's Basketball Game Cancelled". SDSU Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2016.