South Dakota State Women’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 1, 2023 · CSM Staff
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Summit League (28-5, 18-0)
Big Wins: 11/21 vs Louisville (65-55), 12/10 at Kansas State (82-78)
Bad Losses: 11/28 at Washington State (41-61), 11/30 at Montana State (66-71)
Coach: Aaron Johnston
Probable Starters:
Tori Nelson, Junior, Forward, 7.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.5 apg
Paiton Burckhard, Senior, Forward, 10.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Myah Selland, Senior, Forward, 15.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.5 apg
Haleigh Timmer, Sophomore, Guard, 12.3 ppg, 1.6 apg
Paige Meyer, Sophomore, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 3.3 apg
Key Role Players:
Brooklyn Meyer, Freshman, Forward, 10.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Kallie Theisen, Junior, Forward, 6.1ppg, 6.3 rpg
Madison Mathiowetz, Freshman, Guard, 3.2 ppg
Dru Gylten, Senior, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 3.4 apg
Madysen Vlastuin, Sophomore, Forward, 4.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.4 (16th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.7 (80, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.3 (9, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.5 (57, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.9 (96, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.2 (59, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.7 (150, 7)
Rebound Margin: 10.4 (7, 1)
Assists Per Game: 17.0 (18, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.5 (40, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2022 | NIT | First Round win over Ohio |
| 2022 | NIT | Second Round over Minnesota |
| 2022 | NIT | Third Round win over Drake |
| 2022 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Alabama |
| 2022 | NIT | Semifinal win over UCLA |
| 2022 | NIT | Final win over Seton Hall |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Syracuse |
| 2019 | NCAA | First Round win over Quinnipiac |
| 2019 | NCAA | Second Round win over Syracuse |
| 2019 | NCAA | Third Round loss to Oregon |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Villanova |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Miami (FL) |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Stanford |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Oregon State |
| 2014 | NIT | First Round win over Butler |
| 2014 | NIT | Second Round win over Creighton |
| 2014 | NIT | Third Round win over Minnesota |
| 2014 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Indiana |
| 2014 | NIT | Semifinal loss to UTEP |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to South Carolina |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Purdue |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Xavier |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Oklahoma |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over TCU |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Baylor |
| 2008 | NIT | First Round loss to Creighton |
| 2007 | NIT | Second Round win over Illinois State |
| 2007 | NIT | Third Round win over Indiana |
| 2007 | NIT | Fourth Round loss to Wyoming |
*all team stats through 3/2
