2019–20 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team

The 2019–20 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball represent South Dakota State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by twentieth year head coach Aaron Johnston, compete in the Summit League. They play home games in Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota.

2019–20 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball
Conference	Summit League
2019–20 record	23–10 (13–3 The Summit)
Head coach	Aaron Johnston (20th full, 21st overall season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Jewett Carissa Thielbar Megan Lueck
Home arena	Frost Arena

2019–20 Summit League women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 17 South Dakota†	16	–	0		1.000			28	–	2		.933
South Dakota State	13	–	3		.813			22	–	9		.710
Denver	9	–	7		.563			15	–	15		.500
Western Illinois	9	–	7		.563			15	–	15		.500
Oral Roberts	9	–	7		.563			15	–	15		.500
North Dakota State	7	–	9		.438			11	–	18		.379
North Dakota	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Omaha	2	–	14		.125			7	–	23		.233
Purdue Fort Wayne	1	–	15		.063			5	–	24		.172
† 2020 Summit League Tournament winner As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous Season

The Jackrabbits went 28–7 overall and 15–1 in conference play, finishing first.

The Jackrabbits won the 2019 Summit League Tournament defeating Purdue Fort Wayne in the quarterfinals, Oral Roberts in the semifinals, and South Dakota in the Summit League Championship 83–71, earning the Jackrabbits an automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.

They received a six seed in the Portland Region facing the number 11 seed Quinnipiac and defeated them 76–65. In the second round, the Jackrabbits would face the number three seed Syracuse and beat them as well with a score of 75–64. For the second time this season, the Jackrabbits would lose to Oregon but in the Sweet Sixteen matchup.

Roster

2019–20 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Fremont Nebraska Fremont, NE G 3 Lindsey Theuninck 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Mankato Loyola Mankato, MN G 10 Lauren Rongisch 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Millard West HS Omaha, NE F 12 Kallie Theisen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Wayzata High School Plymouth, MN F 20 Tori Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Henry Sibley High School Mendota Heights, MN G 21 Tylee Irwin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Wahpeton Wahpeton, ND F 24 Tagyn Larson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Roosevelt HS Iowa Sioux Falls, SD F 30 Jordan Ferrand 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So White Bear Lake HS Lino Lakes, MN F 33 Paiton Burckhard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Central HS Aberdeen, SD F 35 Sydney Stapleton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Centennial HS Blaine, MN F 42 Regan Nesheim  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Johnston High School Johnston, IA G/F 44 Myah Selland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Sanborn Central/Woonsocket HS Letcher, SD C 50 Megan Bultsma 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Mount Vernon/Plankinton HS Plankinton, SD F 52 Addison Hirschman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Kingsley-Pierson HS Kingsley, IA	Head coach Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus) Assistant coach(es) Mike Jewett (Augustana (SD)) Carissa Thielbar (Wisconsin-Superior) Megan Lueck (Minnesota-Duluth) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019* 6:00 pm		St. Cloud State	W 85-43		Frost Arena  Brookings, SD
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Drake	L 67-74	0-1	Knapp Center (2,793) Des Moines, IA
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Creighton	L 48-61	0-2	D. J. Sokol Arena (774) Omaha, NE
November 15, 2019* 7:45 pm		vs. Dakota Wesleyan	W 77-49	1-2	Denny Sanford Premier Center (2,139) Sioux Falls, SD
November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm		Montana State	W 60-50	2-2	Frost Arena (1,596) Brookings, SD
November 23, 2019* 6:00 pm		Wyoming	W 67-40	3-2	Frost Arena (1,499) Brookings, SD
November 28, 2019* 10:00 am		vs. No. 21 South Florida Cancún Challenge	W 61-50	4-2	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (235) Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2019* 10:00 am		vs. Notre Dame Cancún Challenge	W 65-59	5-2	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (259) Cancún, Mexico
November 30, 2019* 12:30 pm		vs. Florida Gulf Coast Cancún Challenge	L 70-71	5-3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (157) Cancún, Mexico
December 5, 2019* 7:00 pm		Coppin State	W 94-41	6-3	Frost Arena (1,312) Brookings, SD
December 8, 2019* 2:00 pm, PAC-12		at No. 3 Oregon	L 56-95	6-4	Matthew Knight Arena (9,560) Eugene, OR
December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Chattanooga	W 71-56	7-4	Frost Arena (1,326) Brookings, SD
December 14, 2019* TBA		Central Michigan	L 74-79	7-5	Frost Arena (1,369) Brookings, SD
December 17, 2019* 7:00 pm		Marquette	L 58-65	7-6	Frost Arena (1,391) Brookings, SD
December 21, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Green Bay	W 60-55	8-6	Kress Events Center (1,700) Green Bay, WI
Summit League regular season
December 29, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Omaha	W 68-51	9-6 (1-0)	Baxter Arena (611) Omaha, NE
January 2, 2020 6:00 pm		Oral Roberts #BeatType1Diabetes Game	W 58-44	10-6 (2-0)	Frost Arena (1,538) Brookings, SD
January 4, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Illinois Lamb Bonanza	W 75-45	11-6 (3-0)	Frost Arena (2,020) Brookings, SD
January 9, 2020 8:00 pm		at Denver	W 86-79	12-6 (4-0)	Hamilton Gymnasium (341) Denver, CO
January 12, 2020 1:00 pm		at Purdue Fort Wayne	W 100-69	13-6 (5-0)	Memorial Coliseum (718) Fort Wayne, IN
January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Dakota	W 99-64	14-6 (6-0)	Frost Arena (1,603) Brookings, SD
January 18, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 25 South Dakota	L 48-83	14-7 (6-1)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (5,153) Vermillion, SD
January 24, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Dakota State	W 60-52	15-7 (7-1)	Frost Arena (1,959) Brookings, SD
January 30, 2020 5:15 pm, ESPN3		at Western Illinois	W 89-48	16-7 (8-1)	Western Hall (581) Macomb, IL
February 1, 2020 2:00 pm		at Oral Roberts	W 76-61	17-7 (9-1)	Mabee Center (1,303) Tulsa, OK
February 8, 2020 2:00 pm		Omaha Pork Classic	W 69-59	18-7 (10-1)	Frost Arena (2,929) Brookins, SD
February 13, 2020 7:00 pm		Denver Academic Night	L 62-72	18-8 (10-2)	Frost Arena (1,628) Brookins, SD
February 15, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Purdue Fort Wayne Family of the Year	W 89-43	19-8 (11-2)	Frost Arena (1,627) Brookins, SD
February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at North Dakota	W 74-61	20-8 (12-2)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,394) Grand Forks, ND
February 22, 2020 2:00 pm		No. 20 South Dakota	L 67-77	20-9 (12-3)	Frost Arena (3,672) Brookins, SD
February 27, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Dakota State	W 85-58	21-9 (13-3)	Scheels Center (1,356) Fargo ND
Summit League Women's Tournament
March 7, 2020 2:30 pm, MidcosSN/ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) North Dakota Quarterfinals	W 72-43	22-9	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
March 9, 2020 2:30 pm, MidcosSN/ESPN+	(2)	vs. (6) North Dakota State Semifinals	W 76-56	23–9	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
March 9, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPNU	(2)	vs. (1) No. 17 South Dakota Championship	L 58-63	23-10	Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,833) Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:[1]

Rankings

2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	RV	RV																		N/A
Coaches	RV	*

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References

1. https://gojacks.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball