Horned Frogs wait for Jacks in Lubbock
In its first trip to the NCAA women’s tournament, the SDSU women drew a No. 7 seed and a tough Texas Christian University team. Not only do the Jacks have to face a TCU team that beat Maryland, the No. 1 seed in the Raleigh Region and a team the Jacks lost to, they have to do it in Texas.
Jackrabbit women go dancing for first time in SDSU history
The SDSU women’s basketball team is dusting off their dancing shoes. The Jacks came back from a 10-point halftime deficit to get a 79-69 victory over Oakland to advance to the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. “There’s a certain relationship that our fans, our staff, our university have with the players,” SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston said.
Records shattered in tournament’s first year in Sioux Falls
Consider the first year Sioux Falls hosted the Summit League Tournament a success. Sioux Falls, hosting the first of its two-year bid, provided a different venue and atmosphere for the teams to play in than was available the last couple of years when it was held in Tulsa.
Women’s tennis goes 2-2 over Spring Break in Orlando
The SDSU women’s tennis team went 2-2 on their Orlando, Fla., trip to compete in the Orlando Classic. The Jacks beat La Salle (Pa.) and St. Joseph’s (Pa.) but fell to Connecticut and Bryant (R.I). March 9- Connecticut 6, SDSU 1 Bryna Nasenbeny was the only Jackrabbit to get a win against UConn, as she defeated Kelley LoRusso in three sets 6-1, 6-7, 10-4.
Downtown sidewalks will ‘crawl’ with people
For SDSU students, Hobo Day may be the most celebrated and forgotten day (or weekend) of the year. However, The St Patty’s Day Pub Parade, commonly known as Pub Crawl, is climbing its way up to the status of Hobo Day weekend. Pub Crawl takes place each March and is an opportunity for people from all walks of life to form teams, travel from bar to bar and drink until they are literally crawling to the last bar.
Pageants offer scholarships, teach interview skills to women
This year’s Miss SDSU and Miss Brookings pageant will offer two more reasons for the girls participating. “We now have four titles: Miss SDSU, Miss Brookings, Miss East Central and Miss Eastern Plains,” said Alexandra Hoffman, Miss SDSU/Miss South Dakota.
NCAA selection committee disrespected SDSU with No. 7 seed in Lubbock, Texas
The SDSU women’s basketball team is going into the NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed. I have one question – how? The Jacks are currently ranked in the top 20 in both polls, and they are 31-2 on the season with one of the losses coming to Maryland, ranked No.
Paluch comes back from Florida 5-0 in singles action
The SDSU men’s tennis team competed in the Orlando Classic in Orlando, Fla., on March 9 through March 13. The Jackrabbits went 1-4 over the week, collecting a win against La Salle but losing to Connecticut, Bryant (R.I), Valparaiso (Ind.) and St. Joseph’s.
Baseball ends seven-game losing streak
The SDSU baseball team won 10-5 in the first game of a two-game series against Missouri State on March 10. Stephen Turner tripled twice and drove in three runs to lead SDSU at Hammons Field in Springfield, Mo. The Jackrabbits broke a seven-game losing streak and moved to 2-9 on the season, while Missouri State dropped to 4-8.
Callahan carries Jacks to upset win
The SDSU men’s basketball team knocked off three-time defending Summit League Champion Oral Roberts 72-69 in overtime during the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament on March 7. The win came in front of 5,481 fans at the Sioux Falls Arena. With so many close games going against the Jacks this season, it was set up for another heartbreaking defeat, with the second seed Golden Eagles (16-15) having a nine-point advantage with less than nine minutes left.
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