Surreal finish seals Summit title for Jacks
A storybook finish. SDSU coach Scott Nagy said it felt like a dream. But the 6,526 fans in the Arena and many more around the nation can attest that it’s not: The Jackrabbits are going to the NCAA Tournament. Senior Griffan Callahan drilled a 3-pointer from the wing with slightly more than a minute to [...]
Notebook: Young seals tourney trip at the line
Down to the wire The Jackrabbits hopes of reaching a fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament ended up resting on a gut-wrenching — and controversial — final turn of events. SDSU had the ball with 11 seconds left after a jump ball where the arrow favored the Jacks and a pair of jumpers of UMKC’s Eilise O’Connor [...]
Live Blog: 2012 Summit League Championship Games
Championship Tuesday is here and the Jackrabbits have a chance to make history. Our live coverage of the women’s final between SDSU and UMKC starts at 2:30 p.m. and we come back at 7:30 p.m. SDSU and Western Illinois for the men’s final. Feel free to add comments as the game goes along. Live Blog: [...]
Jackrabbits stand one win from Big Dance
One step closer. SDSU’s men’s basketball team is one win away from unparalleled school history after a 63-47 win over Southern Utah in the Summit League tournament semifinals Monday night in Sioux Falls. The second-seeded Jackrabbits (26-7) will meet the fourth-seed Western Illinois, who upset top-seed Oral Roberts earlier in the night, at 8 p.m [...]
Notebook: Paluch goes down Jacks’ win
Jackrabbits come together after Paluch injury An excited Sioux Falls Arena fell silent in the first half the Jackrabbits’ win over IUPUI Monday when SDSU guard Steph Paluch left the game with an injury to her right knee. Paluch had a break away basket and came to a jump stop before falling to the ground [...]
Jackrabbits fight adversity to reach final
For the fourth season in a row, the SDSU women’s basketball team will be in the Summit League championship game. They paid an unwanted price in the process. After two big runs, the Jackrabbits advanced to the Summit League final in a 79-54 victory over IUPUI, but at the expense of Steph Paluch, who went [...]
Live Blog: 2012 Summit Semifinals
Live Blog: 2012 Men’s Summit League Semifinals: SDSU vs. Southern Utah Live Blog: 2012 Summit Women’s Semifinals: SDSU vs. IUPUI
Summit League is full of acronyms, stories and talent
Nationally, the Summit League is not the most well known conference out there. However, it has garnered some national attention since SDSU joined the league full time in 2007. Half of the schools don’t have football teams and the ones that do find a home in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (except for Southern Utah). [...]
Top 10 Jackrabbit Games of 2010-11
Editor’s Note: The Collegian sports staff compiled a list of the 10 best games and meets of the 2010-2011 year. The list includes a couple of Summit League championships, a few close wins, and some near misses. Thanks for reading The Collegian all year and stay with us as coverage of spring sports continues. 10. [...]
Three’s company
Assistant Sports Editor It ends where it began. SDSU lost to Oakland at home on January 24, 57-56 in overtime and the Jackrabbits missed free throws, looked weak defensively and didn’t seem to have that finishing power that they’ve had in the past. SDSU has changed since that. The Jackrabbits toughened up and found a [...]
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