2021–22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team

2021–22 Summit League women's basketball standings
	* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA Tournament due to transition from Division III
	† 2022 Summit League Tournament winner ; As of March 20, 2022;

2021–22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball
2021–22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball
Summit League regular season co-champions
WNIT
Conference	Summit League
2021–22 record	21–8 (17–1 The Summit)
Head coach	Aaron Johnston (22nd full, 23rd overall season);
Assistant coaches	Carissa Thielbar; Megan Lueck; Sadie Thramer;
Home arena	Frost Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 →

The 2021–22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball represent South Dakota State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by twenty-second year head coach Aaron Johnston, compete in the Summit League. They play their home games in Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota.

Previous Season[]

The Jackrabbits went 21–4 overall and 14–0 in conference play,^[1] finishing first in the Summit League.

South Dakota State lost in the quarterfinals in an upset to #8 seed Omaha, but still qualified for the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament as an at-large bid.

In the 2021 NCAA Tournament, the Jacks received a nine seed in the River Walk Regional and played the Syracuse Orange. They would end up losing to the Orange 55–72.

Departures[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Emily Herzberg	4	G	6'0"	Freshman	Melrose, WI	Transferred to Minnesota State^[2]

Additions[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Paige Meyer	2	G	5'6"	Freshman	Albany, MN	Signed for the 2021-22 season
Haleigh Timmer	13	G	5'11"	Freshman	Rapid City, SD	Signed for the 2021-22 season

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Roster[]

2021–22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Paige Meyer	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr		Albany, MN
G	3	Lindsey Theuninck	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Jr	Mankato Loyola	Mankato, MN
G	10	Lauren Rongisch	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Sr	Millard West HS	Omaha, NE
G	11	Haley Greer	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	New Trier HS Colgate	Winnetka, IL
F	12	Kallie Theisen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Wayzata High School	Plymouth, MN
G	13	Haleigh Timmer	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	St. Thomas More High School	Rapid City, SD
F	20	Tori Nelson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Henry Sibley High School	Mendota Heights, MN
G	21	Tylee Irwin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Wahpeton	Wahpeton, ND
F	22	Madysen Vlastuin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Lennox HS	Lennox, SD
F	24	Mesa Byom	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Melrose-Mindoro HS	Melrose, WI
F	33	Paiton Burckhard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Central HS	Aberdeen, SD
F	42	Regan Nesheim	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	Johnston High School	Johnston, IA
G/F	44	Myah Selland	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Sanborn Central/Woonsocket HS	Letcher, SD
C	52	Addison Hirschman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Kingsley-Pierson HS	Kingsley, IA

Head coach

Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus)

Assistant coach(es)

Carissa Thielbar (Wisconsin-Superior)
Megan Lueck (Minnesota-Duluth)
Sadie Thramer (Wayne State)

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 27, 2021* 7:00 pm		St. Cloud State	W 60–45	0–0	Frost Arena Brookings, SD
November 4, 2021* 7:00 pm		Concordia-St. Paul	W 71–46	0–0	Frost Arena Brookings, SD
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 6:00 pm, MIDCOSN			W 70–49	1–0	Frost Arena (1,652) Brookings, SD
November 12, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+		at Mississippi State	L 71–76	1–1	Humphrey Coliseum (4,720) Starkville, MS
November 15, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN+/Big12		at No. 14 Iowa State	L 56–75	1–2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
November 18, 2021* 6:00 pm, MIDCOSN			W 78–49	2–2	Frost Arena (1,262) Brookings, SD
November 21, 2021* 7:00 pm		at Creighton	L 55–67	2–3	D. J. Sokol Arena (864) Omaha, NE
November 26, 2021* 10:00 am, Flo Hoops		vs. Gulf Coast Showcase First Round	L 63–81	2–4	Hertz Arena (143) Estero, FL
November 27, 2021* 10:00 am, Flo Hoops		vs. No. 19 UCLA Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation	W 76–66	3–4	Hertz Arena (213) Estero, FL
November 28, 2021* 1:30 pm, Flo Sports		vs. Charlotte Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place	Canceled^[4]		Hertz Arena Estero, FL
December 4, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	L 50–59	3–5	McLeod Center (636) Cedar Falls, IA
December 6, 2021* 7:00 pm, MIDCOSN 2			L 52–55	3–6	Frost Arena (1,149) Brookings, SD
December 11, 2021* 2:00 pm, MIDCOSN		Kansas State	L 73–79	3–7	Frost Arena (768) Brookings, SD
December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm		Dakota Wesleyan	W 90–43	4–7	Frost Arena (612) Brookings, SD
Summit League regular season
December 20, 2021 6:00 pm		at	W 85–78	5–7 (1–0)	Municipal Auditorium (767) Kansas City, MO
December 22, 2021 5:00 pm		at Oral Roberts	W 71–51	6–7 (2–0)	Mabee Center (1,468) Tulsa, OK
December 30, 2021 5:00 pm, MIDCOSN 2		North Dakota State	W 77–60	7–7 (3–0)	Frost Arena (1,563) Brookings, SD
January 1, 2022 2:00 pm, MIDCOSN			W 72–54	8–7 (4–0)	Frost Arena (1,230) Brookings, SD
January 8, 2022 1:00 pm, MIDCOSN		at South Dakota	L 42–65	8–8 (4–1)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,513) Vermillion, SD
January 13, 2022 5:00 pm		at	W 72–49	9–8 (5–1)	Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
January 15, 2022 3:00 pm		at	W 87–43	10–8 (6–1)	Hamilton Gymnasium (191) Denver, CO
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, MIDCOSN 2		St. Thomas #BEATTYPE1	W 88–47	11–8 (7–1)	Frost Arena (1,220) Brookings, SD
January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+			W 114–50	12–8 (8–1)	Frost Arena (1,506) Brookings, SD
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, MIDCOSN 2		at North Dakota	W 75–49	13–8 (9–1)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,287) Grand Forks, ND
January 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Dakota State	W 76–60	14–8 (10–1)	Scheels Center (841) Fargo, ND
February 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		South Dakota South Dakota Showdown Series	W 75–65	15–8 (11–1)	Frost Arena (3,549) Brookings, SD
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Denver Pink Game	W 79–52	16–8 (12–1)	Frost Arena (1,643) Brookings, SD
February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Omaha Pork Classic	W 77–62	17–8 (13–1)	Frost Arena (3,128) Brookings, SD
February 17, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Illiois	W 84–54	18–8 (14–1)	Western Hall Macomb IL
February 19, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Thomas	W 83–42	19–8 (15–1)	Saint Paul, MN
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Oral Roberts	W 84–48	20–8 (16–1)	Frost Arena (1,363) Brookings, SD
February 26, 2022 2:00 pm		Kansas City Senior Day	W 94–62	21–8 (17–1)	Frost Arena (2,059) Brookings, SD
Summit League Women's Tournament (2-1)
March 5, 2022 12:30 pm, MIDCO/ESPN+	(1)	vs. (8) Denver Quarterfinals	W 86–59	22–8	Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,075) Sioux Falls, SD
March 6, 2022 12:30 pm, MIDCO/ESPN+	(1)	vs. (4) Oral Roberts Semifinals	W 72–53	23–8	Denny Sanford Premier Center (6,518) Sioux Falls, SD
March 5, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (2) South Dakota Final	L 45–56	23–9	Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,117) Sioux Falls, SD
National Invitational Tournament (2-0)
Mar 17, 2022 8:00 pm, MIDCO		Ohio First round	W 87–57	24–9	Frost Arena (1,774) Brookings, SD
Mar 20, 2022 2:00 pm, MIDCO		Minnesota Second round	W 78–57	25–9	Frost Arena (2,678) Brookings, SD
Mar 24, 2022 7:00 pm		Drake Third round			Frost Arena Brookings, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[5]

Rankings[]

2021–22 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	Final
AP	RV	NR	NR	NR													RV
Coaches	RV	*	NR	NR											RV	RV

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

Honors[]

Summit League Player of the Week[]

December 27, 2021 – Paige Meyer
February 14, 2022 – Myah Selland

Postseason awards[]

Coach of the Year
Aaron Johnston^[6]

Myah Selland, First team^[6]

Paige Meyer, Second team^[6]

Paiton Burckhard, Honorable Mention ^[6]

Tylee Irwin, Honorable Mention ^[6]

Tori Nelson, Honorable Mention ^[6]
Summit League All-Defensive Team
Tylee Irwin^[6]
Summit League All-Newcomer Team
Paige Meyer^[6]

References[]

^ "2020-21 South Dakota State schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics.
^ "Mavericks Add Transfer Emily Herzberg". Minnesota State University Athletics. 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
^ "Two Sign with Sdsu Women's Basketball".
^ "SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VS. CHARLOTTE CANCELED". South Dakota State University Athletics. 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "South Dakota's Lamb garners #SummitWBB Player of the Year honor". thesummitleague.org. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

[1] "2020-21 South Dakota State schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics.

[2] "Mavericks Add Transfer Emily Herzberg". Minnesota State University Athletics. 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2022-01-01.

[3] "Two Sign with Sdsu Women's Basketball".

[Charlotte-4] "SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VS. CHARLOTTE CANCELED". South Dakota State University Athletics. 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2021-11-28.

[5] "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-11-12.

[Summit_Awards-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "South Dakota's Lamb garners #SummitWBB Player of the Year honor". thesummitleague.org. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

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2021–22 Summit League women's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Dakota State	17	–	1	.944	25	–	9	.735
South Dakota †	17	–	1	.944	29	–	5	.853
	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
Oral Roberts	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
North Dakota State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	18	.379
	5	–	12	.294	14	–	15	.483
	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
*	4	–	14	.222	7	–	21	.250
	3	–	14	.176	7	–	19	.269
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA Tournament due to transition from Division III

† 2022 Summit League Tournament winner As of March 20, 2022;