2020–21 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team
The 2020–21 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball represent South Dakota State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by twenty-first year head coach Aaron Johnston, compete in the Summit League. They play home games in Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota.
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| Conference | Summit League |
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| AP | No. 23 |
| 2020–21 record | 14–2 (7–0 The Summit) |
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| Home arena | Frost Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 South Dakota State | 6 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | – | 2 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 6 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 1 | – | 8 | .111 | 1 | – | 14 | .067 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 0 | – | 4 | .000 | 1 | – | 8 | .111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 Summit League Tournament winner As of January 31, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous Season
The Jackrabbits went 23–10 overall and 13–3 in conference play, finishing second.
South Dakota State played North Dakota in the quarterfinals winning 72-43 and then followed it up two days later with a win in the semifinals against North Dakota State 76-56. The Jackrabbits made an appearance in the championship game against the 17th ranked South Dakota Coyotes, playing the Coyotes close they Jackrabbits fell short 58-63.
The postseason was put on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak and hopes for a possible NCAA at-large bid or automatic WNIT birth was dashed.
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Rylie Cascio Jensen | 2 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Fremont, NE | Graduated |
| Tagyn Larson | 24 | F | 6'2" | RS-Senior | Sioux Falls, SD | Graduated |
| Megan Bultsma | 50 | C | 6'3" | Senior | Plankinton, SD | Graduated |
Additions
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Haley Greer | 11 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Winnetka, IL | Graduate transfer from Colgate[1] |
| Madysen Vlastuin | 22 | F | 6'1" | Freshman | Lennox SD | Signed for the 2020-21 season [2] |
| Emily Herzberg | 4 | G | 6'0" | Freshman | Melrose, WI | Signed for the 2020-21 season |
| Mesa Byom | 24 | F | 6'2" | Freshman | Melrose, WI | Signed for the 2020-21 season |
Roster
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Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| November 28, 2020* 2:00 PM, MIDCOSN/ESPN3 |
No. 15 Iowa State | W 76–69 | 1–0 |
Frost Arena (678) Brookings, SD | |||||||
| November 30, 2020* 6:00 PM, MIDCOSN/ESPN3 |
Creighton | W 66–47 | 2–0 |
Frost Arena Brookings, SD | |||||||
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 PM |
No. 18 Gonzaga | W 75–72 OT | 3–0 |
Frost Arena (583) Brookings, SD | |||||||
| December 10, 2020* 6:30 PM, ESPN+ |
No. 22 | at Kansas State | L 53–62 | 3–1 |
Bramlage Coliseum (437) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
| December 12, 2020* 3:00 PM, ESPN3 |
No. 22 | at Northern Iowa | L 48–65 | 3–2 |
McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA | ||||||
| December 15, 2020* 6:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Drake | W 87–73 | 4–2 |
Frost Arena Brookings, SD | |||||||
| December 19, 2020* 1:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at No. 20 Missouri State | W 60–52 | 5–2 |
JQH Arena Springfield, MO | |||||||
| December 21, 2020* 1:00 PM |
at Montana State | W 82–67 | 6–2 |
Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT | |||||||
| December 23, 2020* 2:00 PM, ESPN3 |
Northern Iowa | W 74–63 | 7–2 |
Frost Arena Brookings, SD | |||||||
| Summit League regular season | |||||||||||
| January 8, 2021 5:00 PM |
Western Illinois | W 71-61 | 8-2 (1-0) |
Frost Arena (504) Brookings, SD | |||||||
| January 9, 2021 5:00 PM |
Western Illinois | W 87-66 | 9-2 (2-0) |
Frost Arena (553) Brookings, SD | |||||||
| January 15, 2021 3:00 PM |
at Omaha | W 62-50 | 10-2 (3-0) |
Baxter Arena (169) Omaha, NE | |||||||
| January 16, 2021 3:00 PM |
at Omaha | W 64-54 | 11-2 (4-0) |
Baxter Arena (207) Omaha, NE | |||||||
| January 22, 2021 5:00 PM, ESPN+ |
North Dakota | W 81-52 | 12-2 (5-0) |
Frost Arena (594) Brookings, SD | |||||||
| January 23, 2021 5:00 PM |
North Dakota | W 66-44 | 13-2 (6-0) |
Frost Arena (558) Brookings, SD | |||||||
| January 29, 2021 5:00 PM |
No. 25 | at Denver | Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO | ||||||||
| January 30, 2021 5:00 PM |
No. 25 | at Denver | Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO | ||||||||
| February 5, 2021 5:00 PM, ESPN3 |
No. 23 | South Dakota | W 64–45 | 14–2 (7–0) |
Frost Arena Brookings, SD | ||||||
| February 6, 2021 5:00 PM |
No. 23 | South Dakota | Frost Arena Brookings, SD | ||||||||
| February 13, 2021 2:00 PM |
at Oral Roberts | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
| February 14, 2021 2:00 PM |
at Oral Roberts | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
| February 19, 2021 5:00 PM |
at North Dakota State | Scheels Center Fargo, ND | |||||||||
| February 20, 2021 5:00 PM |
at North Dakota State | Scheels Center Fargo, ND | |||||||||
| February 26, 2021 5:00 PM |
Kansas City | Frost Arena Brookings, SD | |||||||||
| February 27, 2021 5:00 PM |
Kansas City | Frost Arena Brookings, SD | |||||||||
| Summit League Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2021 |
vs. Quarterfinals |
Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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Rankings
2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
| 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 |
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| AP | RV | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | N/A | |||||||||
| Coaches | RV | * | 21 | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| (RV) | Received Votes | |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |
