2023–24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team

The 2023–24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball represented South Dakota State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits were led by twenty-fourth year head coach Aaron Johnston and they competed in the Summit League. They played their home games in Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota.^[1]

2023–24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball
Summit League regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Summit League
Record	27–6 (16–0 The Summit)
Head coach	Aaron Johnston (24th full, 25th overall season)
Assistant coaches	Carissa Thielbar (10th season) Megan Lueck (6th season) Sadie Thramer (3rd season)
Home arena	Frost Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Summit League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota State †	16	–	0		1.000			27	–	6		.818
North Dakota State	13	–	3		.813			22	–	12		.647
Oral Roberts	11	–	5		.688			21	–	11		.656
South Dakota	9	–	7		.563			23	–	13		.639
St. Thomas*	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
North Dakota	5	–	11		.313			9	–	21		.300
Denver	5	–	11		.313			8	–	22		.267
Kansas City	3	–	13		.188			12	–	20		.375
Omaha	3	–	13		.188			8	–	23		.258
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2024 Summit League tournament winner

Previous season

The Jackrabbits went 29–6 overall and 18–0 in conference play. They won the Summit League Tournament by beating the sith seed Omaha 93–51.^[2] They earned an automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament as a nine seed in the Seattle Region. The Jackrabbits beat USC in the first round 62–57 in overtime. In the second round, the Jackrabbits lost to number one seed Virginia Tech 60–72.^[3]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dru Gylten	10	G	5'10"	Graduate Student	Rapid City, South Dakota	Graduated
Regan Nesheim	42	F	6'1"	RS-Junior	Johnston, Iowa	Graduated
Myah Selland	44	F	6'1"	RS-Senior	Letcher, South Dakota	Graduated

Additions

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jenna Hopp	2	G	5'11"	Freshman	Glenwood, Iowa	Signed for the 2023-24 season
Hilary Behrens	30	G	6'0"	Freshman	Brandon, South Dakota	Signed for the 2023-24 season

Roster

2023–24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Jenna Hopp 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Glenwood Senior High School Glenwood, IA G 3 Madison Mathiowetz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St. Mary's High School Sleepy Eye, MN G 4 Isabel Aesoph 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Faulkton High School Orient, SD G 5 Ellie Colbeck 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Kennedy Secondary School Fergus Falls, MN F 12 Kallie Theisen   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Wayzata High School Plymouth, MN G 13 Haleigh Timmer   5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr St. Thomas More High School Rapid City, SD G 15 Tori Tollefson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Chanhassen High School Chanhassen, MN F 20 Tori Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Henry Sibley High School Mendota Heights, MN G 21 Paige Meyer 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Albany High School Albany, MN F 22 Madysen Vlastuin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Lennox High School Lennox, SD F 24 Mesa Byom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Melrose-Mindoro High School Melrose, WI G 30 Hilary Behrens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Brandon Valley High School Brandon, SD F 31 Brooklyn Meyer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So West Lyon Community School Larchwood, IA F 34 Natalie Nielsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Akron–Westfield Senior High School Akron, IA	Head coach Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus) Assistant coach(es) Carissa Thielbar (UW–Superior) Megan Lueck (Minnesota Duluth) Sadie Thramer (Wayne State (NE)) 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
November 1, 2023* 6:00 pm		Minnesota Duluth	W 73–49	0–0	Frost Arena  Brookings, SD
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, SLN		Arkansas State	W 55–42	1–0	Frost Arena (2,029) Brookings, SD
November 14, 2023* 6:30 pm, BTN+		at Wisconsin	L 64–66	1–1	Kohl Center (2,913) Madison, WI
November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Martin	W 55–38	2–1	Skyhawk Arena (1,102) Martin, TN
November 20, 2023* 6:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 1 South Carolina	L 38–78	2–2	Colonial Life Arena (14,799) Columbia, SC
November 24, 2023* 6:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN2		South Carolina State	W 72–42	3–2	Frost Arena (2,139) Brookings, SD
November 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN		Washburn	W 95–58	4–2	Frost Arena (1,347) Brookings, SD
December 5, 2023* 6:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN		No. 21 Washington State	L 64–69	4–3	Frost Arena (1,827) Brookings, SD
December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	W 78–59	5–3	McLeod Center (4,193) Cedar Falls, IA
December 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN		Dordt	W 66–54	6–3	Frost Arena (1,438) Brookings, SD
December 17, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 21 Gonzaga	L 58–83	6–4	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,120) Spokane, WA
December 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, FloSports		at No. 21т Creighton	L 46–58	6–5	D. J. Sokol Arena (2,056) Omaha, NE
December 31, 2023 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at North Dakota	W 74–53	7–5 (1–0)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,214) Grand Forks, ND
January 3, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Arizona Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 110–102 ^2OT	8–5	Walkup Skydome (287) Flagstaff, AZ
January 6, 2024* 2:00 pm, SLN		Montana State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 61–53	9–5	Frost Arena (1,843) Brookings, SD
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN		St. Thomas (MN)	W 75–55	10–5 (2–0)	Frost Arena (1,536) Brookings, SD
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN2		Denver	W 68–50	11–5 (3–0)	Frost Arena (1,226) Brookings, SD
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		at Omaha	W 92–55	12–5 (4–0)	Baxter Arena (239) Omaha, NE
January 20, 2024 6:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN		South Dakota	W 73–55	13–5 (5–0)	Frost Arena (3,671) Brookings, SD
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		at Kansas City	W 72–49	14–5 (6–0)	Swinney Recreation Center (559) Kansas City, MO
January 28, 2024 3:00 pm, CBSSN		Oral Roberts	W 96–80	15–5 (7–0)	Frost Arena (2,042) Brookings, SD
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota State	W 65–58	16–5 (8–0)	Scheels Center (1,683) Fargo, ND
February 3, 2024 6:00 pm, SLN		at South Dakota	W 70–55	17–5 (9–0)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,316) Vermillion, SD
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, SLN		at Oral Roberts	W 103–77	18–5 (10–0)	Mabee Center (1,185) Tulsa, OK
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN2		Kansas City	W 74–53	19–5 (11–0)	Frost Arena (1,828) Brookings, SD
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN		Omaha	W 79–57	20–5 (12–0)	Frost Arena (2,409) Brookings, SD
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		at Denver	W 73–64	21–5 (13–0)	Hamilton Gymnasium (262) Denver, CO
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, SLN		at St. Thomas (MN)	W 97–63	22–5 (14–0)	Schoenecker Arena (946) St. Paul, MN
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN2		North Dakota	W 103–47	23–5 (15–0)	Frost Arena (2,134) Brookings, SD
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, SLN		North Dakota State	W 89–74	24–5 (16–0)	Frost Arena (3,768) Brookings, SD
Summit League tournament
March 9, 2024 3:30 pm, SLN	(1)	vs. (9) Omaha Quarterfinals	W 66–53	25–5	Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,648) Sioux Falls, SD
March 11, 2024 12:30 pm, CBSSN	(1)	vs. (4) South Dakota Semifinals	W 76–63	26–5	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
March 12, 2024 3:30 pm, CBSSN	(1)	vs. (2) North Dakota State Championship	W 67–54	27–5	Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,883) Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA tournament
March 23, 2024* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	(12 P4)	vs. (5 P4) No. 21 Utah First round	L 54–68	27–6	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P4=Portland 4. All times are in Central Time Zone.

Sources:^[4][5]

References

1. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
2. "Jackrabbits blister nets, dominate Mavericks to win championship". The Summit League. March 7, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
3. "Amoore, Hokies advance to Sweet 16 of March Madness". ESPN. March 19, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
4. "South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
5. "2023-24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule". South Dakota State. November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.