JACKS HOST OWLS TO OPEN HOME SLATE

Friday, November 7

Brookings, S.D.

7 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Rice

Tickets

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

11/6/2025 11:22:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Game 2: South Dakota State vs. Rice
When	Friday, November 7 at 7 p.m.
Where	Brookings, S.D. \| First Bank & Trust Arena
TV	Midco Sports Two
Stream	Summit League Network powered by Midco Sports Plus
Audio	Jackrabbit Sports Network
Live Stats	Statbroadcast
Game Notes	South Dakota State \| Rice
Social Media	X: @GoJacks WBB \| Instagram: @GoJacksWBB \| Facebook: @GoJacksWBB

South Dakota State hosts Rice for the Jackrabbits' home opener Friday night at First Bank & Trust Arena.

The Jackrabbits are coming off a 78-62 road win over Creighton during which SDSU shot 53 percent from the field. SDSU center Brooklyn Meyer tallied 33 points, eight rebounds, five assists and five blocks in the win. Last season, SDSU went 30-4 overall and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, where the Jacks fell to eventual-champion UConn.

Rice went 17-17 overall last season and 7-11 in the American conference action. The Owls were picked to finish third in the American and had three players named to the preseason all-conference teams - Dominique Ennis (first team), Aniah Alexis (second team) and Victoria Flores (second team).

KEY STORYLINES

South Dakota State is coming off a 78-62 win at Creighton to open the season Monday night. Rice has yet to play a regular season game as Friday's visit to Brookings marks its season opener.
Brooklyn Meyer put up 33 points, eight rebounds, five assists and five blocks against the Bluejays on Monday night. She is one of four Division I players to tally at least 30 points, five rebounds, five assists and five blocks in the same game since at least the 2009-10 season.
Katie Vasecka scored 18 points at Creighton, three shy of her career high, and added four rebounds and three assists.
SDSU shot 53 percent from the floor against the Bluejays and was 11-for-13 (.846) in the fourth quarter.
SDSU enters 2025-26 with nine returners from last season's NCAA Tournament team, including All-America honorable mention Brooklyn Meyer.
Brooklyn Meyer was named to the preseason watch lists for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award and the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award. She is also the Summit League's preseason player of the year.
SDSU had four players named to the Summit League's preseason teams. Brooklyn Meyer and Madison Mathiowetz were first-team honorees while Katie Vasecka and Maggie Hartwig landed on the second team.
Three returning SDSU players averaged at least eight points per game a season ago. Brooklyn Meyer scored 17.0 points per contest to go with 5.9 rebounds. Madison Mathiowetz and Katie Vasecka contributed 8.9 and 8.4 points per game, respectively.
Maggie Hartwig, a transfer from Evansville, tallied 16.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore with the Aces last season. She was the only out-of-conference transfer recognized on the preseason all-Summit teams.