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SDSU Women's Basketball Clinches No. 2 Seed in Summit League Tournament
Jackrabbits throttle rival USD 82-49 in regular season finale
Published on Mar. 3, 2026
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The South Dakota State women's basketball team clinched the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Summit League tournament with an 82-49 victory over rival South Dakota on Saturday. Led by senior Brooklyn Meyer's 33 points, the Jackrabbits dominated the Coyotes from start to finish, jumping out to a 27-8 lead in the first quarter and never looking back.
Why it matters
The win over USD comes just days after SDSU snapped first-place North Dakota State's 23-game winning streak, cementing the Jackrabbits as a serious contender for the Summit League title and a return trip to the NCAA Tournament. After suffering a pair of conference losses earlier in the season, SDSU has now won seven straight games to close out the regular season.
The details
SDSU's balanced attack was too much for USD, as the Jackrabbits got double-digit scoring contributions from Meyer, freshman Brooklyn Felchle, Emilee Fox, and Hadley Thul. The Coyotes, meanwhile, struggled mightily on offense, shooting just 3-of-22 from 3-point range and recording only five assists as a team.
- SDSU finished the regular season with a 24-6 overall record and a 14-2 mark in Summit League play.
- The Jackrabbits will enter the conference tournament as the No. 2 seed behind regular season champion North Dakota State.
The players
Brooklyn Meyer
A senior guard for SDSU, Meyer poured in a game-high 33 points on 13-of-17 shooting to lead the Jackrabbits to victory.
Brooklyn Felchle
A freshman forward for SDSU, Felchle scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the first half to help the Jackrabbits build their big early lead.
Carrie Eighmey
The head coach of the South Dakota Coyotes, Eighmey lamented her team's lack of ball movement and poor shooting performance in the loss.
Aaron Johnston
The head coach of the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, Johnston praised his team's motivation and accountability in bouncing back from their earlier conference losses.
What they’re saying
“I feel like we've just been more connected and just more determined in executing our game plans. It's the last week of the regular season and so we're like, why not go out there and give it our best and trust in each other and I'm just really proud of how we've played this week.”
— Brooklyn Meyer, Senior Guard, SDSU (siouxfallslive.com)
“I thought our ball movement was just bad. We had five assists on the game, and that's not very typical of us. It's happened a couple of times this year, but this is not a team that you can not move the ball well against and get good looks. We did not shoot the ball extremely well, but part of that was I didn't feel like we got high quality shots a lot. Some of that was us and our lack of ball movement, and some of that was them and the way that they shrink the floor.”
— Carrie Eighmey, Head Coach, South Dakota (siouxfallslive.com)
“I don't know if it's a statement. I think it's wanting to play better. At the end of the day, you're accountable to everybody in that locker room. And you don't want to let anybody in that locker room down, whether you're a coach or a player or whatever it is. We had a lot of talks with players throughout the year, not just recently here this week, but throughout the last several weeks, months even. Players and coaches just kind of voicing that idea, hey, we're together in this. We want to do it. So it's just being motivated by the locker room, not by having to prove it to somebody outside of the locker room.”
— Aaron Johnston, Head Coach, South Dakota State (siouxfallslive.com)
What’s next
The Jackrabbits will enter the Summit League tournament as the No. 2 seed, where they will look to secure an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The takeaway
SDSU's dominant performance over their in-state rival USD demonstrates that the Jackrabbits are a force to be reckoned with in the Summit League, and they will be a tough out for any team they face in the conference tournament as they pursue a return trip to the Big Dance.
