Author: Jacob Von Bergen

Two Down One to go: Jackrabbit Men and Women Look to Punch Their Ticket to the Dance

March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 Jacob Von Bergen No Comments

The Jackrabbits charged into the semifinals of the Summit League Tournament determined to secure two victories. On the women’s front, the Jackrabbit squad showcased their prowess by toppling their in-state rivals with a commanding 76-63 triumph. Meanwhile, the men’s team engaged in a gritty battle against St. Thomas, emerging victorious with a hard-fought 59-49 win….

The Jackrabbits Secure Two Exciting Wins Night one of the Tournament

March 9, 2024 Jacob Von Bergen No Comments

Night one is in the books for the South Dakota State men and womens teams at the Summit League Tournament. Both teams had Jackrabbit fans on the edge of their seats at times throughout the game. Between the Paige Meyer threes and the William Kyle III dunks, the Jackrabbits put on a show in Sioux…

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South Dakota State Women Look to Stay on Top

January 31, 2024 Jacob Von Bergen No Comments

The upcoming stretch of the season for the Jackrabbit women will be intriguing. With a 1.5 game lead in the standings, they are poised to go against the teams in 2nd, 3rd and 4th place behind them in the standings. It will be either give them a stranglehold on the conference or make the final…

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South Dakota State Men Look to Make a Strong Second Half Push

January 31, 2024 Jacob Von Bergen No Comments

As we approach the halfway point of conference play, the Jackrabbit men find themselves at the top of the standings. In a wild Summit League season where nothing is predictable, the Jacks are in for an unpredictable end of the season. Several crucial factors will determine the Jacks’ success moving forward, and will lead to…

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2024 South Dakota State Women’s Basketball Preview

November 5, 2023 Jacob Von Bergen No Comments

The Jackrabbit women’s team is gearing up for the 2024 season, but they will be missing two key players, Haleigh Timmer and Kallie Theisen, due to off season injuries. Both players will be medically redshirting this season. Despite these setbacks, the Jacks were still voted to be the number one team coming into this season….

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2024 South Dakota State Men’s Basketball Preview

November 5, 2023 Jacob Von Bergen No Comments

The South Dakota State men’s basketball team entered the 2024 campaign as favorites to win the conference. However, there will be some question marks for this team, due to a mix of veterans and freshmen. It will be a fun season to watch. The Jackrabbits return several top performers from last season. Zeke Mayo,…

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The Jackrabbit Women are Rolling

January 18, 2023 Jacob Von Bergen 3 Comments

A quick google search about the definition of the word dominant is “most important, powerful, or influential” some synonyms are superior and authoritative. All of those are accurate depictions of the Jackrabbit women’s conference season so far. To put things in perspective, over the past three games against the other Dakota schools the Jacks outscored…

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The Jackrabbit Men Look to Turn a Corner

January 18, 2023 Jacob Von Bergen No Comments

As we near the midpoint in the Summit League conference season the South Dakota State men are starting to turn the corner. Coming off a dominant win against their in-state rival USD, the Jacks won an important prove-it game. We have seen a very jumbled middle of the pack within the conference while Oral Roberts…

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Jackrabbit Women Out to Prove the Hype is Real

November 4, 2022 Jacob Von Bergen No Comments

For the South Dakota State women’s basketball team, there is not ’ a lot left to the unknown. Coming off a 2021-22 WNIT championship, the Jackrabbit women only have to replace one starter in Tylee Irwin. Paige Meyer is expected back around conference play, and the preseason #the 23rd ranked team comes into the season…

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Jackrabbit Men Have a lot to Prove This Season

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Jacob Von Bergen No Comments

For a very veteran team there are a lot of questions going into this season for the Jackrabbit men’s basketball team. Who will be the main scorer? Who will fill in down low with the departure of Doug Wilson? Who will break out this season as a freshman? With an exhibition game win of 123-61…

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