South Dakota State opens the season on the road at Creighton Monday night in Omaha.

The Jackrabbits are coming off a 30-4 season that ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the hands of eventual-champion UConn. Creighton went 26-7 in 2024-25. The Bluejays lost to UConn in the Big East championship game but received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Creighton fell to Illinois in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. Combined, these rosters feature six upperclassmen and 17 underclassmen.

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South Dakota State and Creighton will meet in non-conference action for the 14th straight season and 18th time overall Monday night in the season opener for both teams. This season’s meeting features a combined six upperclassmen and 17 underclassmen between the Jackrabbits and Bluejays.
South Dakota State 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, put up 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.
The Jackrabbits are receiving votes in the preseason AP Top 25 and WBCA Coaches Poll. SDSU is ranked first in the College Insider Mid-Major poll.
SDSU has three AP ranked teams on its non-conference slate – No. 4 Texas, No. 7 Duke and No. 11 North Carolina. Kansas State and Columbia are receiving votes.

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