BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team opened Summit League play with a 67-49 win over St. Thomas Thursday afternoon at First Bank & Trust Arena. The Jacks improve to 11-4 on the year while St. Thomas drops to 7-8 overall.<\/p>\n
Brooklyn Meyer<\/a> was dominant in the paint, going 10-for-11 from the floor for a game-high 22 points. She also contributed five rebounds and three assists for the Jacks. Madison Mathiowetz<\/a> chipped in 10 points, seven boards and three assists while Mahli Abdouch<\/a>, Hilary Behrens<\/a> and Katie Vasecka<\/a> each scored nine.<\/p>\n For the game, SDSU outscored UST 46 to 32 inside and had a 39-32 edge on the glass. The Jacks had a slight 20-19 lead after the opening quarter, then outscored the Tommies 47-30 over the final 30 minutes. SDSU was really able to pull away in the fourth, holding St. Thomas to just six points in that final period.<\/p>\n Up 37-30 at halftime, SDSU scored 10 of the first 12 points in the third quarter to go up 15. Meyer scored six in that stretch. The Tommies responded with the next eight to cut the deficit to seven at 47-40. Behrens scored four points over the final minute of the third quarter to put the Jackrabbits back up by double figures. The Jacks pulled away from there, outscoring the visitors 14-6 in the fourth.<\/p>\n