BROOKINGS, S.D. — UNI women’s basketball traveled to South Dakota to take on the Jackrabbits of South Dakota State on Saturday afternoon in UNI’s first of two road contests to close out the non-conference portion of the 2024-25 schedule. South Dakota State came out hot, but the Panthers bounced back before the Jackrabbits put it away and came out victorious by a final score of 68-53.
The Jackrabbits held a lead through a slow first quarter for each team with SDSU holding onto a 12-6 lead after the first 10 minutes. The teams shot a combined 1-for-12 from beyond the arc and 7-for-35 from the field. The scoring opened up in the second quarter with an 8-2 run from South Dakota State to give the Jackrabbits a 20-8 lead which forced a UNI timeout. The Panthers came out on a 14-2 run to tie the game at 22 on a layup from Kayba Laube. South Dakota State ended the second quarter with a pair of free throws to take a 24-22 lead into the halftime break.
Both the third and fourth quarters saw 10-point runs for the Jackrabbits as the Panthers began to creep back into the matchup to put away the game and seal the victory. Maya McDermott and Kayba Laube led UNI scoring with 12 points each. They were the lone Panthers in double figures against South Dakota State. Katy Reyerson led the Panther rebounding effort with eight.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
UNI falls to 5-5 on the season and 5-13 all-time against South Dakota State with a 53-68 loss in Brookings, South Dakota.
UNI continued an active program-record 542-game three-pointer streak that started December 6, 2008, versus Green Bay (6-of-19) following an 0-of-14 outing from behind the three-point arc December 3, 2008, against Northern Illinois. The Panthers knocked down one three against South Dakota State to continue the streak.
UP NEXT
The Panthers head to Iowa City on Friday, December 20 to face the Iowa Hawkeyes in UNI’s final non-conference test of the season. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and can be streamed on Big Ten Plus or listened to on the Panther Sports Radio Network.