2024–25 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team

2024–25 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	0–0 (0–0 The Summit)
Head coach	Aaron Johnston (25th full, 26th overall season)
Assistant coaches	Sadie Thramer (4th season) Macy Miller (1st season) Kacie Jones (1st season) Shelby Selland (4th season) Erika Sage (4th season)
Home arena	First Bank and Trust Arena

2024–25 Summit League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Denver	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Kansas City	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
North Dakota	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
North Dakota State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Omaha	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Oral Roberts	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
St. Thomas*	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
South Dakota	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
South Dakota State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2025 Summit League tournament winner

The 2024–25 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball represents South Dakota State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits are led by twenty-fifth year head coach Aaron Johnston and they compete in the Summit League. They play their home games in First Bank and Trust Arena in Brookings, South Dakota.

Previous season

The Jackrabbits went 27–6 overall and 16–0 in conference play. They finished in first place in the conference during the season and would be the first overall seed for the Summit League tournament. After a bye in the first round, their second round matchup was against ninth seed Omaha and the Jackrabbits made quick work winning 66–53. The semi-finals matchup was against in-state rival and fourth seed South Dakota with the Jackrabbits winning 76–63. The Jackrabbits reached the Summit League tournament finals for the third year in a row and six of the last seven years, this year, against second seed North Dakota State. The Jackrabbits won the Championship 67–54, winning all the Summit League Tournament games by 13 points. With the win in the Summit League tournament, the Jackrabbits would receive and automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. During the selection show, it was announced the Jackrabbits would be placed in the Portland regional 4 as the 12 seed with a first round matchup against Pac-12 opponent Utah. The Utes finished the Jackrabbits season winning 68–54.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Isabel Aesoph	4	G	5'6"	Sophomore	Orient, South Dakota	Left the team
Tori Tollefson	15	G	5'7"	Senior	Chanhassen, Minnesota	Graduated
Tori Nelson	20	F	6'1"	Senior	Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Graduated
Natalie Nielsen	34	F	6'3"	RS-Freshman	Akron, Iowa	Transferred to Southwest Minnesota State

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mahli Abdouch G	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	O'Gorman Catholic High School	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A	Oct 4, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Jaidyn Dunn F	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Thomas Jefferson High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	May 14, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Emilee Fox G	Mount Vernon, South Dakota	Mount Vernon High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A	Oct 7, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Claire Sheppard G/F	Egan, South Dakota	Flandreau High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Jun 24, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Katie Vasecka G	Tea, South Dakota	Tea Area High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Nov 28, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Jenna Hopp 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Glenwood Senior High School Glenwood, IA G 3 Madison Mathiowetz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr St. Mary's High School Sleepy Eye, MN G 4 Emilee Fox 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon SD G 5 Ellie Colbeck 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Kennedy Secondary School Fergus Falls, MN F 12 Kallie Theisen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Wayzata High School Plymouth, MN G 13 Haleigh Timmer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr St. Thomas More High School Rapid City, SD G 15 Mahli Abdouch 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr O'Gorman Catholic High School Sioux Falls, SD G 21 Paige Meyer 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Albany High School Albany, MN F 22 Madysen Vlastuin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Lennox High School Lennox, SD G 23 Katie Vasecka 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Tea Area High School Tea, SD F 24 Mesa Byom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Melrose-Mindoro High School Melrose, WI G 30 Hilary Behrens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Brandon Valley High School Brandon, SD F 31 Brooklyn Meyer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr West Lyon Community School Larchwood, IA G/F 32 Claire Sheppard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Flandreau High School Egan, SD F 45 Jaidyn Dunn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Thomas Jefferson High School Sioux Falls, SD	Head coach Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus) Assistant coach(es) Sadie Thramer (Wayne State (NE)) Macy Miller (South Dakota State) Kacie Jones (Wayne State) Shelby Selland (South Dakota State) Erika Sage (Northwestern College (IA)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm		at Rice			Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, TX
November 8, 2024* TBA, Summit League Network		Creighton			First Bank and Trust Arena  Brookings, SD
November 13, 2024* TBA		Wisconsin			First Bank and Trust Arena  Brookings, SD
December 4, 2024* TBA, Summit League Network		Eastern Washington Big Sky–Summit Challenge			First Bank and Trust Arena  Brookings, SD
December 7, 2024* TBA, Jackrabbit Sports Network		at Montana Big Sky–Summit Challenge			Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, MT
December 14, 2024* TBA		Northern Iowa			First Bank and Trust Arena  Brookings, SD
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2025 TBA		at Oral Roberts			Mabee Center  Tulsa, OK
January 4, 2025 TBA		at Denver			Hamilton Gymnasium  Denver, CO
January 9, 2025 TBA		Omaha			First Bank and Trust Arena  Brookings, SD
January 11, 2025 TBA		Kansas City			First Bank and Trust Arena  Brookings, SD
January 18, 2025 TBA		North Dakota			First Bank and Trust Arena  Brookings, SD
January 22, 2025 TBA		at St. Thomas (MN)			Schoenecker Arena  St. Paul, MN
January 25, 2025 TBA		at South Dakota			Sanford Coyote Sports Center  Vermillion, SD
January 29, 2025 TBA		North Dakota State			First Bank and Trust Arena  Brookings, SD
February 1, 2025 TBA		at Omaha			Baxter Arena  Omaha, NE
February 5, 2025 TBA		at North Dakota			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center  Grand Forks, ND
February 8, 2025 TBA		Oral Roberts			First Bank and Trust Arena  Brookings, SD
February 12, 2025 TBA		at North Dakota State			Scheels Center  Fargo, ND
February 15, 2025 TBA		South Dakota			First Bank and Trust Arena  Brookings, SD
February 22, 2025 TBA		at Kansas City			Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
February 27, 2025 TBA		Denver			First Bank and Trust Arena  Brookings, SD
March 1, 2025 TBA		St. Thomas (MN)			Frost Arena  Brookings, SD
Summit League tournament
March 5/6, 2025 TBA, Jackrabbit Sports Network		vs.  First Round/Quarterfinals			Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Zone.