@ Oakland

[Jacked_Up]

Re: @ Oakland

Clutch win. Way to go, Jacks. First place goes through SDSU now (I think). The Jacks are in control.

[NorCalJack]

Re: @ Oakland

I was merely pointing out that 2 bad shots down the stretch could have cost us the game. I'm not that worried about it and I want her to get better. I was stating my opinion which is that her shot selection is too poor to be taking shots late in the game. Just my opinion...

At the end of regulation, the score was tied. The Jacks called a timeout with 1:01 second left and to ensure that you get two possessions, you need to shoot the ball with about 45 seconds left. Rotert had the ball and shot, like she should have. If you run the game clock down to 35 seconds, then Oakland gets the last shot. I would not be too critical of Rotert, that was the correct play even if you thought she was off balance. I watched the end of the game again and the shot Rotert took was an open shotand she was not off balance.

Go State!!!

[Chains]

Re: @ Oakland

Anyone know why Rotert was taking some critical shots at the end of the game? She's going to be a good one, but her shot selection needs to get better...that comes with experience and maturity. I'm not blaming her, but I don't think she's the one we want taking shots at the end of a close game...at least not this year. The last shot she took in regulation and a couple in the OT were not high percentage shots for her.

I am impressed that we have true freshman willing to take a time critical shot with the game on the line. If either shot would have gone in we would all be singing her praises. Someone pointed out that by taking one of the shots it gave the Jacks a two possesion to one advantage. She is not only going to be a good one - she is a good one. I love her attitude. She can play on my team anytime she wants.

Great win ladies. Good luck at IPFW on Monday.

Go big, go blue, Go Jacks

[Chains]

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The Jacks showed a little toughness today by hitting a bucket at the end of regulation to tie and then winning in OT. They really haven't shown much toughness yet this year so it was good to see. This team is really starting to come together...if they win Monday, the Jacks should run the table in the second half and get the automatic bid to the WNIT.

I love your optimism Montana. Really is a big game at IPFW on Monday for the Jacks. Hope we can keep Carlisle under control? Running the table will be difficult, but with 5 of the last 7 at Frost I like our chances of winning the Summit. Winning the Summit would get us that auto bid your talking about. Simply cannot stub our toe at either UMKC or Southern Utah. I like AJ's comment in the Argus: We have not taken command, but we have sure improved our position.

Kodeos to "big shot" Andrea

Go big, Go blue, Go Jacks

[BTownJack]

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Terry's write in the Argus:

SDSU women pick up big Summit win
By Terry Vandrovec
tvandrovec@argusleader.com
PUBLISHED: February 3, 2008

ROCHESTER, Mich. - South Dakota State sure didn't look like a team that had zero prior experience in a conference-showdown game.

In their first outing since pulling into a first-place tie, the Jackrabbits beat defending Summit League champion Oakland 64-63 in overtime before a crowd of 625 on Saturday afternoon at the O'Rena.

SDSU did not trail in the first 39-plus minutes and led by as many as 10. And while the team needed a dramatic shot - a buzzer-beating jumper by senior Andrea Verdegan - to get there, it got the job done in the extra session with defense.
The Jacks allowed just one make in overtime, forcing Oakland guard Jessica Pike to take a tough shot at the buzzer. The effort was an extension of what SDSU did in regulation, holding the Grizzlies - ranked seventh nationally in field-goal percentage - to 34.8 percent from the floor and their lowest offensive output of the season.

"It just shows how difficult it is to win on the road," Jacks coach Aaron Johnston said after sweeping the season series against Oakland (13-7, 6-4). "We had things, not under control, but certainly things were going well. In about a two-and-a-half-minute stretch, things got tight."

(read more)

[jackrabbit1979]

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From the Argus:

Rough reception

Oakland knows how to make the most out of modest crowds.

Not only is noise naturally amplified inside the low-profile, 4,000-seat O'Rena, located in Rochester, Mich., about 25 miles from Detroit, but the Grizzlies student section and band occupies the two sections nearest the visiting bench. Those areas are open to visiting fans in most Summit League gyms.

Wasn't this sold to SDSU students as a Summit League rule when the section above the visiting team bench was reassigned to the visiting fans a few years back? Obviously Oakland doesn't adhere to that rule if it is there. I guess we should chalk it up to "South Dakota Nice".

[filbert]

Re: @ Oakland

From the Argus:



Wasn't this sold to SDSU students as a Summit League rule when the section above the visiting team bench was reassigned to the visiting fans a few years back? Obviously Oakland doesn't adhere to that rule if it is there. I guess we should chalk it up to "South Dakota Nice".

Yeah, it was a lot of fun sitting in the first row behind the bench, with a bunch of loud Oakland students all around us.

They were pretty well behaved, actually, one of the better rooting sections we've seen so far in the Summit, but still, between the band and the students it really wasn't a particularly pleasant experience at all for a fan (or for a relative, I'd imagine) of the opposing team.

Obviously the "three rows behind the bench" is NOT a league rule. Or, if it is, Oakland doesn't care about abiding by the league's rules.

[thebluehatman]

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I know some of our athletic department administration is reading this. Let's move the pep band into the student section behind the visitors bench. HAHA

[jackrabbit1979]

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I know some of our athletic department administration is reading this. Let's move the pep band into the student section behind the visitors bench. HAHA

Or at least give it back to our students. The atmosphere at Frost has been lame enough the last few years and the three empty rows of seats (most of the Summit League can't draw at home, let alone on the road)in the middle of the student section don't help matters. I am sure the visiting teams fans would be happy with thirty chairbacks somewhere or half of section of upper GA.

[Jacks#1Fan]

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I've always liked the reservation of the three rows of seats behind the players of the visiting team...which was followed by most NCC schools. The rationale is that there is a bit of a shield behind your team from fans, who in some cases may not be as nice as Filbert says the Oakland fans were.

If I had my drothers, I would like to see that as a Summit League rule. I spent a lot of time in the bleachers behind the Jacks at the Dump over the years, had some great arguments with the St. Cloud athletic director over the way they "observed" the rule, etc. In all cases, the rule was a definite benefit for the visitors that got on those seats and helped cheer the Jacks on.

[JimmyJack]

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I've always liked the reservation of the three rows of seats behind the players of the visiting team...which was followed by most NCC schools. The rationale is that there is a bit of a shield behind your team from fans, who in some cases may not be as nice as Filbert says the Oakland fans were.

If I had my drothers, I would like to see that as a Summit League rule. I spent a lot of time in the bleachers behind the Jacks at the Dump over the years, had some great arguments with the St. Cloud athletic director over the way they "observed" the rule, etc. In all cases, the rule was a definite benefit for the visitors that got on those seats and helped cheer the Jacks on.

I agree with Jacks#1Fan. We should set a high standard for sportsmanship, not cater to the lowest common denominator like some schools from our past.