South Dakota State withstood a hot shooting night by the Wichita State women’s basketball team, badly outrebounding the Shockers in a 78-58 non-conference victory Wednesday night in Koch Arena.
South Dakota State (10-3) outrebounded WSU 35-17, including holding the Shockers (5-6) to five offensive rebounds. That led to the Jackrabbits outscoring WSU 22-4 in second-chance points.
Ellie Thompson had 23 points and Madison Guebert had 20 for South Dakota State, which led 37-32 at halftime then dominated the third quarter with a 23-12 run.
Wichita State’s Rangie Bessard had 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting, but the post player was limited to a team-high three rebounds.