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S. Dakota State Ties Record in Victory
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Monday, March 23, 2009
South Dakota State put itself in the NCAA tournament win column -- and the record book.
The Jackrabbits made a record-tying 16 three-point shots in their tournament debut and beat TCU, 90-55, yesterday in Lubbock, Texas.
This was the first year the Jackrabbits (32-2) were eligible for the field. Seeded seventh in the South Region, they matched the tournament mark for three-pointers set by Harvard in 1996 and equaled by Iowa State yesterday.
Jill Young and Kristin Rotert scored 17 points to lead the Jackrabbits and extend their win streak to 18 games.
Consecutive three-pointers by Stacie Oistad, Ketty Cornemann and Rotert midway through the second half put the Jackrabbits up 76-32.
TCU (20-11) fell behind early in the first half and trailed by double digits for most of the game. Helena Sverrisdottir scored 12 points to lead the Horned Frogs.
South Dakota State advances to play second-seeded tomorrow night.
The Jackrabbits, whose record is surpassed only by No. 1 seed Connecticut (34-0), took control early and never relented.
-- OKLAHOMA 76, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 47: In Iowa City, what was supposed to be a tuneup for the Sooners turned out to be a wakeup call.
Danielle Robinson scored 15 points, Ashley Paris added 14 and top-seeded Oklahoma overcame a sluggish start to beat the Lady Panthers in the first round of the Midwest Region.
Courtney Paris had 11 points and 16 rebounds for Oklahoma (29-4), which led 42-34 before overwhelming the 16th-seeded Lady Panthers with a 17-1 run early in the second half.
