2025–26 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team

2025–26 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball
2025–26 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball
Summit League tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Summit League
Record	27–6 (14–2 Summit)
Head coach	Aaron Johnston (26th full, 27th overall season);
Associate head coach	Sadie Thramer (5th year)
Assistant coaches	Macy Stanage (2nd season); Kacie Jones (2nd season); Shelby Selland (5th season); Erika Sage (5th season);
Home arena	First Bank and Trust Arena

2025–26 Summit League women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Dakota State	15	–	1	.938	28	–	4	.875
South Dakota State †	14	–	2	.875	27	–	6	.818
South Dakota	12	–	4	.750	23	–	9	.719
Oral Roberts	8	–	8	.500	15	–	15	.500
St. Thomas	8	–	8	.500	16	–	16	.500
Denver	5	–	11	.313	11	–	19	.367
Kansas City	4	–	12	.250	7	–	23	.233
Omaha	3	–	13	.188	6	–	27	.182
North Dakota	3	–	13	.188	7	–	24	.226

† 2026 Summit League tournament winner As of March 8, 2026

The 2025–26 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball represents South Dakota State University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits are led by twenty-sixth 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

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Paige Meyer	21	G	5'6"	Senior	Albany, Minnesota	Graduated
Madysen Vlastuin	22	F	6'1"	Senior	Lennox, South Dakota	Graduated
Mesa Byom	24	F	6'2"	Senior	Melrose, Wisconsin	Graduated
Kallie Theisen	12	F	6'1"	RS-Senior	Plymouth, Minnesota	Graduated
Jenna Hopp	2	G	5'1"	Sophomore	Glenwood, Iowa	Transferred to South Dakota^[2]

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brooklynn Felchle C	Bismarck, North Dakota	Legacy High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Aug 28, 2023
Brooklynn Felchle C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (0)
Abby Hoselton F	St. Michael, MN	St. Michael-Albertville High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	Apr 2, 2024
Abby Hoselton F	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (0)
Hadley Thul G	Alexandria, MN	Alexandria Area High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Jul 11, 2024
Hadley Thul G	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (0)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2025–26 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Madison Mathiowetz	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	St. Mary's High School	Sleepy Eye, MN
G	4	Emilee Fox	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Mount Vernon High School	Mount Vernon SD
G	5	Ellie Colbeck	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Kennedy Secondary School	Fergus Falls, MN
G	10	Hilary Behrens	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Brandon Valley High School	Brandon, SD
G	11	Hadley Thul	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Alexandria Area High School	Alexandria, MN
G	15	Mahli Abdouch	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Fr	O'Gorman Catholic High School	Sioux Falls, SD
G	23	Katie Vasecka	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Tea Area High School	Tea, SD
F	24	Maggie Hartwig	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Sauk Prairie High School Evansville	Sauk City, WI
F	25	Abby Hoselton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	St. Michael-Albertville High School	St. Michael, MN
F	31	Brooklyn Meyer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	West Lyon Community School	Larchwood, IA
G/F	32	Claire Sheppard	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Fr	Flandreau High School	Egan, SD
C	34	Brooklynn Felchle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Legacy High School	Bismarck, ND
F	45	Jaidyn Dunn	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Fr	Thomas Jefferson High School	Sioux Falls, SD

Head coach

Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus)

Assistant coach(es)

Sadie Thramer (Wayne State (NE))
Macy Stanage (South Dakota State)
Kacie Jones (Wayne State (NE))
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
Regular season
October 29, 2025* 6:00 pm		Augustana	W 90–54	–	First Bank and Trust Arena Brookings, SD
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Creighton	W 78–62	1–0	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,489) Omaha, NE
November 7, 2025* 7:00 pm, Midco Sports 2/Summit League Network		Rice	W 79–65	2–0	First Bank and Trust Arena (2,151) Brookings, SD
November 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, Midco Sports		Murray State	W 91–60	3–0	First Bank and Trust Arena (2,011) Brookings, SD
November 15, 2025* 7:00 pm, SLN		vs. Montana	W 95–71	4–0	The Monument (2,639) Rapid City, SD
November 20, 2025* 7:00 pm, Midco Sports		vs. Gonzaga	W 72–63	5–0	Sanford Pentagon (2,136) Sioux Falls, SD
November 27, 2025* 10:00 am, FloCollege		vs. No. 12 North Carolina Cancún Challenge	L 48–83	5–1	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico
November 28, 2025* 12:30 pm, FloCollege		vs. Columbia Cancún Challenge	L 67–80	5–2	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2025* 10:00 am, FloCollege		vs. Kansas State Cancún Challenge	W 82–70	6–2	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (230) Cancún, Mexico
December 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, SLN		Weber State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 87–56	7–2	First Bank and Trust Arena (1,801) Brookings, SD
December 6, 2025* 3:00 pm		at Northern Arizona Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 88–72	8–2	Walkup Skydome (238) Flagstaff, AZ
December 10, 2025* 6:00 pm		at Northern Iowa	W 59–57	9–2	McLeod Center (2,384) Cedar Falls, IA
December 14, 2025* 2:00 pm, Midco Sports 2/SLN		Ball State	W 78–59	10–2	First Bank and Trust Arena (1,767) Brookings, SD
December 18, 2025* 6:00 pm, ACCN		at Duke	L 54–97	10–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,493) Durham, NC
December 21, 2025* 1:00 pm, CBSSN		No. 2 Texas	L 51–70	10–4	First Bank and Trust Arena (3,878) Brookings, SD
Summit League regular season
January 1, 2026 2:00 pm, Midco Sports/SLN		St. Thomas	W 67–49	11–4 (1–0)	First Bank and Trust Arena (3,092) Brookings, SD
January 3, 2026 4:00 pm, SLN		at Omaha	W 65–36	12–4 (2–0)	Baxter Arena (3,324) Omaha, NE
January 10, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN		Oral Roberts	W 103–76	13–4 (3–0)	First Bank and Trust Arena (2,452) Brookings, SD
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN		Denver	W 90–44	14–4 (4–0)	First Bank and Trust Arena (2,480) Brookings, SD
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, Midco Sports 2/SLN		North Dakota State	L 68–76	14–5 (4–1)	First Bank and Trust Arena (4,138) Brookings, SD
January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota	W 99–47	15–5 (5–1)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,531) Grand Forks, ND
January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, SLN		at Kansas City	W 76–63	16–5 (6–1)	Swinney Recreation Center (224) Kansas City, MO
January 28, 2026 7:00 pm, Midco Sports/SLN		Omaha	W 85–41	17–5 (7–1)	First Bank and Trust Arena (2,389) Brookings, SD
January 31, 2026 1:00 pm, Midco Sports 2/SLN		at South Dakota	L 54–73	17–6 (7–2)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,060) Vermillion, SD
February 4, 2026 8:00 pm, SLN		at St. Thomas	W 84–51	18–6 (8–2)	First Bank and Trust Arena (501) Brookings, SD
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, Midco Sports/SLN		North Dakota	W 94–48	19–6 (9–2)	First Bank and Trust Arena (2,457) Brookings, SD
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, SLN		Kansas City	W 93–40	20–6 (10–2)	First Bank and Trust Arena (2,897) Brookings, SD
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN		at Oral Roberts	W 95–93	21–6 (11–2)	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, SLN		at Denver	W 71–55	22–6 (12–2)	Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota State	W 59–44	23–6 (13–2)	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
February 28, 2026 6:00 pm, Midco Sports 2/SLN		South Dakota	W 82–49	24–6 (14–2)	First Bank and Trust Arena (4,449) Brookings, SD
Summit League tournament
March 5, 2026* 12:00 pm, SLN	(2)	vs. (7) Kansas City Quarterfinal	W 75–61	25–6	Denny Sanford Premier Center (6,176) Sioux Falls, SD
March 7, 2026* 2:35 pm, SLN	(2)	vs. (3) South Dakota Semifinal	W 74–59	26–6	Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,476) Sioux Falls, SD
March 8, 2026* 3:15 pm, CBSSN	(2)	vs. (1) North Dakota State Championship	W 64–51	27–6	Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,930) Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2026* 1:30 pm, ESPNews	(11 S4)	vs. (6 S4) Washington First round			Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S4=Sacramento 4. All times are in Central Time Zone.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

References

^ "THRAMER ELEVATED TO ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH". South Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
^ "Hopp signs with South Dakota Women's Basketball". South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". gojacks.com. South Dakota State Jackrabbits. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
^ "Big Sky - Summit League Challenge Games Announced For Vikings Basketball". Portland State Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2025.

[1] "THRAMER ELEVATED TO ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH". South Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved May 22, 2025.

[2] "Hopp signs with South Dakota Women's Basketball". South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2025.

[3] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". gojacks.com. South Dakota State Jackrabbits. Retrieved February 17, 2026.

[4] "Big Sky - Summit League Challenge Games Announced For Vikings Basketball". Portland State Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2025.

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball
Venues	First Bank and Trust Arena (1973–present)
Culture & lore	Jack Rabbit "Ring the Bell"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics