Women drop road contest to Creighton

OMAHA, N.E (GoJacks.com) — The South Dakota State women’s basketball team suffered a 61-48 loss to Creighton on Tuesday evening at D.J. Sokol Arena in Omaha, Neb.

The Jackrabbits fell to 0-2 early this season, while Creighton improved to 2-0.

Myah Selland paced the Jacks with 14 points (6-of-12) and eight rebounds. Paiton Burckhard also scored in double figures as she recorded 12 points. Tagyn Larson tied with Selland for a team-best eight boards while also adding four points, a steal and a block. Tylee Irwin added seven points and grabbed six rebounds.

Creighton was led by Jaylyn Agnew who recorded 23 points.

South Dakota State will take on Dakota Wesleyan at the Sanford Pentagon on Friday. The event will be a double header with wrestling. Tipoff is set for 7:45 p.m. or 30 minutes after the conclusion of the wrestling dual.

(Photo: SDSU Sports Information)