South Dakota State men’s basketball came out on the short end of a seesaw Summit League opener, falling 81-78 at Omaha Sunday in a contest that included 17 lead changes.

Noah Freidel poured in a career-high 28 points with six 3-pointers on the afternoon, leading a Jackrabbit attack that shot 50.8 percent from the field.

South Dakota State women’s basketball began Summit League action with a 68-51 win over Omaha.

The Jackrabbits improved to 9-6 on the season and are now 1-0 in Summit League play, while Omaha fell to 5-9, 0-1 Summit.

Paiton Burckhard led all scorers with 21 points, while tying her career best of nine rebounds for the third time this season.