South Dakota State swept its Summit League basketball openers on the road Friday at Western Illinois.
The Jackrabbit men took down the Leathernecks 100-58 behind six double-figure scorers.
The Jackrabbits (11-5, 1-0) shot 62.1 percent as a team with 13 3-pointers.
David Jenkins led all scorers with 23 points, hitting 5-of-8 from deep while netting all of his points in the first half.
South Dakota State women’s basketball coach Aaron Johnston picked up his 450th win as the Jackrabbits held off Western Illinois 93-84.
The Jackrabbits improved to 9-5, 1-0 while the Fighting Leathernecks drop to 4-10, 0-1.
SDSU had five players score in double digits led by Macy Miller and Madison Guebert, who each scored 20 points.




