Junior Ellie Thompson tied a career high with 23 points to lead the South Dakota State women’s basketball team to a 78-58 win at Wichita State in its final nonconference game of the season Wednesday night.
Thompson filled the stat sheet by shooting 10 of 13 from the field, sinking a pair of free throws, grabbing a game-high seven rebounds and recording two assists, two blocks and two steals for the 9-3 Jackrabbits.
Sophomore Madison Guebert recorded her 500th career point en route to a 20-point outing. She was 6 of 18 from the field, including 4 of 9 from 3-point range. Junior Alexis Alexander registered a career-high 13 points and senior Kerri Young added 12 points, 7 rebounds and a game-high 5 assists.