The 2021–22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team represented South Dakota State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by 22nd-year head coach Aaron Johnston, competed in the Summit League. They played their home games in Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota.
Previous season The Jackrabbits went 21–4 overall and 14–0 in conference play, finishing first in the Summit League.
South Dakota State lost in the quarterfinals in an upset to #8 seed Omaha, but still qualified for the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament as an at-large bid.
In the 2021 NCAA tournament, the Jacks received a nine seed in the River Walk Regional and played Syracuse, to whom they lost 55–72.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Emily Herzberg 4 G 6'0" Freshman Melrose, WI Transferred to Minnesota State
Additions Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Paige Meyer 2 G 5'6" Freshman Albany, MN Signed for the 2021–22 season Haleigh Timmer 13 G 5'11" Freshman Rapid City, SD Signed for the 2021–22 season Source:
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Summit League regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Summit League women's tournament (2–1)
!colspan=9 style=| National Invitational Tournament (5–0)
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Rankings
+ Regular season pollsPoll Pre-season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Final AP RV NR NR NR RV Coaches RV * NR NR RV RV + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week (RV) Received votes (NR) Not ranked
Honors
Summit League Player of the Week December 27, 2021 – Paige Meyer February 14, 2022 – Myah Selland
Postseason awards
Summit League Coach of the Year Aaron Johnston All-Summit League Team Myah Selland, First team Paige Meyer, Second team Paiton Burckhard, Honorable Mention Tylee Irwin, Honorable Mention Tori Nelson, Honorable Mention Summit League All-Defensive Team Tylee Irwin Summit League All-Newcomer Team Paige Meyer WNIT Most Valuable Player Myah Selland WNIT All-Tournament Team Myah Selland Haleigh Timmer
References