2002–03 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2002–03 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State University logo.svg 125 North Central Conference NCC 32–3 14–2 Aaron Johnston 3rd Laurie Melum 3rd Frost Arena NCAA Division II National Champions The 2002–03 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team represented South Dakota State University in the 2002–03 NCAA Division II women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by third-year head coach Aaron Johnston, played their home games in Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota, as a member of the NCC. They finished the season tied for first place in the NCC, losing in the second game of the conference tournament. However, the Jackrabbits won all six of their NCAA tournament games, claiming the NCAA D–II Championship over Northern Kentucky, 65–50. Roster w 2002 South Dakota State Jackrabbits y y w Stacie Cizek n 10 G/F 5 10 JR Omaha, NE Millard South High School w Stephanie Bolden n 12 G 5 6 SO Marshal, MN Marshall High School w Brenda Davis n 14 G/F 5 11 JR Colton, SD Tri-Valley High School w Heather Sieler n 20 G 5 6 FR Huron, SD Huron High School w Megan Otte n 24 G 5 8 SO Grand Island, NE Grand Island Senior High School w Brooke Dickmeyer n 30 G/F 5 9 SO Sioux Falls, SD Washington High School w Melissa Prater n 34 F 5 11 SR Holland, MN Southwest Christian High School w Dianna Pavek n 40 G 5 8 SO Ivanhoe, MN Lincoln H-I High School w Shannon Schlagel n 42 F/C 6 0 SO Raymond, SD Clark Junior-Senior High School w Karly Hegge n 50 C 6 1 SR Baltic, SD Baltic High School w Sarita DeBoer n 52 C 6 2 SO Huron, SD Huron High School w Christina Gilbert n 54 C 6 2 FR Stillwater, MN Stillwater Area High School Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus) Laurie Melum (Augustana) https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=womens-basketball-guides Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#003896; color:#F7D417;"| Regular season November 22, 2002 yes 3 Sioux Falls Frost Arena Brookings, SD 1,618 91–67 1–0 November 23, 2002 7:00 p.m. yes 3 Concordia–St. Paul Frost Arena Brookings, SD 1,227 100–70 2–0 November 29, 2002 5:00 p.m. yes yes 3 Briar Cliff (Ia.) Kearney, NE UNK Holiday Inn/Captain's Table Thanksgiving Tournament 250 101–46 3–0 November 30, 2002 7:00 p.m. yes yes 3 Nebraska–Kearney Health and Sports Center Kearney, NE UNK Holiday Inn/Captain's Table Thanksgiving Tournament 1,150 82–59 4–0 December 6, 2002 7:00 p.m. yes yes 3 Bemidji State (Minn.) BSU Gymnasium Bemidji, MN 182 85–67 5–0 December 7, 2002 7:00 p.m. yes yes 3 MSU–Moorhead Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse Moorhead, MN 312 86–63 6–0 December 10, 2002 7:00 p.m. yes 3 Winona State (Minn.) Frost Arena Brookings, SD 1,189 89–57 7–0 December 14, 2002 5:30 p.m. yes yes 3 Northern State Wachs Arena Aberdeen, SD 3,682 95–45 8–0 December 20, 2002 6:00 p.m. yes 1 Chadron State Frost Arena Brookings, SD 712 110–60 9–0 December 21, 2002 7:00 p.m. yes 1 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 22 Frost Arena Brookings, SD 1,023 73–59 10–0 December 30, 2002 7:00 p.m. yes 1 Dakota Wesleyan Frost Arena Brookings, SD 1,277 90–46 11–0 January 1, 2003 6:00 p.m. yes 1 Minnesota State Bresnan Arena Mankato, MN 802 99–65 12–0 (1–0) January 10, 2003 yes 1 North Dakota State Bison Sports Arena Fargo, ND 4,075 77–72 13–0 (2–0) January 11, 2003 6:00 p.m. yes 1 St. Cloud State Halenbeck Hall St. Cloud, MN 2,248 75–54 14–0 (3–0) January 16, 2003 6:00 p.m. 1 South Dakota 12 Frost Arena Brookings, SD 7,814 86–69 15–0 (4–0) January 18, 2003 6:00 p.m. yes 1 Nebraska–Omaha Sapp Fieldhouse Omaha, NE 2,200 95–74 16–0 (5–0) January 24, 2003 6:00 p.m. 1 St. Cloud Frost Arena Brookings, SD 2,734 83–63 17–0 (6–0) January 25, 2003 6:00 p.m. 1 North Dakota 5 Frost Arena Brookings, SD 4,032 78–62 18–0 (7–0) January 30, 2003 6:00 p.m. yes 1 Augustana Sioux Falls Arena Sioux Falls, SD 3,507 74–54 19–0 (8–0) February 6, 2003 6:00 p.m. yes 1 North Dakota 7 Hyslop Sports Center Grand Forks, ND 3,041 62–86 19–1 (8–1) February 8, 2003 6:00 p.m. 1 North Dakota State 5 Frost Arena Brookings, SD 4,674 77–47 20–1 (9–1) February 13, 2003 5:30 p.m. yes 2 Northern Colorado Butler-Hancock Hall Greeley, CO 582 71–59 21–1 (10–1) February 15, 2003 6:00 p.m. yes 2 South Dakota 17 Dakota Dome Vermillion, SD 7,777 83–87 21–2 (10–2) February 20, 2003 6:00 p.m. 5 Augustana College Frost Arena Brookings, SD 2,163 101–66 22–2 (11–2) February 22, 2003 6:00 p.m. 4 Minnesota State Frost Arena Brookings, SD 2,581 101–51 23–2 (12–2) February 28, 2003 6:00 p.m. 4 Nebraska–Omaha Frost Arena Brookings, SD 2,079 96–62 24–2 (13–2) March 1, 2003 6:00 p.m. 4 Northern Colorado Frost Arena Brookings, SD 1,634 77–59 25–2 (14–2) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#003896; color:#F7D417;"| NCC Wells Fargo Tournament March 7, 2003 8:00 p.m. North Dakota State Frost Arena Brookings, SD Wells Fargo Finals Semifinal game 2,791 87–67 26–2 March 8, 2003 7:00 p.m. North Dakota Frost Arena Brookings, SD Wells Fargo Finals Championship Game 3,014 87–90 26–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#003896; color:#F7D417;"| NCAA Division II Tournament March 14, 2003 8:00 p.m. yes Regis (Colo.) Frost Arena Brookings, SD NCAA D–II First Round 2,536 107–71 27–3 March 15, 2003 8:00 p.m. yes North Dakota Frost Arena Brookings, SD NCAA D–II Second Round 3,837 77–56 28–3 March 17, 2003 7:00 p.m. yes South Dakota Frost Arena Brookings, SD NCAA D–II North Central Regional Championship 4,237 87–63 29–3 March 26, 2003 8:00 p.m. yes yes Cal State Bakersfield St. Joseph Civic Arena St. Joseph, MO NCAA D–II Elite 8 2,125 83–62 30–3 March 27, 2003 8:00 p.m. yes yes Bentley College St. Joseph Civic Arena St. Joseph, MO NCAA D–II Elite 8 Semifinal 2,444 69–62 OT 31–3 March 29, 2003 5:00 p.m. yes yes Northern Kentucky St. Joseph Civic Arena St. Joseph, MO NCAA D–II Women's National Championship Game 2,556 65–50 32–3 AP Poll Central Time Source:https://gojacks.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball Basketball–W – 2002–03 Schedule & Results South Dakota State University Athletics April 22, 2018https://sdstate_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/www.gojacks.com/fls/15000/stats/2003_WBB/teamcume.htm South Dakota State University - Season Statistics sdstate_ftp.sidearmsports.comhttp://web1.ncaa.org/stats/exec/records $windowTitle web1.ncaa.org References Category:South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball seasons Category:2002–03 NCAA Division II women's basketball season Jackrabbits Jackrabbits