March 6 through 9 may be busy for 34,681 people. That crowd - which broke the attendance record for the Summit League Tournament by more than 6,000 people - has the opportunity to witness a do-or-die battle for the NCAA Tournament once again. In comparison, 2009 and 2010 appear to be remarkably different tournaments.
Expectations are higher for the SDSU men's basketball team heading into the 2010 Summit League Tournament than they were at this time last year. The No.4 Jacks (14-15, 10-8) take on No. 5 IPFW (15-14, 9-9) on Sunday at 6 p.m. at the Sioux Falls Arena in the first round of the conference tournament.
On the weekend of March 5-7, Blaine, Minn., is hosting the American Collegiate Hockey Association Women's National Tournament, where the SDSU women's hockey team will be competing for a championship. SDSU was chosen as one of six teams to compete in the Division II portion of the tournament by a committee made up of coaches across the country.
NCAA National Tournament qualifiers: the event that every team prepares all year for. SDSU wrestlers have worked hard all year to prepare themselves for their upcoming tournament, the Western Wrestling Conference tournament. Every practice, every takedown, every sprint has all been for this.
Jared Vlastuin and Jake Brinkmann made history at the Summit League Championships in Fargo, ND on Feb. 28 to March 1. On day one, Vlastuin won the long jump event, the first individual title by a Jackrabbit at the Championships. His jump was 23 feet, 4.75 inches.
It's over. What a great 17 days of Olympic action. There were great stories and performances the likes of which may never be duplicated. Here's a quick look back at some great Olympic moments: Canada-USA men battle in hockey's gold medal game. If you watched the game, you know the level of excitement that the game generated and how great a game it was.
With the Jacks compiling a 53-4 home record the last four seasons, a lopsided win in their last regular season game seemed fitting. And lopsided it was. The Jacks (19-10, 14-4) made a season-high 15 3s and tied a season high for total points in a 93-47 win over Western Illinois at Frost Arena on March 1.
With its seed in the Summit League tournament locked up, the women's basketball team is searching for the right momentum to make a championship run. The Jacks continued that pursuit on Feb. 27, staving off a depleted IUPUI (3-25, 2-15) squad for their 13th conference win 77-55 in front of 3,418 fans at Frost Arena.
A season-best home crowd of 4,923 saw IUPUI defeat SDSU 86-76 on Feb. 27 on senior night in the final tune-up before the Summit League Tournament. The Jacks started slow out of the gates, making only two shots the first seven minutes. Despite the slow start, the Jacks were only down four at halftime.
Junior Clint Sargent became the 41st member of the SDSU 1,000-point club, as SDSU defeated Western Illinois 66-53 in Summit League action on Feb. 25. "I would like to thank my teammates and coaches through the whole experience I've had my three years here," Sargent said.