Sadly, this will be my last Jackrabbit update for a while. The season ended for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits Women's Basketball team tonight in a heartbreaker to Baylor, 60-58. I watched the end of it on ESPN2, and it was a tough way to lose. They were up early, Baylor chipped away and got the lead, then the Jacks tied it up with 7.8 seconds left, only to see Baylor make a shot with 0.5 seconds left. Baylor ended the season #5 in the polls and won the Big 12 Championship, so they're a pretty good team.
Still, it was a great season for the Jackrabbits. They won 32 games, won the Summit League title, made the NCAA Tournament in their first year of eligibility and won a tournament game. Because of the way college sports are set up, with major conferences (Big 10, Big 12, Big East, Pac 10, ACC and SEC) spending the most money and getting the most top notch talent, smaller schools like South Dakota State can't really have a much better season than this one.
I'm sure the team is down after this heartbreaking loss, but hopefully they will look back on this season and be proud of what they accomplished. As an alumni and someone who lived in South Dakota for the first 22 years of my life, I'm proud of what they accomplished, and look forward to following them again next season.
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