The South Dakota State Jackrabbits will meet the USC women’s basketball team in the first round of the 2023 Women’s NCAA Tournament. The game will be on Friday, March 17, at roughly 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.

USC is the No. 8 seed in what is called the “Seattle 3” Region. The Women’s NCAA Tournament is breaking away from the four-location format for the regionals this year. Usually, there have been four different regional sites — East, West, Midwest, South — but this year, Greenville, S.C., and Seattle are two regional sites with two different regional finals being played in those two locations. So, there are two Greenville brackets (Greenville 1 and 2) and two Seattle brackets (Seattle 3 and 4). USC-SDSU is part of the Seattle 3 bracket. If the Trojans can win here and then upset top-seeded Virginia Tech on Sunday, they would go to Seattle for the Sweet 16 the following week.

Here’s a look at the South Dakota State team USC will face on Friday evening:

CONFERENCE FINISH

South Dakota State’s Brooklyn Meyer reacts as Omaha guards attempt to block her shot during the Summit League women’s championship on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.

South Dakota State finished a perfect 18-0 in the Summit league and have a 28-5 overall record.

SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT

South Dakota State players from the court and the sidelines leap toward each other as the game clock runs out and they win the Summit League women’s championship on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.

South Dakota State won the Summit League title to earn an automatic NCAA Tournament bid.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

South Dakota State head coach Aaron Johnston yells to his players from the sidelines during the Summit League women’s championship against Omaha on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.
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The Jackrabbits finished the year with 21 straight victories and are a tough opponent.

SEASON LOWLIGHTS

South Dakota State’s Paige Meyer drives toward the basket in the Summit League women’s championship against Omaha on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.

They lost to Washington State by 20, although that ends up not being too bad. They also lost to Montana State by five. That’s really the worst pair of results for this team, which played a competitive game against No. 1 South Carolina and has no truly bad losses.

NONCONFERENCE GAME RESULTS

South Dakota State’s Tori Nelson jumps up to take a shot during the Summit League women’s championship against Omaha on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.
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• Loss to Creighton, 78-69

• Win over Lehigh, 91-73

• Win over Mississippi State, 63-62

• Loss to UCLA, 72-65

• Win over Rutgers, 75-56

• Win over Louisville, 65-55

• Loss to Washington State, 61-41

• Loss to Montana State, 71-66

• Win over Northern Iowa, 80-69

• Win over Kansas State, 82-78

• Win over UT Martin, 72-36

• Loss to South Carolina, 62-44 (December 15, SDSU’s last loss)

CONFERENCE GAME RESULTS

South Dakota State’s Haleigh Timmer makes a basket during the Summit League women’s championship against Omaha on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.
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• South Dakota State won EVERY game in Summit League play

• 83-80 vs Oral Roberts

• 86-54 vs Kansas City

• 85-63 vs Western Illinois

• 61-51 vs St. Thomas-Minnesota

• 94-63 vs North Dakota State

• 105-72 vs North Dakota

• 118-59 vs South Dakota

• 68-61 vs Omaha

• 74-64 vs Denver

• 88-57 vs St. Thomas-Minnesota

• 81-58 vs Western Illinois

• 75-57 vs North Dakota

• 82-54 vs North Dakota State

• 79-48 vs South Dakota

• 82-34 vs Denver

• 87-54 vs Omaha

• 86-52 vs Kansas City

• 92-67 vs Oral Roberts

• 87-59 vs St. Thomas-Minnesota (Summit League Tournament)

• 87-60 vs Oral Roberts (Summit League Tournament)

• 93-51 vs Omaha (Summit League Tournament final)

LEADER IN POINTS

South Dakota State’s Myah Selland makes a pass over the head of Omaha’s Polina Nikulochkina in the Summit League women’s championship on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.
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Myah Selland leads South Dakota State with 15.7 PPG.

LEADER IN REBOUNDS

South Dakota State players cheer for their teammates on the sidelines during the Summit League women’s championship against Omaha on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.

Kallie Theisen leads the team with 6.3 rebounds per game.

LEADER IN ASSISTS

South Dakota State guard Dru Gylten calls for a pass as South Carolina coach Dawn Staley (right) looks on during Thursday’s college basketball game at the Sanford Pentagon.
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Dru Gylten leads the team with 3.4 assists per game.

LEADER IN STEALS

South Dakota State’s Myah Selland makes a pass over the head of Omaha’s Polina Nikulochkina in the Summit League women’s championship on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.

Myah Selland also leads in steals with 1.5 per game.

LEADER IN BLOCKS

Crew members work to remove the giant NCAA March Madness men’s basketball tournament bracket decal on the JW Marriott hotel Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in downtown Indianapolis.
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Kallie Theisen has 1.3 blocks per game this year for South Dakota State.

Story originally appeared on Trojans Wire