Maleighya Estes

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Maleighya Estes
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Lower Brule, S.D.
  • Position:
    Guard
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    White River High School
  • Major:
    Pre Athletic Training
  • gp
    32
  • pts/g
    4.8
  • fg %
    37.6
  • 3pt %
    30.4
  • ft %
    56.0
  • reb/g
    3.1
  • a/g
    0.7
Bio

Awards & Honors

Sophomore (2023-24): Appeared in 23 games at the guard position for the Tigers ... concluded the season with career-highs in points (71), rebounds (42), and field goal percentage (41.3) ... recorded her first double-digit scoring game of her career with a 10 point performance against the number one team in the country and 2024 National Champion Dordt Defenders (2/21/24) ... scored 43 of 71 total points on the season in the last eight games during the Tigers playoff run ... grabbed a career-high six rebounds in the NAIA First Round 86-75 win against (RV) Rust College (3/15/24) ... was named a Daktronic NAIA Scholar Athlete.

Freshman (2022-23): Appeared in 15 games at the guard position for the Tigers...finished the season averaging 1.4 points with 0.9 rebounds...had a season-high 13 minutes to go with a high seven points vs. Presentation (11/6/22)...recorded a season-high four rebounds and had four points vs. College of Saint Mary (11/19/22).

High School: 2022 graduate of White River High School...earned first team all-state honors senior year and second team in her junior season...2021-22 all-tournament State B team when her team won the 2021 State B Championship...MVP her senior year...finished her senior year averaging 27 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals per game on 45% shooting...named to the National Honor Society and High Academic Honors...was a five year starter in basketball to go with one year in both track and volleyball. 

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McQuiston Ranch

27248 Snake Creek Fort Pierre, SD. 57532

Contact: Mike McQuiston

605-240-7355 

 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 32 22
Games started 2 2
Minutes 443 324
Minutes per game 13.8 14.7
FG 62-165 41-118
FG Pct 37.6 34.7
3PT 14-46 10-39
3PT Pct 30.4 25.6
FT 14-25 11-19
FT Pct 56.0 57.9
Off rebounds 28 18
Def rebounds 71 49
Total rebounds 99 67
Rebounds per game 3.1 3.0
Personal fouls 32 17
Disqualifications - -
Assists 21 14
Turnovers 32 16
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 0.9
Steals 24 19
Blocks 0 0
Points 152 103
Points per game 4.8 4.7
Points per 40 min 13.7 12.7
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 19 at Waldorf W, 74-64
Feb 22 Dordt W, 76-66
Feb 26 Doane (NE) W, 79-71
Mar 1 Briar Cliff (IA) L, 62-56
Mar 15 vs. The Master's W, 91-70
Mar 16 at Langston L, 79-68
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 1 at Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 74-60 - 17 4-8 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 8
Nov 2 at Friends (KS) W, 58-48 0 12 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 7
Nov 6 Dakota State (SD) L, 74-62 - 17 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 7
Nov 12 Valley City State W, 92-63 - 20 5-10 50.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 12
Nov 16 at Doane (NE) L, 77-61 - 21 0-7 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 20 Northwestern W, 67-55 1 19 0-7 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 23 at College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 79-42 1 16 2-9 22.2 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Nov 26 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 79-65 - 13 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 2-6 33.3 8
Dec 4 at Dordt L, 66-61 - 19 6-14 42.9 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 13
Dec 7 at Hastings W, 65-53 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 11 at South Dakota State University - - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 Midland W, 78-48 - 15 5-7 71.4 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 11
Dec 18 vs. Avila (MO) W, 75-56 - 20 2-9 22.2 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Dec 19 at Ave Maria (FL) W, 75-51 - 8 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 29 at North Dakota State - - - - - - - - -
Jan 2 Concordia (NE) W, 77-65 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 5 College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 90-49 - 24 5-7 71.4 3-3 100.0 2-3 66.7 15
Jan 8 at Northwestern W, 63-59 - 14 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Jan 11 Hastings L, 79-70 - 24 1-6 16.7 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 4
Jan 15 at Morningside W, 57-55 - 9 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 18 at Mount Marty W, 82-58 - 16 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 22 Waldorf W, 88-37 - 19 4-6 66.7 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 10
Jan 26 Doane (NE) W, 66-55 - 20 4-11 36.4 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 1 at Midland W, 69-36 - 17 3-6 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 7
Feb 5 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 79-71 0 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 8 Mount Marty W, 66-48 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 12 Morningside W, 72-66 - 10 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 15 at Concordia (NE) W, 74-65 - 28 5-13 38.5 1-5 20.0 4-4 100.0 15
Feb 19 at Waldorf W, 74-64 - 9 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 22 Dordt W, 76-66 - 17 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 5
Feb 26 Doane (NE) W, 79-71 - 9 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Mar 1 Briar Cliff (IA) L, 62-56 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Mar 15 vs. The Master's W, 91-70 - 12 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Mar 16 at Langston L, 79-68 - 2 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 1 at Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 74-60 - 17 0 5 5 0 3 2 0
Nov 2 at Friends (KS) W, 58-48 0 12 1 4 5 0 1 2 0
Nov 6 Dakota State (SD) L, 74-62 - 17 2 4 6 1 4 0 0
Nov 12 Valley City State W, 92-63 - 20 2 3 5 3 1 0 0
Nov 16 at Doane (NE) L, 77-61 - 21 1 2 3 2 0 0 0
Nov 20 Northwestern W, 67-55 1 19 1 4 5 1 0 1 0
Nov 23 at College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 79-42 1 16 2 2 4 0 1 1 0
Nov 26 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 79-65 - 13 1 4 5 0 0 0 0
Dec 4 at Dordt L, 66-61 - 19 2 3 5 0 2 1 0
Dec 7 at Hastings W, 65-53 - 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 0
Dec 11 at South Dakota State University - - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 Midland W, 78-48 - 15 3 2 5 1 0 2 0
Dec 18 vs. Avila (MO) W, 75-56 - 20 2 4 6 1 0 1 0
Dec 19 at Ave Maria (FL) W, 75-51 - 8 2 1 3 1 1 0 0
Dec 29 at North Dakota State - - - - - - - - -
Jan 2 Concordia (NE) W, 77-65 - 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 5 College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 90-49 - 24 1 2 3 2 0 4 0
Jan 8 at Northwestern W, 63-59 - 14 0 3 3 0 1 1 0
Jan 11 Hastings L, 79-70 - 24 2 0 2 1 2 0 0
Jan 15 at Morningside W, 57-55 - 9 0 1 1 2 0 3 0
Jan 18 at Mount Marty W, 82-58 - 16 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Jan 22 Waldorf W, 88-37 - 19 0 6 6 0 0 2 0
Jan 26 Doane (NE) W, 66-55 - 20 3 1 4 0 1 1 0
Feb 1 at Midland W, 69-36 - 17 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Feb 5 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 79-71 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 8 Mount Marty W, 66-48 - 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Feb 12 Morningside W, 72-66 - 10 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
Feb 15 at Concordia (NE) W, 74-65 - 28 1 5 6 2 3 2 0
Feb 19 at Waldorf W, 74-64 - 9 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
Feb 22 Dordt W, 76-66 - 17 0 5 5 1 2 0 0
Feb 26 Doane (NE) W, 79-71 - 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 1 Briar Cliff (IA) L, 62-56 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 15 vs. The Master's W, 91-70 - 12 1 1 2 1 6 0 0
Mar 16 at Langston L, 79-68 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 1 at Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 74-60 - 2 - 0.0
Nov 2 at Friends (KS) W, 58-48 0 1 - 0.0
Nov 6 Dakota State (SD) L, 74-62 - 3 - 0.3
Nov 12 Valley City State W, 92-63 - 0 - 3.0
Nov 16 at Doane (NE) L, 77-61 - 1 - -
Nov 20 Northwestern W, 67-55 1 1 - -
Nov 23 at College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 79-42 1 0 - 0.0
Nov 26 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 79-65 - 0 - -
Dec 4 at Dordt L, 66-61 - 2 - 0.0
Dec 7 at Hastings W, 65-53 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 11 at South Dakota State University - - - -
Dec 14 Midland W, 78-48 - 1 - -
Dec 18 vs. Avila (MO) W, 75-56 - 2 - -
Dec 19 at Ave Maria (FL) W, 75-51 - 1 - 1.0
Dec 29 at North Dakota State - - - -
Jan 2 Concordia (NE) W, 77-65 - 0 - -
Jan 5 College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 90-49 - 2 - -
Jan 8 at Northwestern W, 63-59 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 11 Hastings L, 79-70 - 2 - 0.5
Jan 15 at Morningside W, 57-55 - 1 - -
Jan 18 at Mount Marty W, 82-58 - 0 - -
Jan 22 Waldorf W, 88-37 - 0 - -
Jan 26 Doane (NE) W, 66-55 - 2 - 0.0
Feb 1 at Midland W, 69-36 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 5 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 79-71 0 0 - -
Feb 8 Mount Marty W, 66-48 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 12 Morningside W, 72-66 - 0 - -
Feb 15 at Concordia (NE) W, 74-65 - 2 - 0.7
Feb 19 at Waldorf W, 74-64 - 2 - -
Feb 22 Dordt W, 76-66 - 0 - 0.5
Feb 26 Doane (NE) W, 79-71 - 0 - -
Mar 1 Briar Cliff (IA) L, 62-56 - 2 - -
Mar 15 vs. The Master's W, 91-70 - 3 - 0.2
Mar 16 at Langston L, 79-68 - 1 - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2022-23 15 4.6 0.6-1.9 0.0-0.1 0.2-0.4 1.4
2023-24 23 7.4 1.3-3.3 0.2-0.7 0.2-0.3 3.1
2024-25 32 13.8 1.9-5.2 0.4-1.4 0.4-0.8 4.8
2025-26 36 15.9 2.2-5.2 0.5-1.2 1.6-2.0 6.4
Total 106 11.8 1.7-4.3 0.3-1.0 0.7-1.0 4.5
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 15 0 69 9-29 31.0 0-1 0.0 3-6 50.0 21
2023-24 23 0 171 31-75 41.3 4-15 26.7 5-7 71.4 71
2024-25 32 2 443 62-165 37.6 14-46 30.4 14-25 56.0 152
2025-26 36 0 572 79-188 42.0 18-44 40.9 56-71 78.9 232
Total 106 2 1255 181-457 39.6 36-106 34.0 78-109 71.6 476
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 15 69 4.6 5.2-16.8 0.0-0.6 0.0 1.7-3.5 12.2
2023-24 23 171 7.4 7.3-17.5 0.9-3.5 26.7 1.2-1.6 16.6
2024-25 32 443 13.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 30.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
2025-26 36 572 15.9 5.5-13.1 1.3-3.1 40.9 3.9-5.0 16.2
Total 106 1255 11.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 34.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2022-23 15 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.0
2023-24 23 0.6 1.3 1.8 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.0
2024-25 32 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.0
2025-26 36 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.5 1.4 0.6 0.1
Total 106 0.7 1.9 2.7 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2022-23 15 0 4 9 13 4 10 1 0
2023-24 23 0 13 29 42 8 13 7 1
2024-25 32 2 28 71 99 21 32 24 0
2025-26 36 0 34 96 130 53 51 23 4
Total 106 2 79 205 284 86 106 55 5
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 15 2.3 5.2 7.5 2.3 5.8 0.6 0.0
2023-24 23 3.0 6.8 9.8 1.9 3.0 1.6 0.2
2024-25 32 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2025-26 36 2.4 6.7 9.1 3.7 3.6 1.6 0.3
Total 106 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 32 13.8 1.9-5.2 0.4-1.4 0.4-0.8 4.8
Conference 22 14.7 1.9-5.4 0.5-1.8 0.5-0.9 4.7
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 15 14.5 2.3-5.1 0.7-1.5 0.5-0.9 5.7
Away 15 12.9 1.6-5.1 0.3-1.5 0.3-0.6 3.8
Neutral 2 16.0 2.0-5.5 0.0-0.5 1.0-1.0 5.0
Result
Wins 25 14.2 2.1-5.2 0.5-1.4 0.5-0.9 5.1
Losses 7 12.4 1.4-5.0 0.3-1.6 0.3-0.4 3.4
Month
November 8 16.9 2.5-7.1 0.4-1.0 0.4-1.2 5.8
December 5 13.2 2.6-6.6 0.4-2.0 0.4-0.4 6.0
January 8 16.0 1.8-4.8 0.8-2.1 0.5-0.9 4.8
February 8 12.3 1.6-4.2 0.4-1.4 0.6-0.8 4.3
March 3 5.3 0.7-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 1.3
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 32 2 443 62-165 37.6 14-46 30.4 14-25 56.0 152
Conference 22 2 324 41-118 34.7 10-39 25.6 11-19 57.9 103
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 15 1 217 34-77 44.2 10-22 45.5 7-14 50.0 85
Away 15 1 194 24-77 31.2 4-23 17.4 5-9 55.6 57
Neutral 2 - 32 4-11 36.4 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Result
Wins 25 2 356 52-130 40.0 12-35 34.3 12-22 54.5 128
Losses 7 0 87 10-35 28.6 2-11 18.2 2-3 66.7 24
Month
November 8 2 135 20-57 35.1 3-8 37.5 3-10 30.0 46
December 5 - 66 13-33 39.4 2-10 20.0 2-2 100.0 30
January 8 - 128 14-38 36.8 6-17 35.3 4-7 57.1 38
February 8 0 98 13-34 38.2 3-11 27.3 5-6 83.3 34
March 3 - 16 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 32 443 13.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 30.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 22 324 14.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 15 217 14.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 45.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 15 194 12.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 17.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 32 16.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 25 356 14.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 34.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 7 87 12.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 18.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 8 135 16.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 5 66 13.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 20.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 8 128 16.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 35.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 8 98 12.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 3 16 5.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 32 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.0
Conference 22 0.8 2.2 3.0 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 1.1 2.3 3.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0
Away 15 0.6 2.1 2.7 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.0
Neutral 2 1.5 2.5 4.0 1.0 3.0 0.5 0.0
Result
Wins 25 0.8 2.5 3.3 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.0
Losses 7 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.0
Month
November 8 1.3 3.5 4.8 0.9 1.3 0.8 0.0
December 5 1.8 2.2 4.0 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.0
January 8 0.9 1.8 2.6 0.8 0.5 1.4 0.0
February 8 0.1 2.1 2.3 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.0
March 3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 2.0 0.0 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 32 2 28 71 99 21 32 24 0
Conference 22 2 18 49 67 14 16 19 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 1 16 35 51 10 11 10 0
Away 15 1 9 31 40 9 15 13 0
Neutral 2 - 3 5 8 2 6 1 0
Result
Wins 25 2 21 62 83 17 24 23 0
Losses 7 0 7 9 16 4 8 1 0
Month
November 8 2 10 28 38 7 10 6 0
December 5 - 9 11 20 3 5 5 0
January 8 - 7 14 21 6 4 11 0
February 8 0 1 17 18 4 7 2 0
March 3 - 1 1 2 1 6 0 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 32 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 22 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 25 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
March 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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