No. 16 Coyotes Deal Mavs 68-59 Loss
Feb 3, 2007 | Women's Basketball
VERMILLION, S.D. -- South Dakota built an early lead, then held off the Mavericks Saturday night to post a 68-59 North Central Conference win in the DakotaDome. Karen Thies scored 15 points and Cayla Hargrove 13 to lead UNO.
The Mavericks, who had won two straight games heading into the contest, fell to 14-7 on the year and 2-5 in the NCC. South Dakota is 17-4 and 3-3.
The Mavs held the lead in the opening minutes before USD used an 8-1 run to pull away to a 28-20 halftime edge.
UNO narrowed the gap to as few as six twice in the second half, but could pull no closer. Shannon Daly and Bridget Yoerger each scored 16 points to lead USD.
Thies and Hargrove each grabbed eight rebounds to lead UNO.
The Mavericks return to Sapp Fieldhouse for NCC games against St. Cloud State on Thursday and Minnesota State Saturday night.
The Mavericks, who had won two straight games heading into the contest, fell to 14-7 on the year and 2-5 in the NCC. South Dakota is 17-4 and 3-3.
The Mavs held the lead in the opening minutes before USD used an 8-1 run to pull away to a 28-20 halftime edge.
UNO narrowed the gap to as few as six twice in the second half, but could pull no closer. Shannon Daly and Bridget Yoerger each scored 16 points to lead USD.
Thies and Hargrove each grabbed eight rebounds to lead UNO.
The Mavericks return to Sapp Fieldhouse for NCC games against St. Cloud State on Thursday and Minnesota State Saturday night.
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