GRAND FORKS, N.D. (Interstat) — The Eastern Kentucky Lady Colonels secured a decisive 87-66 victory over the North Dakota Fighting Hawks in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Tuesday at Engelstad Arena.

Eastern Kentucky established a commanding lead early, outscoring North Dakota 26-8 in the first quarter and 30-20 in the second to take a 56-28 advantage into halftime. The Lady Colonels never relented, maintaining their double-digit lead throughout the second half.

Althea Kara Angeles and Joseana Vaz each scored 16 points to lead Eastern Kentucky, which improved to 4-1. Kailani Lindsey added 15 points. Mackenzie Hughes scored 18 points for North Dakota, which remains winless at 0-5. A crowd of 1,384 attended the game.