GRAND FORKS, N.D. (Interstat) — The South Dakota Coyotes used a balanced offensive effort to defeat the North Dakota Fighting Hawks 80-66 in a women’s basketball game Wednesday night at Engelstad Arena.

South Dakota built a 37-36 halftime lead before outscoring North Dakota 43-30 in the second half to secure the Summit League victory. Angelina Robles led the Coyotes with 17 points and five assists. Elise Turrubiates and Molly Joyce each added 16 points for South Dakota, which improved to 22-7.

Sydney Piekny and Mikayla Aumer each scored 15 points for North Dakota, which fell to 7-22. Mackenzie Hughes added 13 points and six assists for the Fighting Hawks. Attendance was 1,452.