Montana State 56, at South Dakota 65

VERMILLION, S.D. (Interstat) — In a defensive struggle that turned into a late-stage offensive duel, the South Dakota Coyotes used a dominant second quarter and a career-high 31 points from guard Molly Joyce to fend off a furious second-half rally by the Montana State Bobcats for a 65-56 victory in a non-conference women’s basketball game Sunday at DakotaDome. A crowd of 2,375 watched the Coyotes improve to 26-9 overall, while the Bobcats, who entered as a significant favorite according to predictive metrics, fell to 27-8. The game’s pivotal stretch came in the second quarter, where South Dakota transformed a low-scoring,… Read more...