2024-02-02 10:08:29
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)– The North Dakota women’s basketball team closed out the first half strong but struggled in the second half as they fell 69-53 to South Dakota Thursday night at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center.
South Dakota began to pull away in the second half, outscoring UND 18-11 in the third and 17-10 in the fourth. NoDak shot 8-for-33 in the second half, while South Dakota was 11-for-29 with four triples. A jumper from Sammiyah Hoskin tied the game at 34-34 with the first bucket of the second half, but the Coyotes scored 14 unanswered points over the next four and a half minutes. kiyah hurst and Hoskin ended the third with back-to-back baskets to pull the Hawks back within single digits, 52-43, heading to the final frame.
After scoring the final four points to end the third quarter, the Hawks continued to build their momentum with a 7-3 run, bringing the score to 55-50 with 7:03 remaining. The Hawks, however, would score just three points over the final seven minutes, while USD pulled away for its 69-53 win.
The final 3:39 of the first half belonged to the Fighting Hawks, as they closed on a 12-2 run to cut the USD lead to 34-32 at the intermission. Mikayla Aumer and Borowicz poured in 10 of the 12 points during the run, while Destinee Oberg scored the other basket off an offensive board. NoDak called an early timeout following USD took an 18-9 lead two minutes into the quarter and responded out of the timeout by outscoring the Coyotes 23-16 in the final eight minutes.
The duo of Aumer and Borowicz paced the Fighting Hawks in the first half combining for 27 of UND’s 32 points. Aumer surpassed her career-high point total in just 13 first-half minutes, as she paced the Hawks with 14 points in the opening 20. Borowicz was right behind her backcourt teammate with 13 points and five rebounds.
Both teams were slow out of the gates, as South Dakota held a 13-7 lead following 10 minutes of action. North Dakota was 2-of-13 from the field and USD was 6-of-17 on field goal attempts. The Coyotes found 10 of their 13 points in the paint, while UND went 3-for-3 from the charity stripe.
The Hawks are back at the Betty on Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. matchup with North Dakota State.
Postgame Notes
- Mikayla Aumer set a new career high with 15 points
- Kacie Borowicz recorded her third double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds
- Aumer connected on two three-pointers for the second time this season
- Destinee Oberg tied her season-high with six rebounds
- Sammiyah Hoksin pulled down three offensive rebounds tonight, the 11th time this season she’s recorded three or more
- USD won the battle in the paint with 30 points to UND’s 22 and had more bench points 28-19
- South Dakota grabbed one more board than UND 43-42
How It Happened
Q1: USD 13, AND 7
Q2: USD 34, AND 32
Q3: USD 52, AND 43
Q4: USD 69, AND 53
Game Recap: Women’s Basketball | 2/1/2024 9:53:00 PM | Ethan Erdman, FightingHawks.com
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