VERMILLION, S.D. – Monica Arens and Ciara Duffy scored 18 points apiece and the No. 24 South Dakota women beat Oral Roberts 79-56.
The Coyotes have won eight straight games, their last loss coming at now top-ranked South Carolina, 73-60, on Dec. 22.
Keni Jo Lippe scored 16 points for Oral Roberts. South Dakota took the lead from the outset with an Arens’ 3-pointer and led by seven at halftime.
The Coyotes didn’t shake loose of ORU until a 19-3 run that spanned the third and fourth quarters, with Duffy scoring seven points, for a 70-46 lead with 7:42 remaining.
