SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Ciara Duffy scored 17 points and Monica Arens 16 and No. 17-ranked South Dakota gashed Omaha 99-40 in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament. South Dakota never trailed.
Duffy scored seven of the Coyotes’ first 16 points when her layup with 4:46 left in the first quarter made it 16-6.
South Dakota outscored Omaha 15-3 to end the quarter for a 31-9 lead. Not until Sophie Johnson’s layup with 8:45 before intermission did the Mavericks reach double figures.
The basket made it 34-11. The Coyotes led 64-18 at halftime having made 21 of 34 shots including 8 of 9 from 3-point range.
