North Dakota State’s women’s basketball team earned a big win over South Dakota yesterday in Vermillion, taking down the Coyotes 72-53. The Bison were led by Abbie Draper, who dropped 29 points and hit 12-of-16 shots from the field. The senior forward also snatched a team high 12 rebounds.

With four minutes to play in the third quarter of Wednesday's game against North Dakota State, a rolling Carley Duffney cut the South Dakota women’s basketball deficit to six points. The Bison immediately re-extended their lead to 10,