Feb. 10, 2001
VERMILLION, S.D. � South Dakota sophomore Heather Nelson came off the bench to score a game-high 19 points and lead the Coyotes women�s basketball team to a 74-65 upset win over second-ranked North Dakota on Saturday. Forward Becky Moen (So., Morris, Minn.) led UND with a career-high 17 points, all in the second half.
The win snapped South Dakota�s 23-game losing streak to the Sioux that dated back to Feb. 24, 1989, when USD won 69-65 in Grand Forks.
UND is now 20-2 overall and 12-2 in the NCC. South Dakota is now 12-10 overall and 7-8 in the NCC after defeating its second top 10 team in as many nights. The Coyotes beat #9 North Dakota State, 72-71, in overtime on Friday.
The Sioux struggled offensively in the first half, shooting just 22.7 percent (5-of-22) from the field and committing 13 turnovers.
UND was leading 12-9 after two free throws by Mandy Arndtson (Sr., Austin, Minn.) with 12:26 to play in the half, but the Sioux were then held without a point for 9:40, as South Dakota went on a 14-0 run to take a 23-12 lead.
South Dakota shot 43.5 percent (10-of-23) from the field in the first half and led 27-19 at intermission. UND came within two points of equaling its lowest-ever scoring output in a first half (17 against North Dakota State on Feb. 22, 1992).
Despite the poor first half, UND pulled to within four (30-26) early in the second half, but USD went on a 7-2 run, and the Sioux never got closer than eight points again.
North Dakota improved its field goal shooting in the second half to 50 percent (19-of-38), but South Dakota topped that by shooting 61.1 percent from the field in the second half (11-of-18), including 66.7 percent (4-of-6) from three-point range.
South Dakota�s overall field goal percentage of 51.2 percent was the best by any team against North Dakota this season. USD�s 28 free throws were also the most against the Sioux in a single game this year.
UND�s free throw percentage (.500) was its worst in a game this year and its 36 rebounds tied a season low. Arndtson grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.
Despite the loss, the Sioux maintained their two-game lead in the NCC, as second-place Augustana lost 70-55 to South Dakota State. Augustana, North Dakota State and St. Cloud State are all tied for second place in the NCC with 10-4 records.
UND will play host to Minnesota State, Mankato on Friday at 6 p.m. and St. Cloud State on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS North Dakota vs South Dakota 2/10/01 6 p.m. at Vermillion, S.D. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: North Dakota 20-2, 12-2 NCC TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 03 Theresa LeCuyer..... * 2-9 1-3 1-1 1 4 5 5 6 0 1 0 1 24 10 Tonia Jones......... * 3-8 1-2 0-5 3 2 5 4 7 6 2 0 3 38 24 Jenny Hoffner....... * 3-10 3-7 0-0 0 0 0 3 9 3 2 0 1 33 43 Mandy Arndtson...... * 2-8 0-3 5-7 3 6 9 5 9 1 3 0 1 33 44 Jenny Boll.......... * 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 12 21 Marisa Leighton..... 2-3 0-0 3-5 1 2 3 4 7 1 0 0 0 13 22 Becky Moen.......... 7-12 1-4 2-4 1 4 5 2 17 1 2 0 3 26 23 Megan Pick.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 55 Janel Palbicki...... 4-6 0-0 0-0 4 1 5 2 8 0 3 0 2 19 TEAM................ 1 1 2 Totals.............. 24-60 6-19 11-22 15 21 36 26 65 13 15 0 11 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 5-22 22.7% 2nd Half: 19-38 50.0% Game: 40.0% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-15 26.7% Game: 31.6% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 7-11 63.6% 2nd Half: 4-11 36.4% Game: 50.0% 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: South Dakota 12-10, 7-8 NCC TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 03 Krista Orsack....... * 3-5 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 7 0 2 0 1 28 10 Kelly Gese.......... * 5-8 0-1 7-10 0 6 6 3 17 5 5 0 0 37 23 Julia Frie.......... * 4-7 1-1 1-2 2 5 7 4 10 3 3 0 3 29 32 Kelly Koepp......... * 3-9 1-2 4-7 0 5 5 4 11 1 1 0 0 26 44 Alissa Koronkiewicz. * 0-0 0-0 2-4 1 4 5 4 2 2 4 1 4 34 13 Nicole Jaycox....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 42 Heather Nelson...... 4-8 1-3 10-10 0 3 3 3 19 1 0 0 2 26 43 Amanda Iverson...... 2-4 0-1 4-4 1 1 2 0 8 0 0 0 2 17 TEAM................ 1 1 Totals.............. 21-41 4-10 28-37 4 28 32 19 74 12 15 1 12 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-23 43.5% 2nd Half: 11-18 61.1% Game: 51.2% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 40.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 7-7 100 % 2nd Half: 21-30 70.0% Game: 75.7% 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Julie Bachman, Marty Heine, Mary Kapitan Technical fouls: North Dakota-BENCH. South Dakota-None. Attendance: 1750 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total North Dakota.................. 19 46 - 65 South Dakota.................. 27 47 - 74