University of Northern Iowa Athletics
University of Northern Iowa
South Dakota
Panthers Hold On For 73-64 Win Over South Dakota
12/7/2010 7:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 7, 2010
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa women's basketball team improved to 5-3 on the season with a 73-64 win over South Dakota Tuesday night in the McLeod Center.
K.K. Armstrong also finished with 10 points for the Panthers.
Amber Hegge shot 12-of-18 from the floor to lead South Dakota (5-5) with 32 points and eight rebounds.
The Panthers scored 22 points off USD's 15 turnovers, while committing just eight turnovers in the contest.
Leading 10-8, UNI scored seven straight points to build a 17-8 advantage. South Dakota was able to pull within five, 19-14, but a three from Katelin Oney and a layup from Kalin gave the Panthers their first double-digit lead, 24-14 with 5:08 left in the first half.
UNI would lead by as many as 13 points in the first half before taking a 32-24 lead into the break.
South Dakota opened the second half on a 6-1 run, cutting the Panther lead to 33-30 with 18:23 to play. Boeck and Oney hit jumpers on consecutive trips, and Erin Brocka drained a three to return the Panther lead to double-digits, 40-30 at 16:16.
South Dakota chipped away at the Panther lead, and a Hegge jumper brought the score to 46-40 with 10:39 on the clock. Kalin hit a three on the Pathers' next trip down the floor, stretching UNI's lead back to nine.
On UNI's next trip, Boeck capitalized on an offensive rebound by Mercedees Morgan to return the Panther lead to double digits, 51-40 at 9:30.
The UNI advantage stayed between eight and 11 points until Tempestt Wilson made a layup with 7:32 remaining that narrowed the gap to 55-49.
The teams traded baskets, and Hegge hit a three with 5:42 on the clock that made it a one-possession game, 57-54.
Rachel Madrigal hit a three on the Panthers' next possession, and after coming up with a defensive stop, Boeck knocked down a jumper to extend the lead to 62-54 with 4:03 on the clock.
A Hegge layup made it a six-point game, but Armstrong answered with a three 25 seconds later to bring the score to 65-56 with 2:16 left.
South Dakota was able to pull within six in the final minute, but the Panthers were 8-of-10 from the free-throw line in the final 48 seconds to seal the win.
UNI shot 24-of-64 (37.5 percent) from the floor, including 8-of-22 (36.4 percent) from three-point range. The Panthers were 17-of-24 (70.8 percent) from the free-throw line.
UNI held a 41-34 rebounding advantage, and UNI turned 15 offensive rebounds into 22 second-chance points. USD, meanwhile, was held to two second-chance points on six offensive rebounds.
South Dakota shot 24-of-55 (43.6 percent) from the floor, including 5-of-15 (33.3 percent) from three-point range. The Coyotes were 11-of-14 (78.6 percent) from the free-throw line.
UNI's eight rebounds match the season-low set by the Panthers on Thursday against Northern Illinois.
The Panthers return to action on Saturday when they host South Dakota State at 3 pm.
