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Joyce leads South Dakota against North Dakota after 24-point game
By The Associated Press
South Dakota Coyotes (21-7, 11-3 Summit) at North Dakota Fighting Hawks (6-21,
3-11 Summit)
Grand Forks, North Dakota; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: South Dakota faces North Dakota after Molly Joyce scored 24 points
in South Dakota's 81-68 loss to the North Dakota State Bison.
The Fighting Hawks are 5-9 in home games. North Dakota is 3-2 when it turns the
ball over less than its opponents and averages 18.9 turnovers per game.
The Coyotes are 11-3 in Summit play. South Dakota has an 8-6 record against
teams over .500.
North Dakota scores 57.8 points per game, 0.5 more points than the 57.3 South
Dakota gives up. South Dakota averages 71.5 points per game, 0.1 fewer than the
71.6 North Dakota gives up.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. South Dakota
won 62-39 in the last matchup on Jan. 15. Joyce led South Dakota with 20
points, and Walker Demers led North Dakota with 10 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mackenzie Hughes is scoring 11.4 points per game and averaging
2.7 rebounds for the Fighting Hawks. Sydney Piekny is averaging 1.9 made
3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Angelina Robles is shooting 41.7% and averaging 15.8 points for the Coyotes.
Joyce is averaging 13.0 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fighting Hawks: 2-8, averaging 57.2 points, 26.4 rebounds, 11.0
assists, 5.7 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 38.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 76.1 points per game.
Coyotes: 8-2, averaging 67.2 points, 33.7 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 6.9 steals
and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 39.9% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 60.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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