South Dakota State women’s basketball claimed a tightly contested 86-79 victory over Denver Thursday evening in Colorado.

The Jackrabbits advanced to 12-6 on the season with a perfect 4-0 mark in Summit League action, while Denver fell to 7-10, 1-3 Summit League.

SDSU was led by the pair of Paiton Burckhard and Megan Bultsma who each turned in a career-best 24 points. Buckhard added seven boards, while Bultsma had six.

Tagyn Larson led the defensive efforts with nine rebounds and two blocks in the addition of four assists.