The Women’s National Invitation Tournament magic continues as South Dakota women’s basketball topped Michigan State 85-83 in an overtime thriller inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Thursday night in front of 3,072 fans.
The Coyotes (29-6) will host TCU (22-12) in the WNIT quarterfinal at 6 p.m. Sunday.
Sophomore guard Ciara Duffy led the Coyotes with a career high 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting. She added seven rebounds, three assists and no turnovers. Freshman guard Chloe Lamb came off the bench to tally 18 points with four made 3-pointers. Junior guard Allison Arens added 10 points and three steals.
Senior center Kate Liveringhouse set a USD record on Thursday night for career games played with 138. She scored 12 points and grabbed three boards in the contest.
