VERMILLION, SD – Fifth-year senior guard Gabi Haack was Bradley's lone double-digit scorer, finishing with 10 points and South Dakota controlled the game in the paint on the way to a 62-39 non-conference decision Monday night at Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
Hannah Sjerven led South Dakota with 12 points and Chloe Lamb checked in with 11 to complete the game's double-digit scoring efforts.
South Dakota used a 15-2 surge spanning the first and second quarters to break the game open. Although Bradley limited the Coyotes to 35.3 percent (13-24) field goal shooting in the first half, South Dakota pulled down eight offensive rebounds and built an 18-0 paint scoring advantage in the opening 20 minutes.