“Coach didn’t use atimeout, which I like,” Bossaid as the Coyotes didn’tuse a timeout to set up thefinal play following a Bobcatscore. “I came off a screen…they switched…I took adribble…and I just shot it.”

Bos finished with a USD-high 17 points while TylerLarson added 12 points and11 rebounds, and TreyNorris chipped in with 10.

“That one set basketballback quite a few years,” USDhead coach Craig Smith saidof the festivities. “I’d say 50years, but It was more like80. Was there a peach basketout there? It was an uglygame, but it is what it is. Weplayed well in the halfcourtdefensively. Their stuff ishard to guard and we did a

good job.“We just have to get

better. We shoot (30) percentand we find a way to win.You have to give our guyscredit for that. We made freethrows down the stretch,executed our stuff, got to therim, especially late in thesecond half.”

USD returns to actionSunday in MIssoula,Montana with a 2 p.m.contest against the hostMontana Grizzlies. Theirnext home game is Dec. 28at 2 p.m. against Milwaukee.

MSU (3-7) was led byMarcus Colbert's 21 pointsand Danny Robison's eightpoints and five boards.

USD shot a mere 30percent from the field whilethe Bobcats lit it up at a notmuch better 33 percent clip.

Two mediocre offensesafter a half of play didn'timprove much to start thefinal half but Bos was at least

feeling a bit hot as he drilledthree threes over a 90-second period to put theCoyotes up 36-28 and a stopin play when the fire alarmin the building went off.

“Brandon really sparkedus with those three threes,”Smith said. “I felt wecontrolled the whole gameand I was confident wewould find a way to win.”

Yet regardless of Bosbringing a little heat toproceedings the two offensescontinued to struggle. Towit, with 11:01 to go theteams had combined for 25turnovers and just 25 fieldgoals. South Dakota still led40-35 but were not close tobeing out of the woods.

Things got even morenerve-wracking as MSUpulled within 41-39 at justnorth of the 7-minute markbefore a Norris layup gaveUSD a little breathing roomjust about a minute later.

Then trailing 44-43, USDsaid 'Who's the Bos?' as thesenior guard drove hard tothe rim for a power layupand the Coyote edge.

Four straight points byLarson gave the Coyotes a49-46 lead with 2:07 to go,

Up one 40 seconds laterNorris attacked the rim,scored, got fouled and gaveUSD a 52-48 lead with 1:22remaining in regulation.

A Larson split of two freetosses made it 53-50 andthat allowed Colbert's tripleto tie the game at 53 with 35seconds to play.

Enter Bos. Game over.Smith said afterward that

the Coyotes missed 22 shots“at the rim.”

“We do finish drills daily,in particular the last 10 daysbecause it’s been an issue,”Smith said. “We have tofigure those things out.”

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University of South Dakota’s Eric Robertson (41) takes the ball strong to the hoop last Thursday against Montana State. TheCoyotes and Robertson beat the Bobcats 55-53 in the DakotaDome on a last second shot by Brandon Bos.

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front and never trailedagain.

“Once we got back in,there was a pride aboutnot letting one go on ourhome court,” Williamssaid.

North Dakota (8-4),though, never let theCoyotes feel all thatcomfortable with theirleads. The visitors finished22-of-29 at the free throwline and out-reboundedUSD 39-34 — thanks inlarge part to Mia Loyd’s 16points and 12 rebounds.

“Obviously they’re agood team, so they’re notjust going to let us takethat lead away,” USDsenior Nicole Seekampsaid.

After UND missed athree-pointer on an out-of-bounds play with 21seconds left, USD seniorLisa Loeffler got therebound and was fouled.

Her two free throwspushed the Coyote lead tofive, and UND missed acouple three-point looksin the closing seconds.

“I’m proud of ourteam’s ability to bounceback and adjust,” Williamssaid.

The Coyotes were led bysenior Raeshel Contreras,who scored a season-high29 points on 9-16 shooting(5-of-8 on three-pointers).

“The best thing abouther game today was shedidn’t just settle for jumpshots outside,” Williamssaid.

Seekamp added 17points and seven assists inthe win, while junior TiaHemiller had 10 pointsand eight rebounds. JuniorMargaret McCloudchipped in with ninepoints and five reboundsbefore fouling out.

North Dakota put fourplayers in double figures,led by Makailah Dyer’s 23points in addition toLloyd’s 16 points. MeganLauck (15) and EmilyEvers (10) also played keyroles for a UND programthat was picked to repeatas the Big Sky champions.

The win was significant,sure, but the Coyotes knowthey’ve got a pair of othertests coming up. SouthDakota will travel to Texasfor next weekend’s Texas-San Antonio tournamentwhere USD will faceChattanooga, the No. 4team in the mid-majorpoll.

“Obviously it’s a hugewin for us, but we can onlydwell on this win for solong,” Contreras said.

A Look Back at St. Mary’s win

At one point, even witha 53-point lead, theUniversity of SouthDakota women had threereserves on the floor goingafter a loose ball.

That may have told theCoyotes more aboutthemselves than themargin of victory.

“All nine that checkedin really kept the energyand intensity,” head coachWilliams said, “and camein to raise the bar andbring something to thetable.” Setting a schoolrecord for points in agame and nearly reachingthe assist record, theCoyotes demolished NAIAUniversity of Saint Mary(Kansas) 115-51 onThursday night at theDakotaDome.

“We still had to play

disciplined, but it made itkind of fun to share theball a lot and not have torely on a few players,” saidsophomore reserve BridgetArens, who scored acareer-high 17 points.

“Everybody couldcontribute, which was agood sign.” That sets theCoyotes (8-2) up for aSunday matchup withNorth Dakota in a battleof NCAA Tournamentteams.

“Tonight was a goodnight to get some of thechemistry back and playwith each other before weget into a big gameSunday,” Arens said.

First there was thematter of dispatchingSaint Mary, aLeavenworth-basedmember of the KansasCollegiate AthleticConference.

Coyotes raced out to a49-9 lead with still sevenand a half minutes left inthe first half. And neverslowed down.

South Dakota were outin transition from thestart, turning 18 SaintMary turnovers into 34points to build a 69-22halftime lead.

The hosts then eclipsed100 points with 6:33remaining and then brokethe record on a layup byfreshman KateLiveringhouse with 28seconds left.

The Coyotes held theSpires to 27-percentshooting and forced 23turnovers that led to 39points. South Dakotafinished with 34 assists,one shy of the schoolrecord.

Their offensive outputagainst an over-matchedopponent broke theprevious USD record of113 points, set in 2000.

Sophomore reserveJaylah Jackson alsoreached a career high with20 points for the Coyotes,who had seven playersreach double figures.

“It was fun to sit hereand look at ‘OK that was acareer high’ but for mepersonally, I’m always like,‘Can I do that against adifferent team?’” Arenssaid.

Senior RaeshelContreras recorded 19points, nine assists and sixrebounds, while freshmanKate Liveringhouse (14),junior Tia Hemiller (12),senior Nicole Seekamp(10) and junior Heidi Hoff(10) also reached doublefigures.

With only nine playersavailable, the Coyotes wereshort-handed to the pointthat reserves like Jacksonand Arens were going to seea lot of time.

But it also meant USDwas able to try some things,Williams said.

“We tried to put somedifferent challenges on ourteam,” she said.

Those included changesto the defense of ballscreens and new ways toattack off a certaindefensive set, Williams said.

Up next for the Coyotesis the only home game thisseason against an NCAATournament team, inNorth Dakota.

The Big Sky Conferencechampion and pre-seasonpick this season, UNDpresents a niceopportunity for theCoyotes, Williams said.

“That’s somebodythat’s in our recruitingfootprint, and it’sdefinitely a game we thinkis a big game for ourprogram,” she said.

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VHS alum Iverson selected for state hoops Hall of FameSIOUX FALLS -- Sixteen of the

state’s all-time greatest players will behonored during the sixth annualSouth Dakota High School BasketballHall of Fame induction banquet at 2p.m. on March 28 at the RamkotaHotel in Sioux Falls.

Included is the late Leonard“Jimmy” Lovley, the state's onlyrepresentative in the prestigiousHelms Foundation Basketball Hall ofFame.

Lovley was a 1920 graduate ofElkton. He led the Elks to two statechampionships during SouthDakota’s one-class era. Lovleybecame the first All-American inCreighton University history, earningthat distinction in 1923 and 1924. Hewas inducted into the HelmsFoundation Basketball Hall of Fame

in 1957.The Class of 2015 also features

Chuck Iverson (Vermillion ‘69) ofYankton; Amy Burnett (Huron ‘91) ofAustin, Texas; the late Lee Colburn(Brookings ‘69); Katie Dailey(Jefferson ‘81) of Canistota; Jim Dyer(Willow Lake ‘60) of Scottsdale, Ariz.;John Eidsness (Canton ‘66) of PelicanRapids, Minn.; Mike Freier (Tripp‘67) of Bloomington, Minn.; the lateRay Hamann (Yankton ‘31); JimMitchell (South Dakota School forthe Deaf ‘54) of Sioux Falls; MarvRasmussen (Claremont ‘55) ofLangford; Julie Jensen Rozell(Langford ‘91) of Redfield; JohnSivesind (Sioux Falls Roosevelt ‘96) ofSioux Falls; Jim Tays (Gettysburg ‘50)of Hot Springs; Carla Allard-Watson(Bennett County ‘87) of Rapid City;

and Vince Whipple (Rapid City ‘56)of Porcupine.

“This group continues the richtradition of outstanding athletesinducted into the Hall of Fame,” saidexecutive director Dave Wagner.“Each of these players has made animprint on South Dakota basketballhistory.”

Recognized as a Team ofExcellence will be the 1990 Wakondagirls. The Warriorettes of Coach RonFlynn went 26-0 and won the Class Bstate title.

Banquet ticket information will beannounced soon on the Hall of Famewebsite at sdbbhof.com<http://sdbbhof.com> .

- Courtesy of South Dakotahigh School Basketball Hall ofFame

USD’s Kritenbrink earns national volleyball honorsKendall Kritenbrink was

named a Division I Honor-able Mention All-Americanby the American VolleyballCoaches Association(AVCA) in a release by theorganization. It’s the sec-

ond straight year she hasearned the honor.

Kritenbrink, a senioroutside hitter from Gretna,Neb., was an all-SummitLeague honoree this sea-son while averaging 4.23

kills per set and 2.58 digsper set. She was third inthe league in kills (499)and total points (556).

Kritenbrink leaves USDas its all-time kills leaderat 1,925. She also ranks

fifth among active D-I play-ers in in kills and sixth inkills per set (4.36). A linkto the AVCA’s release is at-tached.

- Courtesy of USDsports information