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South Dakota women’s basketball falls in conference clash against North Dakota State
With four minutes to play in the third quarter of Wednesday’s game against North Dakota State, a rolling Carley Duffney cut the South Dakota women’s basketball deficit to six points.
The Bison immediately re-extended their lead to 10, but the Coyotes got it back to eight with a minute to play in the third. USD then missed an open 3-pointer and a difficult – but makeable – layup in the final minute of the third that could’ve cut their deficit to just three heading into the fourth.
Instead, they still trailed by eight.
“I definitely think it was the difference in momentum,” South Dakota women’s basketball coach Carrie Eighmey said postgame. “If you go into that fourth quarter down three, totally different feel.”
What unfolded in the final 10 minutes of play was a 21-10 drubbing at the hands of North Dakota State that resulted in a 72-53 loss for the Coyotes.
“We had a couple chances to kind of continue building that momentum and just couldn’t get it done,” Eighmey said. “It kind of unraveled on us.”
The Coyotes hung tough in the second and third quarters but were outscored handily in the first and fourth. They shot 35.7% in the first and 11% in the fourth. South Dakota shot 36% in the game and went 2-for-19 from beyond the arc.
“We fought hard. That’s for sure,” Grace Larkins said postgame. “(North Dakota State) is such a good team, so it was really encouraging that we were right there, and we were right with them for two quarters.
“It’s just putting four quarters together and just staying disciplined when the other team’s going on a run, or things aren’t going our way.”
The Coyotes were also outworked by the Bison on the glass. North Dakota State outrebounded South Dakota 42-20 in total rebounds and 10-3 on the offensive glass. Those 10 offensive rebounds led to 13 NDSU second-chance points.
North Dakota State’s Abbie Draper was personally responsible for five of the team’s 10 offensive rebounds. Draper also scored a career-high 29 points to go along with 12 rebounds.
“We did not have an answer for her tonight,” Eighmey said.
Larkins and Duffney were the lone Coyotes in double figures. Larkins led the way with 23 points while Duffney scored 13 on 5-of-8 shooting. Larkins also recorded seven rebounds, one assist, and five turnovers.
Up next South Dakota will host South Dakota State in Vermillion on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 1 p.m.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is planning a series of sobriety checkpoints across the state throughout June.
Authorities say these checkpoints are designed to discourage drunk driving. The checkpoints are funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety and conducted by the South Dakota Highway Patrol with the help of local law enforcement.
Troopers are conducting the checkpoints in 14 counties total, including Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Butte, Codington, Day, Hanson, Hughes, Jackson, Jerauld, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pennington and Union counties.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The issue of potential Medicaid cuts has been at the forefront of many protests and discussions across the country and in Sioux Falls. Now, a newly formed coalition is looking to carry on that fight.
The coalition is called “Hands Off Medicaid” and they are looking to rally support to encourage senators in South Dakota and around the country to oppose the cuts in the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
The group estimates that if the cuts from the Big Beautiful Bill are passed then almost 27,000 South Dakotans could lose out on coverage entirely.
“This is a sharp reversal of an eighty-year trend to try and get families the health care that they need,” Earl Pomeroy, a former North Dakota congressman said.
Dr. Thomas Dean, a doctor with over 30 years of practice in family medicine, said it will hurt many mothers in the state.
“Medicaid is a major payer for prenatal and delivery and post-partum care and that’s a major concern, especially in rural areas but across the country,” Dr. Dean said.
Without Medicaid, Dr. Dean said medical care for the pregnancy journey is tough to support.
“OB care typically is a money loser for hospitals, especially for small rural hospitals that are already financially stressed and if we lose Medicaid coverage it will make that problem worse,” Dr. Dean explained.
Nearly 150,000 South Dakotans are enrolled in Medicaid with 42% of enrollments being pregnant and postpartum women.
“Often those adults aren’t eligible for Medicaid until they have a dependent which makes their dependent eligible. When babies are born, that is often the first time people are able to receive Medicaid and we’re grateful that kids born into Medicaid have the access to the services that they need,” Dr. Dean said.
The Big Beautiful Bill narrowly passed the Congressional House and is now waiting on a vote in the Senate.
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