ISU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Iowa State women rally, fall short against South Dakota

Associated Press

South Dakota's Hannah Sjerven drives toward the basket for a layup on Wednesday night in the Coyotes' game with Iowa State at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.

VERMILLION, S.D. — Iowa State rallied from an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit to pull within three points with about a minutes to play against South Dakota, but a pair of free throws with 14 seconds left sealed the win for the Coyotes on Wednesday.

South Dakota's Ciara Duffy made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points, Allison Arens added three 3-pointers and 11 points to lead the Coyotes to the 64-59 win over No. 23 Iowa State.

South Dakota (6-1) knocked down six 3-pointers in the second quarter, outscoring Iowa State 22-9 for a 35-18 halftime advantage.

The lead proved to be too much for the Cyclones to overcome, despite Iowa State's 15-0 fourth-quarter run, during which Madison Wise scored 10 straight.

Wise ended up with a season-high 19 points for Iowa State (5-1), which entered one of just 37 unbeaten teams in Division I. Bridget Carleton added 14 points on 5-of-19 shooting.

Iowa State returns home to play Arkansas on Sunday in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.