VERMILLION, S.D. - Freshman Ashley Olson and sophomore McKayla Knudson each scored in double figures and posted career highs in points to help the South Dakota women's basketball team top Tabor, 94-16 in nonconference action Monday night in Vermillion, S.D. The Coyotes improved to 4-0 with the win.

Olson (Blue Earth, Minn.) had 12 points in 17 minutes off the bench, hitting 5-of-6 field goals, while Knudson (South Sioux City, Neb.) had 10 points, also on 5-of-6 shooting. Senior forward Amber Hegge (Crofton, Neb.) led the way with 16 points and four steals in just 15 minutes of action. Freshman Lisa Loeffler (Maplewood, Minn.) added a career-high nine points and a team-high eight rebounds, while freshmen Kelly Stewart (Amery, Wis.) and Taylor Moore (Milford, Neb.) each had eight points, with Stewart collecting a team-best five assists.

South Dakota shot 56.5 percent (39-of-69), while holding Tabor to just 16.7 percent (6-of-36) shooting. The Coyotes forced 33 turnovers and scored 57 points off of those turnovers.

The Coyotes raced out to a 22-0 lead through the first eight minutes of the game as they forced 10 Tabor miscues as Yackley and Hegge each had six points during the run. Stewart also converted an old-fashioned three-point play.

A jumper in the lane by Taylor Dinges got the Lady Bluejays on the board with 10:51 left in the first half. After a bucket by freshman Lisa Loeffler (Maplewood, Minn.), Tabor's Katlyn Mary hit a triple for a 24-5 score with 10:17 remaining.

The Coyotes played a lot of players through the first 13 minutes as seven Coyotes scored during the 30-5 start. A nice steal and fast-break layup by Hegge put the Coyotes up 38-5 with less than four minutes remaining in the half.

The second triple of the game by Mary ended a seven-minute scoring drought for the Bluejays as they cut the deficit to 38-8 with 3:38 remaining. Olson countered with a pair of threes moments later for a 44-8 lead with under a minute remaining. For the first half, the Coyotes held a 46-8 lead and shot 18-of-38 from the field for 47.4 percent. They were 3-of-10 from beyond the arc and 7-of-8 from the line. Hegge led the team with 10 points and five rebounds. In all, eight players scored in the half.

Tabor was held to 3 of 18 from the field for 16.7 percent. They were 2 of 8 from beyond the arc. Mary led the team with six points on two triples.

The Coyotes forced the Bluejays into 20 first-half turnovers leading to a 31-0 advantage in points off turnovers. South Dakota held a 28-0 lead in points in the paint and outrebounded Taber 22-14, including 11-4 on the offensive end leading to a 13-0 advantage in second chance points.

A 31-0 run by the Coyotes to start the second half swelled the lead to 77-8 with 10:45 left as the Coyotes rolled to the 78-point win, which tied for the largest margin of victory in school history.

The 16 points allowed were the fewest in school history as the previous fewest was 29 in an 80-29 win over Westmar during the 1984-85 season.

South Dakota opens Summit League play Thursday at Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne. Game time is 4:30 p.m. Central time in Fort Wayne, Ind.