DENVER—Four Coyotes scored in double figures to lead South Dakota to a 78-48 win over Denver on Thursday evening inside Hamilton Gymnasium.
 
South Dakota (17-8, 6-4 Summit) scored 25 unanswered points over an eight-minute span in the second half to run away with the win.
 
This marked the first conference game the Coyotes had four or more players score in double figures. Junior guard Grace Larkins led the way with 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting. She added nine rebounds and three assists. Fourth-year junior guard Kendall Holmes had 13 points. Third-year sophomore forward Carley Duffney tallied 12 points for the second-straight game. She had a team-high four assists without a turnover. Freshman guard Olivia Kieffer went 4-of-5 from the field for 12 points.
 
Denver (6-17, 3-7) was led by point guard Angelina Robles' 14 points. Reigning Summit League Player of the Week Jordan Jones had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Jones was 4-of-14 from the field one game after going 9-for-11 against ORU.
 
The Pioneers got on the board first, but the Coyotes scored 13-straight to end the first quarter and take a 19-10 lead they wouldn't relinquish. South Dakota extended its lead to as much as 15 in the second quarter when Larkins hit a step-back 3 to make it 34-19.
 
Denver started off the third quarter on its own run, climbing within six points at 39-33.
 
The Coyotes' 25-0 run started midway through the third quarter and headed into the fourth to put the game out of reach. Seven different players scored during the run. USD went on to win 78-48. Denver's 48 points are the lowest scoring output of Summit play by the Pios.
 
South Dakota shot 54.9 percent (28-of-51) from the field for the Coyotes best shooting performance against a Division I team this season. USD also knocked down 50 percent (12-of-24) from behind the arc.
 
Denver made 33.3 percent (19-of-57) from the floor and just 6-of-27 (.222) from deep.
 
South Dakota returns home for a pair of games next week. The Coyotes host Omaha at 6 p.m. Thursday inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota.