LARAMIE, Wyo.—South Dakota sophomore forward Carley Duffney scored a season-high 20 points as the Coyotes fell 84-52 to Wyoming on Friday night inside the Arena-Auditorium.
 
South Dakota (23-13) reached the Women's National Invitation Tournament's Super 16 for the third time in program history.
 
Duffney tallied 20 points to go with seven rebounds. It marked her fifth career 20-point game. Duffney made a career high 11-of-14 from the line with nine fouls drawn in the game. She has scored in double-figures for 11 of the last 13 games of the season.
 
Junior guard Grace Larkins joined her in double-figure scoring with 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists. She finishes the season with 593 points, the sixth-most in a single-season by a Coyote. She also tallied the eighth-most assists in a single season with 178.
 
Wyoming (18-14) outscored the Coyotes 54-20 in the paint for the difference of the game. Cowgirl junior 6-foot-4 center Allyson Fertig scored 24 points and grabbed 11 boards to lead Wyoming. Joining her in double figures were Marta Savic with 14 points, McKinley Dickerson with 12 points, Emily Mellema with 11 points and Malene Pedersen with 10 points.
 
Wyoming shot 54.7 percent (35-of-64) from the field while South Dakota shot 27.3 percent (15-of-55) for the game.