Box Score PEORIA, Ill — Bradley's women's basketball team lost a hard-fought game against the University of South Dakota, 68-47.

Bradley kept up with the Coyotes in the first half, going into halftime trailing by two, 23-21. Bradley continued their success across the three-point arc this season by making eight three-pointers, draining 36.4% of threes. The Braves had a strong offensive attack from the bench, scoring 28 points from the bench. 59.6% of Bradley's points came from the bench. The Braves had a strong third quarter, scoring 20 points, making 50% from the field and 62.5% from three.

BRADLEY

Points	Rebounds	Assists
Poock - 15	McDougall - 6	Dorsey and McDougall - 3
Barkema - 14	Fitch - 5	Barkema and Abo Hashesh - 2
Strozier - 9	Barkema, Rouse, Abo Hashesh - 3	Rouse, Strozier, Poock - 1

SOUTH DAKOTA

Points	Rebounds	Assists
Larkins - 20	Larkins and Deperry - 8	Larkins - 5
Deperry - 13	Avila-Ambrosi - 6	Avila-Ambrosi - 3
Holmes - 12	Three players tied - 4	Deperry - 2

COMING UP…
Bradley will transition into conference play after the holidays, heading down I-74 to face Illinois State University. The game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 30, with the start of the game scheduled for 4 p.m. CT.