RAPID CITY, S.D. --- After a strong showing in the first half, the South Dakota School of Mines women's basketball team went up against a resurgent Wayne State College opponent as the Wildcats rallied in the second half of play Thursday night to defeat the Hardrockers, 78-65, during a non-conference bout at the King Center in Rapid City, South Dakota.

It was a pretty even bout to open the contest, with the visitors taking a 19-18 edge after the first quarter, but SD Mines turned up the juice in the second frame, outscoring the Wildcats, 22-12, and went into halftime with a nine-point edge, 40-31.

WSC opened the second half with an 9-2 run, thanks mainly to a full-court press that gave the 'Rockers some fits and with just under eight minutes left in the third, had tied the contest at 42-42.  The visitors kept the momentum and went on to outscore the home team, 26-12, in the third period and outscored SD Mines, 21-13, in the final frame.

The Hardrockers finished the game shooting 41 percent from the field, knocking down 25-61 attempts, including 9-26 from the three-point line. Wayne State closed out the night making good on 32-71 attempts, including a 5-17 performance from three-point range.

The Hardrockers hauled in 43 rebounds, had nine assists, three steals and three blocked shots. The Wildcats came away with 36 rebounds, 13 assists, six steals and two blocked shots.

SD Mines was paced by Anna Haugen, who notched her third-consecutive double-double, pulling down 13 rebounds and posting 10 points. She had a steal and a blocked shot as well. Ryan Weiss ended the game with 13 points, including three from downtown.

Sami Steffeck added three three-point goals to her career total (nine points) and now need just 10 from downtown to own the all-time three-pointers made record.

Naomi Hidalgo cashed in for 10 points off the bench while Molly McCabe and Cooper Courtney both contributed with nine markers each.