Final Stats

OMAHA, Neb. - A late scoring drought doomed the UNO women's basketball team in a 50-39 loss to South Dakota in front of a season-high crowd of 651 at the Sapp Fieldhouse Thursday night.

The Mavericks dropped to 16-11 overall and 6-9 in Summit League play with one game remaining. South Dakota improved to 15-14 overall and 10-6 in conference play in its final game of the regular season.

South Dakota led 41-37 after Paige Frauendorfer scored from the baseline with 8:40 to play. But the Mavs went the next 7:45 without a point, allowing the Coyotes to build a 50-37 lead. The Mavs' drought ended when Casse Vaughn scored with 55 seconds left, but it was far too late for UNO.

UNO's 39 points marks a season low, and the Mavs finished 30.5 percent (18-of-59) from the floor and went 0-for-8 from 3-point range, the first time since Feb. 12, 2011 that the Mavs failed to hit at least one 3-pointer.

Frauendorfer led UNO with a game-high 14 points. Stacia Gebers added nine points and five rebounds off the bench. Aside from Frauendorfer and Gebers, no other Mav had more than four points. Carolyn Blair-Mobley had a game-high 11 rebounds.

South Dakota turned a 10-10 game into an 18-12 lead at the 8:05 mark with an 8-2 run spanning 3:06. But the Mavs rallied to tie the game at 18-18 with Gebers tying the game at 6:17. Gebers put UNO up 20-19 with a basket at the 5:21 mark, but the Coyotes closed the half with a 6-1 spurt for a 25-21 lead at the break.

The Mavs tied it back up at 27-27 on a basket by Nash in the middle of the paint with 17:35 left. But the Coyotes used a 10-2 run to take a 37-29 lead. Vaughn came into the game for the first time and scored to make it 37-31, and House put home an offensive rebound to make it 37-33, energizing the crowd.

The Mavs got within four again, 41-37, when Frauendorfer hit a baseline jumper at the 8:40 mark, but that was the end of the Mavericks' comeback attempt, as they went 0-for-9 from the field over the next 7:45 and turned the ball over twice.

The Coyotes outrebounded UNO 48-34, including 19 offensive boards for a 15-5 advantage in second-chance points. USD shot just 33.9 percent (20-of-59), but hit four 3-pointers and grabbed more offensive rebounds against UNO than any Summit League team this season.

The Mavericks close the regular season on Saturday at 2 p.m. against Kansas City on Senior Day. UNO will pay tribute to its four seniors - Blair-Mobley, Carly Cator, Frauendorfer and Jamie Nash.