March Madness 2022: South Dakota women beat Ole Miss 75-61 for 1st NCAA victory

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Hannah Sjerven looked around as the final seconds wound down and the vocal batch of South Dakota fans chanted "U-S-D" in anticipation of the school's first NCAA Tournament victory.

The senior center tried to relate it to another feeling she's had, but had to catch herself.

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"Just looking around in that last 15 seconds when we knew that we had done it," Sjerven said after a 75-61 first-round victory over Mississippi on Friday. "It was a really good feeling, similar to ... actually it’s not similar to anything we’ve experienced before. It was a great feeling, though."

Sjerven had 20 points and seven rebounds and fellow senior Chloe Lamb also scored 20 as the 10th-seeded Coyotes (28-5) broke through in their fourth consecutive tournament appearance and fifth in 10 eligible seasons.

The South Dakota bench celebrates during the second half of a college basketball game against Mississippi in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Waco, Texas, Friday, March 18, 2022. South Dakota won 75-61.  (AP Photo/LM Otero)

The difference in experience showed with the Rebels (23-9) making their first NCAA appearance in 15 years as seventh-seeded Ole Miss never led while shooting 27% in the first quarter and 39% for the game.

Shakira Austin, the leading scorer for the Rebels, was 3 of 16 from the field and finished with nine points and 11 rebounds. Angel Baker was the only Ole Miss player in double figures with 23.

"I wasn’t able to make shots," Austin said. "They were calling some flops and that definitely allowed it to get into my head for a few moments. It was frustrating. It was tough. It was definitely