DURHAM, N.H. - North Dakota State women's basketball head coach Jory Collins earned his 200th career win Sunday, as the Bison beat New Hampshire 67-61 Sunday afternoon at Lundholm Gymnasium. 

NDSU improved to 1-7 on the year, while the Wildcats dropped to 2-5. NDSU will play its third-straight road game on Thursday, as the Bison travel to Bradley. The Braves are 6-1 after winning the Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament this weekend. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in Peoria, Ill.

Sofija Zivaljevic had a career-high 28 points to lead all scorers, while she also grabbed five rebounds and dished out three assists. Emily Dietz had nine points and nine rebounds, finishing just shy of her second-straight double-double. Ryan Cobbins had eight points, two assists and a career-high six steals. Olivia Skibiel had seven rebounds, while Rylee Nudell had a career-high three steals. Cobbins, Cirkeline Rimdal and Nudell each had two assists. Ashley Storey led four New Hampshire players in double figures with 19 points.

The Bison shot a season-high 47.9 percent (23-of-48) from the field, while going 5-of-19 (26.3%) from downtown. New Hampshire was 20-of-59 (33.9%) from the floor and 3-of-16 (18.8%) from 3-point range. The Wildcats were 18-of-21 (85.7%) from the free throw line, while NDSU was 16-of-22 (72.7%) from the charity stripe. New Hampshire had a 12-4 advantage in second chance points off 12 offensive rebounds. NDSU had a 20-11 advantage in fast break points and 47-6 advantage in bench points.

With New Hampshire leading 9-8 in the first quarter, NDSU went on a 9-2 run to take a 17-11 lead. NDSU led 19-17 after the first quarter following a buzzer beater by the Wildcats. New Hampshire led 24-23 with 6:07 to play in the first half, NDSU went on a 13-1 run over a 4:50 span to close the half. The run gave NDSU a 36-25 lead at the break and the Bison would never trail again.