<p><p>From staff reports</p></p><p><p>VERMILLION, South Dakota – Junior Dane Erikstrup scored a career-high 32 points – the most by an Eastern Washington men’s basketball player this season – to lead the Eagles to a 93-79 win over South Dakota on Wednesday night at Sanford Coyote Sports Center .</p></p><p><p>Erikstrup also set career highs for made field goals (11 of 19) and made 3s (7 of 12) as the Eagles got back to .500 on the season (7-7 ) by winning for the sixth time in their past seven games.</p></p><p><p>As a team, Eastern shot 51.6%, including 18 of 39 from 3-point range, setting season highs in both attempted and made 3s.</p></p><p><p>EWU junior Cedric Coward scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to record his second double-double of the season.</p></p><p><p>Jake Kyman added 11 points and five assists for the Eagles.</p></p><p><p>Bostyn Holt had 30 points – nearly double his previous season-high of 16 points – to lead the Coyotes (8-8), who lost for the fourth time in their past five games.</p></p><p><p>In the second half, the Eagles led by as many as 23 points – and never by fewer than 10 – and with the win earned the Big Sky 1½ points in the inaugural Big Sky–Summit League Challenge.</p></p><p><p>Eastern will wrap up its two games of the challenge with a home game at 2 p.m. Saturday against North Dakota State.</p></p>
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