February 13th, 202019 The No. 21/16 Coyotes (23-2, 12-0 CONF) picked up their 12th consecutive victory over Western Illinois (13-12, 7-5 CONF) to remain unbeaten in the conference on Thursday night in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The Leathernecks were able to hold USD to 37% shooting in the first half before the Coyotes delivered a 51-point effort...
February 11th, 2020600 The Coyote women’s basketball team ranked 16th in the USA Today/Coaches Poll and 21st in the Associated Press Top 25 poll this week, but these student-athletes find time to just be students. Juniors Monica Arens and Claudia Kunzer are nursing majors. Both are hoping to get into the nursing program this month and play vital roles on...
February 6th, 202045 The Coyote women's basketball team has their highest ranking ever — 21 AP/17 coaches poll — the second ever at-large bid for the Summit League in 2019 and over 100 wins under head coach Dawn Plitzuweit; how have the Coyote women achieved these? Plitzuweit said the building of the team's success starts with three main elements....
January 31st, 2020375Moving into Coyote Village at the beginning of summer, the women's basketball team prepared for a summer filled with basketball. However, for freshman forward Alexi Hempe, she faced a summer full of rehab for her torn ACL.
During a basketball game her senior year, Hempe's season came to a halt due to a torn ACL injury.
“My senior...
January 28th, 2020144 Both the Coyotes men’s and women’s basketball teams are led by a strong group of seniors as they prepare for the second half of conference play. The USD women (19-2, 8-0) are atop the Summit League standings at the mid-point for the regular season and rank No. 21 in the latest Associated Press Top 25. The Coyotes are No. 18...
January 26th, 202027 Following their 54-point win over the Mastodons Friday, the Coyotes returned Sunday to take their win streak to eight games. The Coyotes now hold a 19-2 record on the season while remaining undefeated in Summit League play at 8-0. After a rather slow start in the first half potentially due to the proximity of the team's schedule,...
January 24th, 202045 The Coyotes (18-2, 7-0 CONF) kept their record in the Summit League perfect on Friday with a 79-25 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne (4-15, 0-6 CONF) inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. USD has now won seven games in a row, all by at least 21 points. USD’s defense led the charge, holding the Mastodons to 21% shooting...
January 19th, 2020160 The Coyote women (17-2, 6-0 CONF) kicked off a double-header
inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center against in-state rivals SDSU (14-7, 6-1
CONF) with a dominant 83-48 victory to remain unbeaten in Summit League play. USD came into the game ranked 21
in the USA Today Coaches Poll and 25 in the Associated Press Top 25. They...
December 4th, 201945The women’s basketball team downed Creighton in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center on Wednesday, beating the Bluejays 72-65. The No. 24 ranked Coyotes (8-1) topped their Big East opponent (6-2) after taking the lead on the first play of the game. During the two teams' fifth straight meeting, Coyote redshirt sophomore and center Hannah...
January 26th, 2018130On Thursday, January 25, the Coyote women's basketball team traveled to Brookings to play South Dakota State University. The Coyotes defeated the Jackrabbits 67-61 to remain undefeated in the Summit League and defend their number one ranking over the no. 2 Jackrabbits. The Coyote women play at the University of Denver on January 27 at...
