BREAKING: Dawn Plitzuweit named new USD women’s head basketball coach
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BREAKING: Dawn Plitzuweit named new USD women’s head basketball coach

Malachi Petersen0

Dawn Plitzuweit has been named the 10th women’s basketball head coach in program history.

Plitzuweit, who is coming from a coaching position at Northern Kentucky, has compiled a 188-93 record in nine years as a head coach. She has led programs to 19 winning seasons in 21 years of coaching experience at the NCAA Division I and Division II levels including 10 NCAA tournament appearances. She’ll replace former USD head coach Amy Williams, who left USD for a head coaching position at Nebraska last week.

At a press conference Monday at 11 a.m. Plitzuweit will officially be introduced to the USD and Vermillion community.

 

Malachi Petersen is a graduate student at the University of South Dakota getting his master's degree in public administration. He received his bachelor's degree in May of 2017 from USD, majoring in political science and journalism. Malachi worked at The Volante from August 2013 to January 2017 in various capacities, including as the 2016 editor-in-chief, before leaving the editorial side of the publication to run for Student Government Association to represent the graduate school. He's worked as an intern at the Vermillion Area Chamber & Development Company in Vermillion, SD; the Bemidji Pioneer in Bemidji, MN; Argus Leader Media in Sioux Falls, SD; the San Antonio Express-News in San Antonio, TX, and as a freelance writer for the Sioux Falls Business Journal. His articles have been published by multiple news organizations across the United States, including The Associated Press and USA Today. Malachi is from Lawton, IA.
Website http://www.malachipetersen.com

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