Coyotes fall to Jacks in championship, await selection committee decision

South Dakota’s women’s basketball team falls to South Dakota State in the Summit League Championship game 83-71. The Jackrabbits earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and the Coyotes will have to wait for next Monday, March 18, when the selection committee announces the field of 64 teams and where the opening round games […]

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Coyotes stumble in quarterfinal, lose to Purdue-Fort Wayne 96-70

Two teams headed in different directions clashed Sunday night inside the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, with the Coyote men’s basketball team winning four of their last five games and Purdue-Fort Wayne losing their last four regular season games. Starting out hot was the key to the Mastodons ending their losing streak, and they proved so […]

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Survive and Advance: Coyote women outlast UND 84-61, play SDSU in Championship

The Coyote women’s basketball team eclipsed a physical battle with North Dakota to advance to the Summit League Championship tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon. In two regular-season meetings between the Fighting Hawks and Coyotes, there were 120 fouls and over 100 free throws attempted; this game was no different. There were 53 fouls and 48 free throws […]

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Coyotes second quarter run knocks out NDSU, advance to semifinals

The USD women’s basketball team took a wire-to-wire victory over North Dakota State Saturday inside the Denny Sanford Premier Center. With the 74-51 win, USD advances to the semifinals of the Summit League Tournament. The Coyotes opened the game by finding Senior Allison Arens in the corner for a quick 3-pointer, and never gave up […]

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Summit League Tournament Preview: Coyote women gear up for revenge tour

In 2018, the South Dakota women’s basketball team went 14-0 in conference play, made it to the Summit League Championship, and were 40 minutes away from making it to NCAA Tournament. The only team that stood in the way of a bid was their rival up north, South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits, led by the […]

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Coyotes win plethora of Summit League season awards

The Summit League announced their 2019 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Awards at the Summit League Tip-Off press conference Thursday. Three Coyotes were named first team all-Summit. On the women’s side, Junior Ciara Duffy and senior Allison Arens received the honor. Sophomore Stanley Umude represented the men’s team. For Duffy, this is her second time being […]

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