Women’s Basketball
No. 23 Coyotes drop overtime thriller to Jackrabbits 82-78
At the half, the Coyotes looked to have the regular season sweep in hand. But SDSU senior Macy Miller and the Jackrabbits made a fourth-quarter comeback to come out on top in overtime at Frost Arena in Brookings, S.D. Sunday. With seconds left in the fourth quarter, sophomore Chloe Lamb’s potential game-winning mid-range jumper fell […]
Coyotes avenge lone Summit League loss, top Denver 73-58
Thursday night, No. 23 USD knocked off the only team to defeat them in conference play through the last two years, beating Denver 73-58 in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The Coyotes (24-3 overall, 12-1 in conference) extended their winning streak to 11 games, and remain unbeaten inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center this year. […]
Coyotes sweep double-header at Western Illinois
USD men’s and women’s basketball left Macomb, Ill. Saturday with victories over Western Illinois. The Coyote men avenged an earlier loss to the Leathernecks, winning the rematch 80-67. On the women’s side, at the time No. 25/25 USD extended their winning streak to 10 games with an 83-61 win. Coyote men hold on in second half […]
Coyote women make school history, ranked No. 25 in latest AP poll
USD women’s basketball landed 25th in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll. This is the first time in program history that USD has been ranked by the AP. The Coyotes received votes for ten straight weeks before Monday’s latest rankings. “It certainly is a very special honor for the young ladies for the effort […]
Q&A: AD Dave Herbster reacts to USD women’s AP Top 25 ranking
On Monday, USD women’s basketball appeared on the AP Top 25 poll for the first time in school history. The Coyotes had recieved votes since Dec. 3rd, and in that time beat two top-25 teams in Iowa State and Missouri. Here’s what Athletic Director David Herbster on the historical moment, Coach Dawn Plitzuweit’s coaching style, […]
Coyotes overcome sluggish start, beat Oral Roberts 75-64
USD women’s basketball finished Saturday’s game against Oral Roberts on a 24-5 run spanning the final six-and-a-half-minutes to take a 75-64 victory inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. Oral Roberts opened the game on a three-point barrage, hitting six of their first eight from behind the arc. Sophomore Maya Mayberry and redshirt-senior Lakota Beatty each […]
Coyote women hold Omaha to six first-half points, win 78-33
The Coyotes shutout Omaha in the first quarter of a 78-33 rout inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Wednesday night. The wire-to-wire victory started with junior Taylor Frederick scoring 10 of the teams first 19 points, pushing the Coyotes to a 29-0 lead to end the first. The first quarter shutout was the first of […]
Coyotes dominate second half to claim 20th season win
by Bailey Zubke and Nikolas Wilson Tied at halftime, USD women’s basketball returned to form in the second half of a 71-49 victory over Purdue-Fort Wayne in Indiana Saturday. Fort Wayne (6-16) led 17-14 at the end of the first quarter, but the Coyotes tied the game by halftime, 34-34. The first half saw nine […]
Coyotes top Leathernecks 92-49, win sixth straight
Five Coyotes scored in double figures as USD beat Western Illinois 92-49 in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Saturday afternoon. Redshirt-sophomore Hannah Sjerven finished with a double-double of 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Coyotes. Junior Ciara Duffy scored 12 points and a season-high eight assists. Sophomore Chloe Lamb hit three big three-pointers […]
Sjerven’s Journey: From Southwest to South Dakota
In March of 2017, Hannah Sjerven first stepped foot in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center to watch USD play North Dakota in the first round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). At the time, no one knew she would be a vital piece to the 2018-19 Coyote women’s basketball team. “I came to the […]