Women’s Basketball
Coyotes get back in the win column, take down Bison 76-57
The Coyote women’s basketball team, ranked 25 in the USA Today/Coaches poll, notched their 25th win of the season, beating North Dakota State 76-57 in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Thursday evening. Taylor Frederick and Monica Arens led the first quarter charge for the Coyotes, scoring 12 of the team’s 16 points. The second quarter […]
Former USD Women’s Basketball Star gets opportunity in WNBA
The Coyotes second all-time leading scorer and 2016 WNIT tournament MVP Nicole Seekamp has signed with the Dallas Wings of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Seekamp, a 2016 graduate of USD, has spent the last three seasons playing professional basketball in Poland and Australia. She spent the last two seasons playing in the Women’s […]
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 […]