Women’s Basketball
Coyotes defeat Fort Wayne Mastodons 85-43
The USD women’s basketball team triumphed over the Fort Wayne Mastodons with a final score of 85-43 in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center on Saturday. Lead scorer for the Coyotes was first-year Chloe Lamb with 16 points, followed closely by Junior Allison Arens with 14. For the Mastodons, Anna Lappenkuper scored a total of 13 points and De’Jour […]
Women dominate at Wichita State
The Coyote women had a successful day in Wichita, Kan. The Coyotes, 2-1, beat the Wichita State Shockers 62-48. Junior Allison Arens led the Coyotes in points with 13, followed by junior Jaycee Bradley and sophomore Ciara Duffy with 10. Sophomore Madison McKeever scored nine points. Head coach Dawn Plitzuweit said the team played well […]
Women’s basketball home opener results in win over Creighton
The Coyotes (1-1) were victorious in their home opener Tuesday night, defeating the Creighton Bluejays (1-1) 73-68 in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. After a close loss against Iowa State Friday, the Coyotes delivered against the Bluejays in an attempt to get their season back on track. Though Creighton cut the lead close at several […]
USD basketball teams prepare to take the court
The Coyote men and women basketball teams ended both seasons on losses in the Summit League Tournament and NIT and WNIT last year. This season, the teams are focused on getting better and winning the Summit League Tournament. Men: Get better everyday Last season, the Coyote men lost the second game of the Summit League […]
Coyote basketball seniors reflect on years at USD
As the basketball season comes to an end for USD, three Coyote seniors Tyler Flack, Abigail Fogg and Bridget Arens say goodbye to their teams. Tyler Flack Tyler Flack is the lone senior on the men’s basketball team this season and has had a thriving career of five years with the Coyotes. Flack said his […]
Women defeated by Iowa in second round of WNIT
The Coyote women fell to Hawkeyes in Iowa City Saturday afternoon in the second round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament with a final score of 73-78. Sophomore guard Allison Arens led USD’s efforts with 24 points and six rebounds. Other double-figure scorers for USD included sophomore guard Jaycee Bradley and freshman guard Ciara Duffy. Iowa center […]
Coyotes register first win in WNIT
The USD women’s basketball team will progress into the second round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament after their 78-55 win over the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks on Thursday. The Coyotes took 18 points each in the first and second quarter, while North Dakota scored nine and 12 in their first and second quarters, […]
USD basketball continues in NIT and WNIT
Both the USD men’s and women’s basketball teams will continue to play after losing in the Summit League Tournament on Saturday and Sunday. The men’s team automatically qualified for the NIT after missing their chance at the NCAA Tournament due to winning the regular season title with a record of 22-11. The eighth-seeded Coyotes will […]
Coyote women fall in first round to Omaha
Many would say the women’s season ended too early as the fourth-seeded Coyotes fell to the fifth-seeded Omaha Mavericks in their first-round matchup of the Summit League Tournament by a score of 58-64. The game proved to be a much different effort by the Mavericks than the previous matchup on Feb. 18 in Vermillion, where […]
Coyote women get blowout win in last home game
The Coyote women (22-5, 11-3 Summit) hosted the Omaha Mavericks (13-14, 6-8 Summit) Saturday for their final home game of the season. Senior center Abigail Fogg and senior forwards Bridget Arens and Kelsey Biltoft were honored during warmups for the senior night matchup. The Coyotes started the scoring early and cruised to a blowout win […]