Women’s Basketball
Women’s basketball team prepares for Summit League Tournament
An 18-win streak resulted in the women’s basketball team earning the top seed in the Summit League Tournament March 3-6 at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. The women (24-5 in the season, 14-0 Summit) have reeled in successful wins that the team attributes to their dynamic chemistry. The women ended their season […]
Women’s basketball team wins Summit League Conference
The USD’s women’s basketball team became just the second team to win the Summit League regular season undefeated Wednesday night. The women took on rival South Dakota State University in front of a crowd of more than 4,000 in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center and upset the Jackrabbits 80-75. The Coyotes now secure the top […]
Coyote women remain undefeated 13-0
The Coyote women added another Summit League win to their record by defeating the Golden Eagle Oral Roberts 72-55. On Senior Saturday the Golden Eagles (6-7) traveled to the Sanford Coyote Sport Center to take on the undefeated Coyotes (13-0). The women’s team came out slow, but continued their 17 game win streak. Head coach […]
Coyote women steal win in non-conference play
The Doane Tigers gave the Coyote women’s basketball team their 15th victory Saturday afternoon in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The Coyote women won 96-54, their highest total this season. The non-conference game was the first time in 23 years the Coyotes played the Tigers. Their last meeting in 1995 resulted in a win for […]
Player of the Pack: Taylor Frederick
Taylor Frederick is a sophomore forward on the women’s basketball team majoring in math education. Molly Schiermeyer: Why did you choose basketball at USD (over volleyball or another school)? Taylor Frederick: I loved the people and the small town feel. It just felt right the moment I stepped on campus. MS: What is your favorite part about playing […]
Coyote women (10-0) upset Bison 80-54
With a slow start and a few critical back and forth turnovers, the Coyotes held on against the North Dakota State University Bison on Saturday afternoon in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center, winning 80-54 to remain undefeated in the Summit League (10-0). Saturday’s game had a few promotional events. The SCSC celebrated National Girls and […]
Undefeated USD upsets Western Illinois 92-81
USD pulled through to defeat Western Illinois 92-81 after back and forth turnovers by both the Coyotes and Leathernecks, Thursday night in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. Thursday’s game featured PAVE, a student-led group promoting awareness and victim empowerment, to raise awareness and education about sexual assault. The first 200 students through the door were […]
Coyote men’s and women’s basketball beat SDSU back-to-back
The Coyote men’s basketball team defeated state rival South Dakota State University Jackrabbits with a final score of 87-68. Wednesday night the Jackrabbits traveled to Vermillion for the state rival game, which ended with SDSU’s spot at the top of the Summit League being handed over to Coyotes. Head coach Craig Smith said the game […]
Sister athletes reflect on playing for USD
While some athletes find their team relationships like family, several members of the women’s basketball team find that sisterhood to be legitimate. Allison and Monica Arens and Ciara and Caitlin Duffy are sisters on the women’s basketball team who have been playing together for as long as they can remember. Running in the family The Arens family […]
Ciara Duffy recognized as one of NCAA’s ‘Starting Five’
Sophomore guard Ciara Duffy’s determination on and off the court has earned her national recognition. Earlier this month, Duffy won a Twitter poll recognizing her as one of the NCAA’s Starting Five top women’s basketball players in the nation. Sophomore guard Madison McKeever said Duffy’s versatility makes her a valuable teammate. “She’s a type of player that […]