Women’s Basketball

It was another tale of two halves for the University of South Dakota, as the Coyotes defeated Creighton 68-58 in the first round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament — despite letting an 18-point lead dwindle to three. “(It was) fun to get back in here in the Dome, fun to play in front of our fans […]

Despite trying to defend its Summit League title, the University of South Dakota fell 72-57 to South Dakota State Tuesday afternoon in the Summit League Championship game at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. “I’m really proud of the Coyotes, we didn’t come out of the gate very good. We didn’t shoot well in the first […]

The University of South Dakota women’s basketball team’s win over Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Monday afternoon put the Coyotes into its third straight championship game in the Summit League. “(I’m) really proud of our team and thought we committed to things we knew that were going to be key for this game,” head coach Amy Williams said. […]

They knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but the University of South Dakota Coyote women fought for a 78-70 win against Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls in the quarterfinals. “This time of year never is easy,” head coach Amy Williams said. “Fort Wayne […]

After Saturday’s win against Western Illinois in the DakotaDome, the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team sits top-seeded for the Summit League Tournament. “I’m really proud of our team for finishing things off with an undefeated home season and regular season championship. That is a pretty special thing to accomplish,” head coach Amy Williams […]

Seniors on the University of South Dakota’s women’s basketball team went out in style with a win over Western Illinois Saturday night. In the final seconds of the game, the Coyotes held on and ended with a win of 78-75. “We like to make things exciting around here. I’m really proud of our team for […]

After losing to Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis by 25 points, the University of South Dakota was looking for a way to redeem the loss. That redemption came in the form of a 69-53 win against IUPUI Thursday night in the DakotaDome. “A big key is being able to take care of the basketball, and we […]

One attribute of the women’s basketball team’s success comes from its practice squad. “The overall goal is to give the USD women a look at their opponent’s offense and defense,” senior Trever Serr said. “It’s giving them unpredictable people to play against.” The women’s practice, or scout team, is composed of six men who are treated just […]