Women’s Basketball
Interim coach James not hired on as head coach, USD to conduct national search
Interim head coach Joey James will not be hired on as head coach of the USD men’s basketball team next season as the university will undergo a national search, according to a press release by USD athletics. “As we stated in October, the men’s basketball coaching position at the University of South Dakota is one […]
UPDATED: USD women advance to NCAA tournament after 82-71 win over Denver to capture the Summit League title
Coyotes will be dancing in the NCAA tournament for the first time ever. The University of South Dakota’s women’s basketball team capped off a dream run through the Summit League Tournament by defeating Denver 82-71 and punched its ticket into the national 64-team tournament. “We’re so happy to bring this championship home for all ‘Yotes,” […]
Reactions to USD winning the Summit League Championship
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UPDATED: USD pulls off Summit League upset, ends five-year SDSU reign topping tourney
After almost two full seasons of frustration, the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team have conquered their biggest rival. Not shy of the dramatic, the Coyotes sent South Dakota State packing and propelled themselves one step closer to their first NCAA national tournament with the semifinal win. The 72-58 victory against the five-time league […]
UPDATED: USD women squeeze out Summit League win with 1.1 seconds to go, will play SDSU Monday at noon
An 11-0 lead to start the game. A leading scorer with 35 points. Fifty-two points in the paint. It looked to be Western Illinois’ day. But the University of South Dakota’s Raeshel Contreras cashed a deep three with 1.1 seconds left to give the Coyotes a 96-94 win, catapulting her team to Monday’s Summit League […]
Young women’s team ready to make a run
With a grand total of zero four-year seniors starring on the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team, there have been many lessons to learn during the 2013-14 season, the most recent being the Coyotes’ 88-69 loss to South Dakota State (17-8, 8-1) Feb. 2 in Brookings. Junior forward Lisa Loeffler said the team wasn’t […]
Coyote women revenge past loss against Denver, defeat the Pioneers 88-67
The University of South Dakota women’s basketball team got the revenge they were looking for Friday night against the Denver Pioneers. A strong, defensive second half led to more points for the Coyotes, allowing them to take the 88-67 win and move to a 12-11 record and 3-5 in the Summit League. “I am very […]
Coyote women aim to raise declining record
Before students at the University of South Dakota campus left Vermillion for winter break, the USD women’s basketball team was sitting right where it wanted to be. The team was holding a 7-5 record and was gaining momentum heading into conference play. Everyone was healthy, and they seemed ready for 2014 to make its way […]
USD women’s basketball nets its first conference win
With one more home game before road match-ups with its two biggest rivals, the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team was desperate for its first conference win of the season. What resulted was one of the team’s best halves of basketball this season, head coach Amy Williams said. The Coyotes turned in a rout […]
USD women drop to 0-4 in conference play after loss to Western Illinois
Timely scoring and 13 three-pointers were a winning formula Thursday night for Western Illinois as they dropped the University of South Dakota’s women’s basketball team to 0-4 in conference play. Most of the Western Illinois threes came from the fingers of sophomore guard Michelle Maher, who led all scorers with 27 points in the 81-71 […]