Women’s Basketball
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 […]
Lone senior is leading by example on and off court
The Coyote women’s basketball team will graduate only one senior when the clock strikes zero on the 2013-14 campaign: Polly Harrington. Harrington was a major part of the Coyotes’ run to the Summit League Championship game 2013 where the Coyotes lost to South Dakota State, losing a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Harrington is a […]
Coyote women lose to Drake 89-81, to play Boise State Sunday
The University of South Dakota and Drake University women’s basketball teams clashed for the first time on the Heritage Court inside Sioux Falls’ Sanford Pentagon. A back-and-forth overtime thriller, the game ended with an 89-81 scoreboard in favor the visiting Drake Bulldogs, who snapped a two-game losing skid and move to 2-2 on the season. […]
Coach Williams excited to build on success from last year
After weeks of practice, the Coyote women’s basketball team will finally get to take the court this weekend against Cal State Fullerton Friday in Fullerton, Cal. This will be the first game of the season for the Coyotes, who finished last season one win away from the NCAA tournament. The team has been working hard […]
USD basketball media highlights
Media day for the University of South Dakota 2013-14 basketball season was set in the Al Neuharth Media Center Oct. 30. Men’s interim head coach Joey James and women’s head coach Amy Williams made two messages very clear: defense and inexperience. “We were one of the worst teams in the nation in transition defense,” James […]