Women’s Basketball
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 […]
Coyotes hope to repeat success
Article by Grant Bosiacki and Josh Jorgensen 56-53. That’s the score that’s stuck on the minds of coaches’ and players’ from the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team. Last season, a memorable Summit League tournament run got the Coyotes all the way to the Summit League championship game, where head coach Amy Williams saw […]
USD falls in WBI semis
The University of South Dakota women’s basketball season came to a close on the evening of March 28 at the DakotaDome. The team ended its season with a loss to McNeese State in the semifinals of the Women’s Basketball Invitational, falling 71-63 after blowing a 12-point lead over the Cowgirls. The loss gave the team […]
USD’s basketball season comes to a close
It was a great run. That was the reaction from University of South Dakota women’s basketball team following a tough loss against the McNeese State Cowgirls in the Women’s Basketball Invitational. The women’s team took on McNeese State Thursday night in the DakotaDome for a chance to head to the finals of the Women’s Basketball […]
Women host WBI semis
After dispatching Lamar in the second round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational March 24, the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team will return home to the DakotaDome to host a WBI semifinals match against McNeese State (20-14, 11-7 in Southland) at 7 p.m. March 28. Junior forward Polly Harrington put up 15 points and […]
Coyote women advance to WBI semis, USD to host McNeese State Thursday
The University of South Dakota women’s basketball team won a blowout match against Lamar University in the second round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational in Beaumont, Texas March 24. The Coyotes defeated the Lamar Cardinals 71-48, and cemented their place in the WBI semifinals. USD will host McNeese State in the next round March 28. […]
Women head to WBI
The University of South Dakota women’s basketball team is headed to Logan, Utah to take on Utah State in the Women’s Basketball Invitational (WBI) Tournament Thursday at 8 p.m. The women are making their third straight postseason appearance. The team made it to the second round of the WNIT last season and in 2011 also […]