Dawn Plitzuweit
Coyote women rally for third consecutive Summit League title
The Coyotes came out victorious in the final round of the Summit League Tournament over in-state rivals South Dakota State (SDSU) and were named Summit League Champions. “Our ladies played with an incredible amount of toughness and fearlessness,” head coach Dawn Plitzuweit said. “SDSU is a great basketball team and somehow we were able to […]
USD women’s basketball to play in-state rivals in final round of Summit League Tournament
The USD women defeated Kansas City, 81-67, in the semifinals of the Summit League Tournament yesterday and will advance to the final round today at 1 p.m. “I really do think it’s something that when our young ladies are growing up and dreaming about playing in college, this is the environment you want to play […]
Coyote women advance to Summit League semifinals
The Coyote women took down the Western Illinois Leathernecks in game two of the quarterfinals at the Summit League Tournament. With this win, redshirt senior guard Chloe Lamb tied for third place in Coyote history for scoring with 1793 career points. This was the second time the Coyotes competed against the Leathernecks in less than […]
USD basketball back to prove themselves this season
In the next week, both the men’s and women’s basketball teams will begin their seasons at home in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC). First, the men hit the court Thursday to take on Simpson College in an exhibition match, then the women will compete against Oklahoma Tuesday. During the 2020-21 season, in which COVID-19 […]
Coyotes fall to Oregon in NCAA Tournament
For the second time in three years, the USD women’s basketball team participated in the NCAA Tournament, and faced a similar result, falling in the first round to a Power 5 Conference opponent. The Coyotes fell to the ACC’s Clemson in 2019 after earned an at-large bid to the tournament. Monday, The eleventh seeded Coyotes […]
USD women’s basketball ready to make tournament run at the Pentagon
Throughout the women’s basketball season, uncertainty loomed. Would the season begin on time? Would they be able to play non-conference games? Would they make it through their conference season? Would an end-of-the-year tournament be possible? The women didn’t let this uncertainty stop them, and instead they took the opportunity to play the 2020-21 season as […]
Women’s basketball win over Oral Roberts with 21-point advantage
The Saturday afternoon match-up between the Coyote women’s basketball team and Oral Roberts ended in a 75-54 Coyote win. The women began the game strong by winning the tip and going on a 9-0 run against Oral Roberts. The first points for the Golden Eagles didn’t come until the 5:28 mark of the first quarter. […]
Leading the Coyotes: Becky Hammon Watchlist, grad school, scoring 1,000 points
Coming off a successful junior year campaign and winning Summit League Tournament MVP, senior center Hannah Sjerven received a nod to the 2021 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Watchlist. Sjerven who is also a full time graduate student studying sports psychology finds new ways to excel in the classroom and on the court […]
Coyotes’ basketball conference schedules released
As the Coyotes men’s and women’s basketball teams complete their last three weeks of fall practice, both team’s conference schedules were announced last week for the upcoming winter season. The Summit League’s Nov. 4 announcement detailed a 16 game schedule (8 games for the men, 8 games for the women) with all games being played […]
Historic Coyote’ 2019-20 campaign comes to a halt
Championship Tuesday (March 10) was one to remember for the No. 17/11 Coyotes, who took down rival SDSU to win the Summit League title and complete a perfect 19-0 conference slate. “It’s a season that I know my teammates, coaches and Coyote fans will never forget,” junior Chloe Lamb said in an email interview with […]