April 25th, 20230 The Coyotes Women’s Basketball team finished the 2022-2023 season with an overall record of 14-16 and 10-8 in conference play finishing fourth in the Summit League. This was the first season under new coach Kayla Karius after former head coach Dawn Plitzuweit left for West Virginia. Sophomore guard Grace Larkins said that the...
March 7th, 20230 The women’s basketball team fell 92-69 to Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament on Sunday. This is the first time the Coyotes have lost in the quarterfinals since 2017, former head coach Dawn Plitzuweit’s first year with the program. The 2017 loss was also the last time current head coach Kayla Karius...
March 5th, 20230 The women’s basketball team fell 92-69 to Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament This was the first time the Coyotes have lost in the quarterfinals since 2017, former head coach Dawn Plitzuweit’s first year with the program. The 2017 loss was also the last time current head coach Kayla Karius was on the...
February 20th, 20230 The Coyotes split their weekend after defeating Omaha 61-41 on Thursday and fell to Denver 74-79 on Saturday. On Thursday, the Coyotes hosted the Omaha Mavericks. It took nearly three minutes for the Coyotes to put points on the board after sophomore forward Morgan Hansen made a 3-pointer to tie the game at three. The teams...
February 12th, 20230 On Saturday, the women’s basketball team hosted their in-state rival South Dakota State. This is the second meeting between the two teams this season as SDSU defeated the Coyotes in Brookings, 118-59. The game opened up with South Dakota winning the tipoff and instantly hitting a 3-point shot from redshirt freshman...
September 27th, 202225 The USD women’s basketball team released their season schedule on Sept. 14 including a non-conference slate which boasts a match-up between two March Madness teams and a tournament in Las Vegas. The team’s schedule will begin on Nov. 1 with an exhibition game against the South Dakota School of Mines and will follow six days later...
March 2nd, 202172 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...
