South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball

South Dakota Coyotes
South Dakota Coyotes
	2021–22 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team
University	University of South Dakota
Head coach	Kayla Karius (1st season)
Conference	Summit League
Location	Vermillion, South Dakota
Arena	Sanford Coyote Sports Center ; (Capacity: 6,000)
Nickname	Coyotes
Colors	Red and white[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
	2008*
NCAA Tournament Final Four
	2008*
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
	2008*
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1984, 1985, 2003, 2008, 2022
NCAA Tournament Second round
	2003, 2008, 2022
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022; *at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
	NCC: 1983, 1984, 1985, 2008; Summit League: 2014, 2020, 2021, 2022
Conference regular season champions
	NCC: 2003, 2008; Summit League: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022

The South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team represents the University of South Dakota in NCAA Division I basketball. They are currently members of the Summit League.[2]

History

As of the end of the 2016–17 season, the Coyotes have a 741-517 all-time record, with play beginning in 1971. They won the North Central Conference title in 1983, 1984, 1985, and 2008, with regular season titles in 2003, and 2008; and a Summit League title in 2014, with regular season wins in 2015 and 2016.[3] They won the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) title in 2016.[4]

Postseason results

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Coyotes have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their record is 2–4.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2014	#15	First Round	#2 Stanford	L 62–81
2019	#8	First Round	#9 Clemson	L 66–79
2021	#11	First Round	#6 Oregon	L 47–67
2022	#10	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#7 Ole Miss #2 Baylor #3 Michigan	W 75–61 W 61–47 L 49–52

WNIT appearances

The Coyotes have appeared in five WNIT Tournaments. Their record is 12–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First Round Second Sround	Drake Colorado	W 61–53 L 55–64
2015	First Round Second Round	Creighton Northern Colorado	W 68–58 L 58–59
2016	First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game	Creighton Minnesota Northern Iowa Western Kentucky Oregon Florida Gulf Coast	W 74–68 W 101–89 W 51–50 W 68–54 W 88–54 W 71–65
2017	First Round Second Round	North Dakota Iowa	W 78–55 L 73–78
2018	First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals	Houston Colorado State Michigan State TCU	W 65–58 W 74–49 W 85–83 (OT) L 71–79

WBI appearances

The Coyotes have appeared in 2 WBI Tournaments. Their record is 3–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2011	First Round Quarterfinals	Idaho Cal State Bakersfield	W 62-47 L 64-90
2013	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Utah State Lamar McNeese State	W 77-69 W 71-48 L 63-71

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Coyotes made eight appearances in the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament. They had a combined record of 8–8.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	First Round	Texas A&I	L, 71–81
1984	First Round Regional Finals	North Dakota St. Cloud State	W 49–48 L 55–66
1985	Regional Finals	St. Cloud State	L 55–56
1989	First Round	North Dakota State	L 71–72 (OT)
2003	First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Concordia-St. Paul North Dakota State South Dakota State	W 83–68 W 84–61 L 63–87
2004	First Round	North Dakota State	L 63–70
2007	First Round	Concordia-St. Paul	L 74–82
2008	First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	CSU Pueblo Nebraska–Kearney Minnesota State Washburn Delta State Northern Kentucky	W 66–55 W 59–48 W 61–49 W 85–80 (2OT) W 68–58 L 58–63

References

University of South Dakota Graphic Standards and Editorial Guide. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
"University of South Dakota Athletics". Retrieved 21 February 2017.
http://northcentral.prestosports.com/Record_Book/08_Updates/08_WBB.pdf
"University of South Dakota Athletics - QuickFacts.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 21 February 2017.

External links

Official website

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[1] University of South Dakota Graphic Standards and Editorial Guide. Retrieved April 16, 2016.

[2] "University of South Dakota Athletics". Retrieved 21 February 2017.

[3] ttp://northcentral.prestosports.com/Record_Book/08_Updates/08_WBB.pdf

[4] "University of South Dakota Athletics - QuickFacts.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 21 February 2017.

South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
Venues	DakotaDome (1979–2016) Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2016–present)
Culture & lore	"Hail, South Dakota!" Charlie Coyote
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

Summit League women's basketball
Teams	Denver Pioneers Kansas City Roos North Dakota Fighting Hawks North Dakota State Bison Omaha Mavericks Oral Roberts Golden Eagles St. Thomas Tommies South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota State Jackrabbits Western Illinois Leathernecks
Championships	Conference Tournament
Seasons	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22