South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball

South Dakota Coyotes
South Dakota Coyotes
	2024–25 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team
University	University of South Dakota
All-time record	890–559 (.614)
Head coach	Carrie Eighmey (1st season)
Conference	Summit League
Location	Vermillion, South Dakota
Arena	Sanford Coyote Sports Center ; (capacity: 6,000)
Nickname	Coyotes
Colors	Red and white;
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

Last updated October 24, 2024

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 2022–23 season the Coyotes have a 890–559 all-time record, with play beginning in 1971. They won the North Central Conference regular season title in 1983, 1984, 1985, 2003, and finishing their time in NCC with a regular season and conference tournament win in 2008. South Dakota then made the transition from Division II to Division I with stops with the NCAA I Independents and the Great West Conference before settling in the Summit League. The Coyotes in the Summit League have won the regular season five times (2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) then also have won the Summit League tournament four times (2014, 2020, 2021, 2022).^[3] South Dakota made the NCAA tournament 10 times since joining the Division I. The NCAA four times (2014, 2019, 2019, 2022), the WNIT five times (2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) and the WBI twice (2011 and 2013).^[4]

Head coaches

#	Name	Term	Record (W–L)
1	Irene Mehnert	1971–73	16–6 (.727)
2	Jean Jacobsen	1973–76	22–28 (.440)
3	Mary Zimmerman	1976–82	85–64 (.570)
4	Chad Lavin	1982–86, 1998–08	273–139 (.663)
5	Fred Tibbetts	1986–90, 1998	67–53 (.558)
6	Gary Larson	1990–95	67–69 (.493)
7	Lynn Griffin	1995–98	16–58 (.216)
8	Ryun Williams	2008–12	76–47 (.618)
9	Amy Williams	2012–16	96–44 (.686)
10	Dawn Plitzuweit	2016–22	158–36 (.814)
11	Kayla Karius	2022–24	37–29 (.561)
12	Carrie Eighmey	2024–present	0–0 (–)

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

Season–by–season results

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Irene Mehnert (No Conference)(1971–1973)
1971–72	Irene Mehnert	4–2	—	—
1972–73	Irene Mehnert	12–4	—	—
Irene Mehnert:		16–6 (.727)	–
Jean Jacobsen (No Conference)(1973–1976)
1973–74	Jean Jacobsen	8–8	—	—
1974–75	Jean Jacobsen	9–7	—	—
1975–76	Jean Jacobsen	5–13	—	—
Jean Jacobsen:		22–28 (.440)	–
Mary Zimmerman (No Conference)(1976–1982)
1976–77	Mary Zimmerman	7–11	—	—
1977–78	Mary Zimmerman	17–11	—	—
1978–79	Mary Zimmerman	17–7	—	—
1979–80	Mary Zimmerman	14–15	—	—
1980–81	Mary Zimmerman	16–10	—	—
1981–82	Mary Zimmerman	14–10	—	—
Mary Zimmerman:		85–64 (.570)	–
Chad Lavin (North Central Conference)(1982–1986)
1982–83	Chad Lavin	19–9	7—3	1st	NCAA Division II First Round
1983–84	Chad Lavin	22–7	10—2	1st	NCAA Division II Regional Finals
1984–85	Chad Lavin	23–6	11—3	1st	NCAA Division II First Round
1985–86	Chad Lavin	18–10	9—5	3rd
Chad Lavin (1st stint):		82–32 (.719)	37–13 (.740)
Fred Tibbetts (North Central Conference)(1986–1990)
1986–87	Fred Tibbetts	14–14	4—10	4th
1987–88	Fred Tibbetts	13–15	3—11	8th
1988–89	Fred Tibbetts	22–7	10—4	3rd	NCAA Division II First Round
1989–90	Fred Tibbetts	17–11	8—10	6th
Fred Tibbetts (1st stint):		66–47 (.584)	25–35 (.417)
Gary Larson (North Central Conference)(1990–1995)
1990–91	Gary Larson	19–9	11—7	4th
1991–92	Gary Larson	13–14	6—12	8th
1992–93	Gary Larson	16–11	9—9	6th
1993–94	Gary Larson	12–15	6—12	T—7th
1994–95	Gary Larson	7–20	6—12	7th
Gary Larson:		67–69 (.493)	38–52 (.422)
Lynn Griffin (North Central Conference)(1995–1998)
1995–96	Lynn Griffin	6–21	1—17	10th
1996–97	Lynn Griffin	6–21	2—16	10th
1997–98	Lynn Griffin	4–16	0—11	–
1998	Fred Tibbetts	1–6	1—6	10th
Lynn Griffin:		16–58 (.216)	3–42 (.067)
Fred Tibbets(overall):		67–53 (.558)	26–41 (.388)
Chad Lavin (North Central Conference)(1998–2008)
1998–99	Chad Lavin	7–20	3—15	10th
1999–00	Chad Lavin	11–16	4—14	9th
2000–01	Chad Lavin	15–12	9—9	T—5th
2001–02	Chad Lavin	19–9	12—6	T—2nd
2002–03	Chad Lavin	27–5	14—2	T—1st	NCAA Division II Regional Finals
2003–04	Chad Lavin	25–8	9—5	4th	NCAA Division II First Round
2004–05	Chad Lavin	17–13	3—9	7th
2005–06	Chad Lavin	15–13	3—9	6th
2006–07	Chad Lavin	22–9	6—6	3rd	NCAA Division II First Round
2007–08	Chad Lavin	33–2	12—0	1st	NCAA Division II Runner-up
Chad Lavin (overall):		273–139 (.663)	112–88 (.560)
Ryun Williams (NCAA Division I Independent)(2008–2009)
2008–09	Ryun Williams	18–11
Ryun Williams (Great West Conference)(2009–2011)
2009–10	Ryun Williams	15–16	6—6	4th
2010–11	Ryun Williams	20–12	10—2	2nd	WBI Second Round
Ryun Williams (Summit League)(2011–2012)
2011–12	Ryun Williams	23–8	12—6	3rd	WNIT Second Round
Ryun Williams:		76–47 (.618)	28–14 (.667)
Amy Williams (Summit League)(2012–2016)
2012–13	Amy Williams	19–16	10—6	3rd	WBI Semifinals
2013–14	Amy Williams	19–14	7—7	4th	NCAA first round
2014–15	Amy Williams	26–8	13—3	1st	WNIT Second Round
2015–16	Amy Williams	32–6	15—1	1st	WNIT Champions
Amy Williams:		96–44 (.686)	45–17 (.726)
Dawn Plitzuweit (Summit League)(2016–2022)
2016–17	Dawn Plitzuweit	23–9	11—5	4th	WNIT Second Round
2017–18	Dawn Plitzuweit	29–7	14—0	1st	WNIT Quarterfinals
2018–19	Dawn Plitzuweit	28–6	14—2	2nd	NCAA First Round
2019–20	Dawn Plitzuweit	30–2	16—0	1st	NCAA Tournament not held
2020–21	Dawn Plitzuweit	19–6	12—2	2nd	NCAA First Round
2021–22	Dawn Plitzuweit	29–6	17—1	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Dawn Plitzuweit:		158–36 (.814)	84–10 (.894)
Kayla Karius (Summit League)(2022–2024)
2022–23	Kayla Karius	14–16	10–8	4th
2023–24	Kayla Karius	23–13	9–7	4th
Kayla Karius:		37–29 (.561)	19–15 (.559)
Carrie Eighmey (Summit League)(2024–present)
2024–25	Carrie Eighmey	0–0	0–0
Carrie Eighmey:		0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
Total:		913–572 (.615)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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References

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

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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 February 21, 2017.

[3] ttp://northcentral.prestosports.com/Record_Book/08_Updates/08_WBB.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}

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

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v t e 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 2022–23 2023–24

v t e 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
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 2022–23 2023–24