2020–21 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

2020–21 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record19–6 (12–2 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Jeschke
  • Aaron Horn
  • Jenna Schlafke
Home arenaSanford Coyote Sports Center
Seasons
2020–21 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 South Dakota State 14 – 0   1.000 21 – 4   .840
South Dakota† 12 – 2   .857 19 – 6   .760
North Dakota State 9 – 7   .563 15 – 9   .625
Kansas City 7 – 8   .467 10 – 12   .455
Western Illinois 6 – 8   .429 8 – 16   .333
Denver 5 – 9   .357 7 – 16   .304
Omaha 4 – 8   .333 7 – 13   .350
Oral Roberts 4 – 8   .333 6 – 15   .286
North Dakota 2 – 13   .133 2 – 19   .095
† 2021 Summit League tournament winner
As of December 2, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team represented University of South Dakota in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes, were led by fifth year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit, they competed in the Summit League. They played their home games in Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Previous season

The Coyotes went 30–2 and 16–0 in conference play. They finished first in the conference earning the first seed in the Summit League tournament. The coyotes won their quarterfinals game against Omaha 99–40. In their semifinals games they matched up against Oral Roberts and won 65–43. They reached the Championship game against in state rival South Dakota State and beat them to secure an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Days after the conference ended the NCAA tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Taylor Frederick 15 F 6'1" Senior Earling, IA Graduated
Megan Bonar 20 F 6'2" Senior Gardner, KS Graduated
Madison McKeever 23 G 5'6" Senor Erskine, MN Graduated
Ciara Duffy 24 G 6'0" Senior Rapid City, SD Graduated

Additions

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Morgan Hansen 10 F 6'2" Freshman Sioux Falls, SD Signed for the 2020–21 season
Natalie Mazurek 23 C 6'2" Freshman Eden Prairie, MN Signed for the 2020–21 season
Kyah Watson 32 G 5'9" Freshman Rapid City, SD Signed for the 2020–21 season
Maddie Krull 42 G 5'8" Freshman Omaha, NE Signed for the 2020–21 season
Aspen Williston 31 C 6'4" Junior Broken Bow, OK Transferred from Oklahoma[1]

Roster

2020–21 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Claudia Kunzer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Montini Catholic High School Bartlett, IL
G 2 Liv Korngable 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Mayo High School Rochester, MN
G 3 Macy Guebert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Eastview High School Apple Valley, MN
F 10 Morgan Hansen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lincoln High School Sioux Falls, SD
G 11 Monica Arens 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Crofton High School Crofton, NE
F 14 Regan Sankey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Lincoln East High School Lincoln, NE
G 22 Chloe Lamb 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Sully Buttes High School Onida, SD
C 23 Natalie Mazurek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Eden Prairie High School Eden Prairie, MN
F 30 Jeniah Ugofsky 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Harrisburg High School Harrisburg, SD
C 31 Aspen Williston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Broken Bow High School
Oklahoma 		Broken Bow, OK
G 32 Kyah Watson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Stevens High School Rapid City, SD
C 34 Hannah Sjerven 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Rogers High School
New Mexico 		Rogers, MN
F 35 Allison Peplowski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Williamston High School Williamston, MI
F 41 Alexi Hempe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So TPLS Christian Academy Fredericksburg, VA
G 42 Maddie Krull 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Millard South High School Omaha, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 28, 2020*
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. No. 1 South Carolina
Crossover Classic 		L 71–81  0–1
 Sanford Pentagon 
Sioux Falls, SD
November 30, 2020*
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. No. 21 Gonzaga
Crossover Classic 		L 50–54  0–2
 Sanford Pentagon 
Sioux Falls, SD
November 30, 2020*
5:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Oklahoma Canceled due to Covid-19 issues Sanford Pentagon 
Sioux Falls, SD
December 6, 2020*
1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 		Lipscomb W 89–52  1–2
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (483)
Vermilion, SD
December 10, 2020*
6:00 pm 		at Wichita State W 62–54  2–2
 Charles Koch Arena (625)
Wichita, KS
December 17, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bradley W 84–68  3–2
 Renaissance Coliseum 
Peoria, IL
December 20, 2020*
2:00 pm, FS Oklahoma 		at Oklahoma L 73–80  3–3
 Lloyd Noble Center (608)
Norman, OK
December 30, 2020*
6:00 pm 		Midland W 89–39  4–3
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (360)
Vermilion, SD
Summit League Regular Season
January 2, 2021
1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ 		Denver W 87–47  5–3
(1–0) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (475)
Vermilion, SD
January 3, 2021
1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ 		Denver W 89–74  6–3
(2–0) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (420)
Vermilion, SD
January 8, 2021
2:00 pm 		at Kansas City W 92–34  7–3
(3–0) 		Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
January 9, 2021
2:00 pm 		at Kansas City W 80–53  8–3
(4–0) 		Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
January 22, 2021
4:30 pm 		at Western Illinois W 73–56  9–3
(5–0) 		Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 23, 2021
4:30 pm 		at Western Illinois W 61–56  10–3
(6–0) 		Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 29, 2021
5:00 pm, MidcoSN 		Omaha Canceled due to Covid-19 issues Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermilion, SD
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm, MidcoSN 		Omaha Canceled due to Covid-19 issues Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermilion, SD
February 5, 2021
5:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 		at No. 23 South Dakota State L 45–64  10–4
(6–1) 		Frost Arena (808)
Brookings, SD
February 6, 2021
5:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 		at No. 23 South Dakota State L 75–80  10–5
(6–2) 		Frost Arena (835)
Brookings, SD
February 13, 2021
12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 		at North Dakota W 72–63  11–5
(7–2) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650)
Grand Forks, ND
February 14, 2021
12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 		at North Dakota W 64–47  12–5
(8–2) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650)
Grand Forks, ND
February 20, 2021
1:00 pm 		Oral Roberts W 77–54  13–5
(9–2) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (830)
Vermilion, SD
Februar 21, 2021
12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 		Oral Roberts
Pink Game 		W 76–54  14–5
(10–2) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (650)
Vermilion, SD
February 27, 2021
1:00 pm 		North Dakota State W 82–81  15–5
(11–2) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (890)
Vermilion, SD
February 28, 2021
1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 		North Dakota State W 81–61  16–5
(12–2) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (852)
Vermilion, SD
Summit League Women's Tournament
March 6, 2021
2:45 pm, MidcosSN/ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (7) Oral Roberts
Quarterfinals 		W 89–66  17–5
 Denny Sanford Premier Center (200)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 8, 2021
2:45 pm, MidcosSN/ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (3) North Dakota State
Semifinals 		W 81–55  18–5
 Denny Sanford Premier Center (200)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 9, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		(2) vs. (8) Omaha
Championship 		W 66–43  19–5
 Denny Sanford Premier Center (200)
Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2021*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		(11 A) vs. (6 A) No. 23 Oregon
First Round 		L 47–67  19–6
 Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Alamo Region.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ Haenchen, Brian (April 21, 2020). "Women's basketball: South Dakota adds Oklahoma transfer Aspen Williston". argusleader.com. Retrieved July 14, 2024.