2023–24 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team
The 2023–24 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball represented the University of South Dakota in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by second-year head coach Kayla Karius, compete in the Summit League. They played home games in Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota.
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WNIT, Super 16 | |
| Conference | Summit League |
| Record | 23–13 (9–7 The Summit) |
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| Home arena | Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
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| South Dakota State † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas* | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Summit League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Coyotes finished the 2022–23 season 14–16, 10–8 in Summit League play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Summit League tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Oral Roberts.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Macy Guebert | 3 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Apple Valley, MN | Graduated |
| Jeniah Ugofsky | 30 | F | 5'10" | Senior | Harrisburg, SD | Graduated |
| Allison Peplowski | 35 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Williamston, MI | Graduated |
Incoming
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Tori DePerry | 12 | F | 5'11' | GS Senior | Shawano, WI | Saginaw Valley State |
| Kendall Holmes | 35 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Plainfield, IL | DePaul |
Recruiting
There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m., SLN |
Northern State | W 85–57 | 1–0 |
14 – Holmes | 5 – Holmes | 5 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,091) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| November 10, 2023* 11:30 a.m., FloSports |
at No. 22 Creighton | L 55–81 | 1–1 |
13 – DePerry | 13 – Larkins | 4 – Duffney | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,539) Omaha, NE | ||||
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN |
Northern Colorado | W 72–59 | 2–1 |
17 – Larkins | 7 – Larkins | 5 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,374) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| November 18, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloSports |
vs. DePaul Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals |
W 83–71 | 3–1 |
23 – Larkins | 6 – Tied | 8 – Larkins | Imperial Arena (422) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
| November 19, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloSports |
vs. Michigan Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals |
L 52–70 | 3–2 |
16 – DePerry | 5 – Tied | 4 – Larkins | Imperial Arena (222) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
| November 20, 2023* 1:30 p.m., ESPNU |
vs. Arizona Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game |
L 52–61 | 3–3 |
16 – Demers | 7 – Demers | 3 – Tied | Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
| November 25, 2023* 1:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN |
vs. South Carolina State | W 72–52 | 4–3 |
16 – Larkins | 8 – Larkins | 6 – Larkins | Sanford Pentagon (1,808) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||
| November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SLN |
Northern Iowa | W 84–65 | 5–3 |
28 – Larkins | 11 – Larkins | 6 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,612) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| December 3, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Loyola Marymount | W 78–73 OT | 6–3 |
25 – Larkins | 5 – Tied | 4 – Avila-Ambrosi | Gersten Pavilion (218) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| December 10, 2023* 1:00 p.m., SLN |
Dickinson State | W 108–46 | 7–3 |
18 – Mazurek | 7 – Larkins | 6 – Kieffer | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,483) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN |
Mount Marty | W 100–35 | 8–3 |
16 – Holmes | 7 – Tied | 7 – Kieffer | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,336) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UT Martin | W 80–74 OT | 9–3 |
18 – Larkins | 6 – DePerry | 8 – Larkins | Skyhawk Arena (758) Martin, TN | ||||
| December 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bradley | W 68–47 | 10–3 |
20 – Larkins | 8 – Tied | 5 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,487) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| December 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., SLN |
North Dakota State | L 69–84 | 10–4 (0–1) |
17 – Larkins | 4 – Tied | 4 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,818) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., SLN |
at Omaha | W 77–71 OT | 11–4 (1–1) |
22 – Larkins | 12 – Larkins | 5 – Larkins | Baxter Arena (706) Omaha, NE | ||||
| January 3, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Montana Big Sky–Summit League Challenge |
L 61–74 | 11–5 |
15 – Holmes | 14 – Larkins | 9 – Larkins | Dahlberg Arena (1,944) Missoula, MT | ||||
| January 6, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SLN |
Idaho State Big Sky–Summit League Challenge |
W 73–47 | 12–5 |
19 – Larkins | 11 – Larkins | 6 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,479) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN |
Oral Roberts | L 78–91 | 12–6 (1–2) |
21 – Holmes | 8 – Larkins | 10 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,461) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN |
at St. Thomas (MN) | W 63–61 | 13–6 (2–2) |
19 – Holmes | 7 – Mazurek | 5 – Duffney | Schoenecker Arena (445) St. Paul, MN | ||||
| January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN |
at South Dakota State | L 55–73 | 13–7 (2–3) |
18 – Larkins | 10 – Mazurek | 4 – Duffney | Frost Arena (3,671) Brookings, SD | ||||
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN |
Denver | W 78–70 | 14–7 (3–3) |
22 – Holmes | 7 – Hempe | 5 – Holmes | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,577) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN |
Kansas City | W 72–62 | 15–7 (4–3) |
21 – Larkins | 8 – Larkins | 4 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,606) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN |
at North Dakota | W 69–53 | 16–7 (5–3) |
15 – Holmes | 6 – Tied | 6 – Larkins | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,366) Grand Forks, ND | ||||
| February 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN |
South Dakota State | L 55–70 | 16–8 (5–4) |
17 – Mazurek | 7 – Larkins | 6 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,316) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN |
at Denver | W 78–48 | 17–8 (6–4) |
17 – Larkins | 9 – Larkins | 4 – Duffney | Hamilton Gymnasium (348) Denver, CO | ||||
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., SLN |
Omaha | L 67–77 | 17–9 (6–5) |
21 – Holmes | 12 – Larkins | 4 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,397) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| February 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN |
St. Thomas (MN) | W 75–61 | 18–9 (7–5) |
15 – Holmes | 10 – Mazurek | 8 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,702) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN |
at Kansas City | W 74–60 | 19–9 (8–5) |
19 – Tied | 8 – Mazurek | 5 – Tied | Swinney Recreation Center (470) Kansas City, MO | ||||
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN |
at Oral Roberts | L 63–77 | 19–10 (8–6) |
17 – Holmes | 9 – Larkins | 5 – Larkins | Mabee Center (1,097) Tulsa, OK | ||||
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN |
at North Dakota State | L 53–63 | 19–11 (8–7) |
22 – Larkins | 7 – Demers | 4 – Larkins | Scheels Center (1,035) Fargo, ND | ||||
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN |
North Dakota | W 65–54 | 20–11 (9–7) |
20 – Larkins | 11 – Larkins | 7 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,792) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| Summit League women's tournament | |||||||||||
| March 10, 2024 3:30 p.m., SLN |
(4) | vs. (5) St. Thomas (MN) Quarterfinals |
W 70–57 | 21–11 |
29 – Larkins | 12 – Mazurek | 4 – Larkins | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD | |||
| March 11, 2024 12:30 p.m., CBSSN |
(4) | vs. (1) South Dakota State Semifinals |
L 63–76 | 21–12 |
16 – Avila-Ambrosi | 4 – Tied | 4 – Mazurek | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD | |||
| WNIT | |||||||||||
| March 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN |
UC Riverside First Round |
W 72–57 | 22–12 |
15 – Duffney | 11 – Larkins | 7 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,465) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| March 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN |
Northern Arizona Second Round |
W 79–65 | 23–12 |
34 – Larkins | 12 – Larkins | 3 – DePerry | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,580) Vermillion, SD | ||||
| April 1, 2024* 7:30 p.m., MW Network |
at Wyoming Super 16 |
L 52–84 | 23–13 |
20 – Duffney | 8 – Larkins | 4 – Larkins | Arena-Auditorium (1,580) Laramie, WY | ||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
References
- "2023–24 Schedule & Results". University of South Dakota Athletics.
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