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2021–22 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

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2021–22 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
Summit League regular season co-champions
Summit League tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSummit League
Record29–6 (17–1 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Jeschke
  • Aaron Horn
  • Jenna Schlafke
Home arenaSanford Coyote Sports Center
Seasons
← 2020–21
2021–22 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 17 1   .944 29 9   .763
South Dakota 17 1   .944 29 6   .829
Kansas City 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Oral Roberts 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
North Dakota 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
North Dakota State 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
Western Illinois 5 12   .294 14 15   .483
Denver 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
St. Thomas* 4 14   .222 7 21   .250
Omaha 3 14   .176 7 19   .269
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2022 Summit League tournament winner

The 2021–22 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes were led by sixth-year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit and competed in the Summit League. They played home games in Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota. The Coyotes finished the season 29–6, sharing the Summit League regular season championship with South Dakota State, earning a 17–1 conference record. After winning the 2021–22 Summit League tournament, South Dakota received an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Surprising Ole Miss, the Coyotes upset 2nd seeded Baylor to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the school's first time.

This was Plitzuweit's last season at USD. Shortly after the season, she left for the head coaching vacancy at West Virginia.[1]

Roster

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2021–22 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Liv Korngable 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Mayo HS Rochester, MN
G 3 Macy Guebert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Eastview HS Apple Valley, MN
F 10 Morgan Hansen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Lincoln Sioux Falls, SD
F 14 Regan Sankey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Lincoln East HS Lincoln, NE
F 20 Carley Duffney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Preble Green Bay, WI
G 21 Grace Larkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Southeast Polk Altoona, IA
G 22 Chloe Lamb 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Sully Buttes HS Onida, SD
C 23 Natalie Mazurek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Eden Prairie Eden Prairie, MN
G 25 Cassidy Carson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Eastview Eagan, MN
F 30 Jeniah Ugofsky 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Harrisburg HS Harrisburg, SD
C 31 Aspen Williston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Broken Bow Broken Bow, OK
G 32 Kyah Watson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Stevens Rapid City, SD
C 34 Hannah Sjerven 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Rogers HS
New Mexico
Rogers, MN
F 35 Allison Peplowski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Williamston HS Williamston, MI
F 41 Alexi Hempe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So TPLS Christian Academy Fredericksburg, VA
G 42 Maddy Krull 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Millard South Omaha, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season (5-6)
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Oklahoma L 71–73  0–1
 22  Korngable   13  Sjerven   6  Korngable  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,106)
Vermillion, SD
November 12, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPNews
vs. No. 1 South Carolina L 41–72  0–2
 24  Korngable   5  Korngable   1  Tied  Sanford Pentagon (2,845)
Sioux Falls, SD
November 15, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Drake W 61–46  1–2
 25  Sjerven   12  Sjerven   6  Korngable  Knapp Center (1,733)
Des Moines, IA
November 18, 2021*
7:00 pm
Briar Cliff W 83–35  2–2
 15  Lamb   9  Ugofsky   4  Tied  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,158)
Vermillion, SD
November 25, 2021*
4:55 pm, ESPN3
vs. Northwestern
Paradise Jam Tournament
L 57–73  2–3
 25  Lamb   5  Tied   7  Korngable  Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 26, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. No. 23 Texas A&M
Paradise Jam Tournament
L 44–58  2–4
 11  Korngable   7  Krull   4  Lamb  Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 27, 2021*
4:45 pm, ESPN3
vs. Pittsburgh
Paradise Jam Tournament
W 72–61 OT 3–4
 30  Lamb   11  Tied   3  Lamb  Sports and Fitness Center (897)
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
December 4, 2021*
1:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+
Wichita State W 71–59  4–4
 35  Sjerven   8  Lamb   5  Korngable  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,743)
Vermillion, SD
December 6, 2021*
7:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+
Bradley W 62–39  5–4
 12  Sjerven   8  Watson   3  Tied  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,497)
Vermillion, SD
December 10, 2021*
7:00 pm
Valparaiso W 51–31  6–4
 11  Lamb   11  Watson   3  Lamb  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,114)
Vermillion, SD
December 16, 2021*
6:30 pm, FloSports
at Creighton W 73–71  7–4
 20  Lamb   8  Sjerven   6  Korngable  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,067)
Omaha, NE
Summit League regular season (17-1)
December 20, 2021
2:00 pm
at Oral Roberts W 90–59  8–4
(1–0)
 18  Lamb   5  Tied   5  Lamb  Mabee Center (1,432)
Tulsa, OK
December 22, 2021
2:00 pm
at Kansas City W 67–57  9–4
(2–0)
 20  Korngable   8  Tied   5  Korngable  Swinney Recreation Center (765)
Kansas City, MO
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm
North Dakota W 85–46  10–4
(3–0)
 18  Sjerven   10  Sjerven   4  Watson  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,812)
Vermillion, SD
January 1, 2022
1:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+
North Dakota State W 65–38  11–4
(4–0)
 27  Lamb   5  Tied   4  Tied  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,632)
Vermillion, SD
January 8, 2022
1:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+
South Dakota State W 65–42  12–4
(5–0)
 15  Korngable   13  Sjerven   4  Tied  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,513)
Vermillion, SD
January 13, 2022
8:00 pm
at Denver W 79–51  13–4
(6–0)
 14  Tied   5  Peplowski   6  Lamb  Hamilton Gymnasium (254)
Denver, CO
January 15, 2022
1:00 pm
at Omaha W 68–45  14–4
(7–0)
 18  Korngable   6  Sjerven   5  Tied  Baxter Arena (431)
Omaha, NE
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+
Western Illinois W 70–53  15–4
(8–0)
 16  Korngable   6  Watson   5  Korngable  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,845)
Vermillion, SD
January 22, 2022
1:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+
St. Thomas W 70–43  16–4
(9–0)
 19  Lamb   7  Tied   4  Tied  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,015)
Vermillion, SD
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra / ESPN+
at North Dakota State W 78–59  17–4
(10–0)
 21  Lamb   8  Sjerven   6  Lamb  Scheels Center (402)
Fargo, ND
January 29, 2022
1:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+
at North Dakota W 88–72  18–4
(11–0)
 30  Sjerven   8  Watson   5  Tied  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,561)
Grand Forks, ND
February 5, 2022
2:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+
at South Dakota State L 65–75  18–5
(11–1)
 21  Sjerven   16  Sjerven   4  Korngable  Frost Arena (3,549)
Brookings, SD
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+
Omaha W 61–35  19–5
(12–1)
 11  Lamb   8  Sjerven   5  Tied  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,803)
Vermillion, SD
February 12, 2022
1:00 pm, MIDCO 2 / ESPN3
Denver W 81–53  20–5
(13–1)
 15  Tied   12  Sjerven   5  Tied  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,142)
Vermillion, SD
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm
at St. Thomas W 73–46  21–5
(14–1)
 26  Sjerven   8  Tied   3  Tied  Schoenecker Arena (490)
St. Paul, MN
February 19, 2022
 ESPN3
Western Illinois Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Western Illinois program. Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm
Kansas City W 71–49  22–5
(15–1)
 22  Sjerven   9  Sjerven   4  Lamb  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,913)
Vermillion, SD
February 26, 2022
1:00 pm
Oral Roberts
Senior Day
W 78–49  23–5
(16–1)
 18  Watson   5  Tied   4  Larkins  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,463)
Vermillion, SD
February 28, 2022
6:00 pm
at Western Illinois W 75–48  24–5
(17–1)
 23  Lamb   14  Sjerven   4  Korngable  Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
Summit League
March 5, 2022
3:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) Western Illinois
Quarterfinals
W 75–49  25–5
 23  Larkins   8  Sjerven   4  Korngable  Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,075)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 7, 2022
3:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
(2) vs. (3) Kansas City
Semifinals
W 81–67  26–5
 33  Lamb   9  Sjerven   5  Korngable  Denny Sanford Premier Center (6,518)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 8, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPNU
(2) vs. (1) South Dakota State
Championship
W 56–45  27–5
 19  Sjerven   10  Sjerven   3  Tied  Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,117)
Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
12:30 pm, ESPN2
(10 W) vs. (7 W) Ole Miss
First Round
W 75–61  28–5
 20  Tied   7  Sjerven   7  Korngable  Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
March 20, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(10 W) vs. (2 W) No. 7 Baylor
Second Round
W 61–47  29–5
 16  Sjerven   7  Krull   5  Korngable  Ferrell Center (3,684)
Waco, TX
March 26, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN2
(10 W) vs. (3 W) No. 12 Michigan
Sweet 16
L 49–52  29–6
 17  Sjerven   8  Sjerven   4  Tied  Intrust Bank Arena (4,695)
Wichita, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=Wichita.
All times are in Central Time.
"2021–22 Schedule & Results". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

Rankings

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2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP (RV) (RV)
Coaches (RV) (RV) (RV) (RV) (RV) (RV) (RV) (RV) (RV) #24
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References

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  1. ^ "Lyons Names Plitzuweit New Women's Basketball Coach" (Press release). West Virginia Mountaineers. March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "NCAA Division I Coaches". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. February 17, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Preseason AP Women's Basketball Poll - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football, Basketball, and Softball Polls and Rankings". www.collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "January 17, 2022 AP Women's Basketball Poll - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football, Basketball, and Softball Polls and Rankings". www.collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.