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2023–24 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

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2023–24 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
WNIT, Super 16
ConferenceSummit League
Record23–13 (9–7 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Jewett
  • Aaron Horn
  • Taylor Ignoto
Home arenaSanford Coyote Sports Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2023–24 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
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

The 2023–24 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team 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, competed in the Summit League. They played home games in Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Previous season

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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.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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South Dakota departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

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South Dakota incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Tori DePerry 12 F 5' 11" GS Senior Shawano, WI Saginaw Valley State
Kendall Holmes 35 G 5' 11" Junior Plainfield, IL DePaul

Recruiting

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There was no recruiting class of 2023.

Roster

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2023–24 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Olivia Kieffer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Rapid City Christian Rapid City, SD
G 2 Nicole Avila-Ambrosi 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Millard North
California Baptist
Omaha, NE
G 3 Coral Mason 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Viborg-Hurley Hurley, SD
F 10 Morgan Hansen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Lincoln Sioux Falls, SD
G 11 Addison Klosterbuer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Central Lyon Little Rock, IA
F 12 Tori DePerry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Shawano Community
Saginaw Valley State
Shawano, WI
F 20 Carley Duffney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Preble Green Bay, WI
G 21 Grace Larkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Southeast Polk Altoona, IA
G 22 Joy Bergstrom 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Saint Viator Mount Prospect, IL
C 23 Natalie Mazurek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Eden Prairie Eden Prairie, MN
C 24 Walker Demers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Grafton Grafton, ND
G 25 Cassidy Carson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Eastview Eagan, MN
G 32 Madison Grange 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Skyline
Utah Valley
Holladay, UT
F 33 Sophie Haydon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Minnetonka
George Washington
Shorewood, MN
G 34 Avery Broughton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Corsica-Stickney Corsica, SD
G 35 Kendall Holmes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Benet Academy
DePaul
Plainfield, IL
F 41 Alexi Hempe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr TPLS Christian Academy Fredericksburg, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 6, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
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.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Smith, Britni (2023-03-05). "Coyotes bow out of Summit Tournament to Oral Roberts". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2024.