2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

The 2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball represented University of South Dakota in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by fourth-year head by Amy Williams, played their home games at the DakotaDome and were members of Summit League. They finished the season 32–6, 15–1 in Summit League play to win the Summit League regular season title. They advanced to the championship of the Summit League Women's Tournament where they lost to their in-state rival South Dakota State. They received an automatic trip to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the championship game, defeating Florida Gulf Coast.

2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament Champions
The Summit League Regular Season Champions
WNIT Champions
ConferenceSummit League
2015–16 record32–6 (15–1 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chuck Love
  • Tandem Mays
  • Tom Goehle
Home arenaDakotaDome
2015–16 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
South Dakota15–1 .938  32–6  .842
South Dakota State †13–3 .813  27–7  .794
IUPUI11–5 .688  21–11  .656
Oral Roberts10–6 .625  14–16  .467
Western Illinois8–8 .500  16–16  .500
Omaha7–9 .438  15–15  .500
IPFW3–13 .188  7–23  .233
Denver3–13 .188  5–25  .167
North Dakota State2–14 .125  7–22  .241
† 2016 Summit League Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

On April 11, 2016, Amy Williams resigned her position at South Dakota to accept the head coaching position at Nebraska. She finished at South Dakota with a 4-year record of 96–44.

This was the final season for South Dakota women's basketball at the DakotaDome. The Coyotes women's basketball, men's basketball, and women's volleyball teams now play in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center, which opened in August 2016.

Roster
2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 2 Kaitlyn Severyn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrT. F. Riggs HS
South Dakota State		 Pierre, SD
G 4 Tia Hemiller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrWatertown HS Watertown, SD
G 5 Jasmine Trimboli 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrCabra Dominican HS
Iowa Western CC		 Adelaide, Australia
G 10 Allison Arens 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrCrofton HS Crofton, NE
G 12 Jaycee Bradley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrNorfolk HS Norfolk, NE
G 15 Kelly Stewart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrAmery HS Amery, WI
F 20 Megan Bonar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrDe Soto HS Gardner, KS
F 22 Bridget Arens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrCrofton HS Crofton, NE
F 24 Madeline Homoly 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBishop Miege HS Kansas City, MO
C 30 Margaret McCloud 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrStevens HS Rapid City, SD
G 33 Caitlin Duffy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrSt. Thomas More HS
Colorado State		 Rapid City, SD
C 34 Kate Liveringhouse 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoBellevue West HS Bellevue, NE
G 35 Nicole Seekamp 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrBrighton Secondary Renmark, South Australia
G 42 Heidi Hoff 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrBrandon Valley HS Brandon, SD
F 44 Abigail Fogg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS JrKorah Collegiate HS
American		 Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:30 pm		 at Utah L 59–66  0–1
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (844)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Northern Iowa L 43–64  0–2
 McLeod Center (1,207)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm, FCS Central		 at Kansas State L 81–84 OT 0–3
 Bramlage Coliseum (3,874)
Manhattan, KS
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm		 Marquette W 97–69  1–3
 DakotaDome (1,537)
Vermillion, SD
11/27/2015*
1:30 pm		 vs. Appalachian State
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals		 W 87–60  2–3
 FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
11/28/2015*
1:30 pm		 at Florida Atlantic
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship		 W 76–53  3–3
 FAU Arena (441)
Boca Raton, FL
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm		 Drake W 92–87 OT 4–3
 DakotaDome (1,484)
Vermillion, SD
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm		 Portland State W 103–61  5–3
 DakotaDome (1,384)
Vermillion, SD
12/08/2015*
9:00 pm		 at San Jose State W 87–77  6–3
 Event Center Arena (217)
San Jose, CA
12/12/2015*
8:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		 Washington L 64–77  6–4
 DakotaDome (2,235)
Vermillion, SD
12/17/2015*
7:00 pm		 Dakota Wesleyan W 94–54  7–4
 DakotaDome (1,218)
Vermillion, SD
12/19/2015*
2:00 pm, FSNOR		 at North Dakota W 73–70  8–4
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,532)
Grand Forks, ND
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Illinois W 85–76  9–4
 State Farm Center (1,573)
Champaign, IL
The Summit League regular season
01/01/2016
12:00 pm		 Denver W 85–60  10–4 (1–0)
 DakotaDome (1,620)
Vermillion, SD
01/06/2016
7:00 pm		 at Oral Roberts L 56–60  10–5 (1–1)
 Mabee Center (736)
Tulsa, OK
01/09/2016
1:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		 Omaha W 82–76  11–5 (2–1)
 DakotaDome (1,523)
Vermillion, SD
01/14/2016
7:00 pm		 at North Dakota State W 96–94 2OT 12–5 (3–1)
 Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (386)
Fargo, ND
01/17/2016
2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		 at South Dakota State W 63–58  13–5 (4–1)
 Frost Arena (4,082)
Brookings, SD
01/21/2016
7:00 pm		 IPFW W 92–60  14–5 (5–1)
 DakotaDome (1,453)
Vermillion, SD
01/23/2016
1:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		 IUPUI W 65–59  15–5 (6–1)
 DakotaDome (1,523)
Vermillion, SD
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, WIUTV/ESPN3		 at Western Illinois W 102–77  16–5 (7–1)
 Western Hall (644)
Macomb, IL
01/30/2016
4:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		 North Dakota State W 80–54  17–5 (8–1)
 DakotaDome (1,645)
Vermillion, SD
02/05/2016
8:00 pm		 at Denver W 79–33  18–5 (9–1)
 Magness Arena (420)
Denver, CO
02/07/2016
2:00 pm		 at Omaha W 70–55  19–5 (10–1)
 Baxter Arena (526)
Omaha, NE
02/13/2016
2:00 pm		 Oral Roberts W 71–48  20–5 (11–1)
 DakotaDome (1,371)
Vermillion, SD
02/18/2016
7:00 pm		 Western Illinois W 86–50  21–5 (12–1)
 DakotaDome (1,749)
Vermillion, SD
02/20/2016
2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		 South Dakota State W 80–75  22–5 (13–1)
 DakotaDome (3,612)
Vermillion, SD
02/25/2016
6:00 pm		 at IPFW W 90–63  23–5 (14–1)
 Hilliard Gates Sports Center (546)
Fort Wayne, IN
02/27/2016
6:00 pm		 at IUPUI W 74–63  24–5 (15–1)
 The Jungle (525)
Indianapolis, IN
The Summit League Women's Tournament
03/05/2016
12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		 vs. Denver
Quarterfinals		 W 73–54  25–5
 Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
03/07/2016
12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		 vs. Oral Roberts
Semifinals		 W 78–61  26–5
 Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
03/08/2016
1:00 pm, ESPNU		 vs. South Dakota State
Championship Game		 L 55–61  26–6
 Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,647)
Sioux Falls, SD
WNIT
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm		 Creighton
First Round		 W 74–68  27–6
 DakotaDome (1,960)
Vermillion, SD
03/20/2016*
2:00 pm		 at Minnesota
Second Round		 W 101–89  28–6
 Williams Arena (3,224)
Minneapolis, MN
03/24/2016*
7:00 pm		 Northern Iowa
Third Round		 W 51–50  29–6
 DakotaDome (2,433)
Vermillion, SD
03/27/2016*
6:00 pm		 WKU
Quarterfinals		 W 68–54  30–6
 DakotaDome (2,749)
Vermillion, SD
03/30/2016*
7:00 pm		 Oregon
Semifinals		 W 88–54  31–6
 DakotaDome (5,080)
Vermillion, SD
04/02/2016*
2:00 pm, CBSSN		 Florida Gulf Coast
Championship Game		 W 71–65  32–6
 DakotaDome (7,415)
Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings
Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV

References
  1. http://www.goyotes.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

See also

2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

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