2019–20 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

The 2019–20 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball represent University of South Dakota in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes, are led by fourth year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit, compete in the Summit League. They play home games in Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota.[1] The Coyotes finished the season ranked 17th in the AP Poll and eleventh in the coaches poll. It was the highest finish by any Summit League team and were in the top 25 ranking for 16 straight weeks, also setting a record.[2]

2019–20 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
Summit League regular season champions
Summit League Tournament champions
ConferenceSummit League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 17
2019–20 record30–2 (16–0 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Jeschke
  • Aaron Horn
  • Jenna Schlafke
Home arenaSanford Coyote Sports Center
2019–20 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 17 South Dakota160 1.000  282  .933
South Dakota State133 .813  229  .710
Denver97 .563  1515  .500
Western Illinois97 .563  1515  .500
Oral Roberts97 .563  1515  .500
North Dakota State79 .438  1118  .379
North Dakota610 .375  1515  .500
Omaha214 .125  723  .233
Purdue Fort Wayne115 .063  524  .172
2020 Summit League Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous Season

The Coyotes went 28–6 overall and 14–2 in Summit League play. At one point during the season South Dakota were ranked for the first time in school history. In the Summit League Tournament the Coyotes reached the championship game for the sixth time in the last seven years and would again face South Dakota State for the fifth time in those six years. South Dakota reached the NCAA Tournament, after the Summit League tournament loss to South Dakota State, as an at-large bid in the Portland Regional as a number 8 seed. They would face off against the Clemson but end up losing 79–66.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Allison Arens10G5'10"SeniorCrofton, NEGraduated
Courtney Schoenbeck4G5'8"FreshmanWalworth, WITransferred to Wisconsin-Parkside[3]

Roster

2018–19 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Claudia Kunzer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrMontini Catholic HS Bartlett, IL
G 2 Liv Korngable 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrMayo HS Rochester, MN
G 3 Macy Guebert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrEastview HS Apple Valley, MN
G 11 Monica Arens 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrCrofton HS Crofton, NE
F 14 Regan Sankey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoLincoln East HS Lincoln, NE
F 15 Taylor Fredrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrHarlan Community HS Earling, IA
F 20 Megan Bonar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrDe Soto Gardner, KS
G 22 Chloe Lamb 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSully Buttes HS Onida, SD
G 23 Madison McKeever 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrWin-E-Mac Secondary School Erskine, MN
G 24 Ciara Duffy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSt. Thomas More HS Rapid City, SD
F 30 Jeniah Ugofsky 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrHarrisburg HS Harrisburg, SD
C 34 Hannah Sjerven 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrRogers HS
New Mexico
Rogers, MN
F 35 Allison Peplowski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoWilliamston HS Williamston, MI
F 41 Alexi Hempe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrTPLS Christian Academy Fredericksburg, VA
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 5, 2019*
12:05 pm, NESN/FLOHOOPS
vs. Northeastern W 80–76  1–0
Cabot Center (818)
Boston, MA
November 9, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay W 66–60  2–0
Kress Events Center (1,997)
Green Bay, WI
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, MIDCOSN/ESPN+
Drake W 102–94 OT 3–0
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,330)
Vermillion, SD
November 16, 2019*
12:00 pm
at Utah W 84–81 OT 4–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,139)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 21, 2019*
7:00 pm
Missouri W 72–56  5–0
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,407)
Vermillion, SD
November 25, 2019*
7:00 pm, MIDCOSN2/ESPN+
Missouri State L 66–74  5–1
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,115)
Vermillion, SD
November 29, 2019*
5:30 pm
vs. Ohio State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 68–53  6–1
South Point Arena (300)
Las Vegas, NV
November 30, 2019*
3:15 pm
vs. Northern Illinois
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 91–48  7–1
South Point Arena (350)
Las Vegas, NV
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, MIDCOSN/ESPN+
Creighton W 72–65  8–1
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,146)
Vermillion, SD
December 7, 2019*
1:00 pm
Coppin State W 82–44  9–1
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,542)
Vermillion, SD
December 11, 2019*
7:00 pm
Mount Marty College W 110–39  10–1
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,471)
Vermillion, SD
December 15, 2019*
1:00 pm, MIDCOSN/ESPN+
Montana W 96–64  11–1
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,770)
Vermillion, SD
December 22, 2019*
11:00 am, SECN+
No. 25 at No. 5 South Carolina L 60–73  11–2
Colonial Life Arena (10,505)
Columbia, SC
Summit League Regular Season
December 29, 2019
2:00 pm
at Western Illinois W 96–65  12–2
(1–0)
Western Hall (576)
Macomb, IL
January 1, 2020
11:30 am
at Purdue Fort Wayne W 62–41  13–2
(2–0)
Hilliard Gates Sports Center (392)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 5, 2020
1:00 pm
Denver W 104–61  14–2
(3–0)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,921)
Vermillion, SD
January 11, 2020
1:00 pm, MIDCOSN/ESPN3
No. 22 Omaha W 77–44  15–2
(4–0)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,576)
Vermillion, SD
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, MIDCOSN2/ESPN3
No. 25 at North Dakota State W 80–36  16–2
(5–0)
Scheels Center (465)
Fargo, ND
January 19, 2020
1:00 pm, MIDCOSN/ESPN3
No. 25 South Dakota State W 83–48  17–2
(6–0)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (5,153)
Vermillion, SD
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm
No. 24 Purdue Fort Wayne W 79–25  18–2
(7–0)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,786)
Vermillion, SD
January 26, 2019
1:00 pm, MIDCOSN2/ESPN+
No. 24 Oral Roberts W 79–56  19–2
(8–0)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,857)
Vermillion, SD
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, MIDCOSN/ESPN3
No. 21 at Omaha W 71–39  20–2
(9–0)
Baxter Arena (631)
Omaha, NE
February 2, 2020
2:00 pm
No. 21 at Denver W 92–60  21–2
(10–0)
Hamilton Gymnasium (316)
Denver, CO
February 9, 2020
2:00 pm, MIDCOSN/ESPN+
No. 22 at North Dakota W 93–46  22–2
(11–0)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,553)
Grand Forks, ND
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, MIDCOSN/ESPN+
No. 21 Western Illinois W 88–51  23–2
(12–0)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,888)
Vermillion, SD
February 15, 2020
2:00 pm
No. 21 at Oral Roberts W 77–73  24–2
(13–0)
Mabee Center (1,256)
Tulsa, OK
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, MIDCOSN2/ESPN+
No. 20 North Dakota State
Coach P's Pack Night/Pink Game
W 96–57  25–2
(14–0)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,260)
Vermillion, SD
February 22, 2020
2:00 pm, MIDCOSN2/ESPN3
No. 20 at South Dakota State W 77–67  26–2
(15–0)
Frost Arena (3,672)
Brookings, SD
February 29, 2020
1:00 pm
No. 20 North Dakota
Senior Day
W 76–47  27–2
(16–0)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,863)
Vermillion, SD
Summit League Women's Tournament
March 7, 2020
12:00 pm, MidcosSN/ESPN+
(1) No. 17 vs. (8) Omaha
Quarterfinals
W 99–40  28–2
Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
March 9, 2020
12:00 pm, MidcosSN/ESPN+
(1) No. 17 vs. (4) Oral Roberts
Semifinals
W 65–43  29–2
Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
March 10, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) No. 17 vs. (2) South Dakota State
Championship
W 63–48  30–2
Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,833)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
"2019–20 Schedule & Results". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

Rankings

2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Coaches RV RV RV RV 24 21 21 22 22 22 21 18 18 17 16 15 12 12 11 11
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References

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