2018–19 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

The 2018–19 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team represented University of South Dakota in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by third year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit, competed in the Summit League. They played home games in Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota.

2018–19 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Summit League
Record	28–6 (14–2 The Summit)
Head coach	Dawn Plitzuweit (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jason Jeschke Aaron Horn Jena Freudenberg
Home arena	Sanford Coyote Sports Center

2018–19 Summit League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota State †	15	–	1		.938			28	–	7		.800
South Dakota	14	–	2		.875			28	–	6		.824
Oral Roberts	10	–	6		.625			18	–	13		.581
Denver	10	–	6		.625			18	–	14		.563
Western Illinois	8	–	8		.500			12	–	18		.400
North Dakota	6	–	10		.375			12	–	19		.387
North Dakota State	4	–	12		.250			7	–	22		.241
Purdue Fort Wayne	3	–	13		.188			7	–	22		.241
Omaha	2	–	14		.125			8	–	21		.276
† 2019 Summit League Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

In the 2017–18 season, the Coyotes went 29–7 overall and 14–0 in conference play, finishing first in The Summit League. The Coyotes lost in the championship game of the 2018 Summit League Tournament to South Dakota State 50–65.

With the loss to South Dakota State in the conference tournament, the Coyotes automatically qualified to the 2018 WNIT. The Coyotes won their first three games against Houston, Colorado State, and Michigan State. But, would lose to TCU in the quarterfinals 71–79.

Roster

2018–19 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Claudia Kunzer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Montini Catholic HS Bartlett, IL G 2 Liv Korngable 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Mayo HS Rochester, MN G 4 Courtney Schoenbeck 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Big Foot HS Walworth, WI G 10 Allison Arens 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Crofton HS Crofton, NE G 11 Monica Arens 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Crofton HS Crofton, NE F 14 Regan Sankey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Lincoln East HS Lincoln, NE F 15 Taylor Fredrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Harlan Community HS Earling, IA F 20 Megan Bonar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr De Soto Gardner, KS G 21 Taylor Terronez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Watertown HS Watertown, SD G 22 Chloe Lamb 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Sully Buttes HS Onida, SD G 23 Madison McKeever 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Win-E-Mac Secondary School Erskine, MN G 24 Ciara Duffy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr St. Thomas More HS Rapid City, SD C 34 Hannah Sjerven 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Rogers HS New Mexico Rogers, MN F 35 Allison Peplowski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Williamston HS Williamston, MI	Head coach Dawn Plitzuweit (Michigan Tech) Assistant coach(es) Jason Jeschke (Southwestern (KS)) Aaron Horn (Toledo) Jenna Freudenberg (Concordia-Moorhead) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2018* 6:00 pm		at Creighton	W 77–65	1–0	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,006) Omaha, NE
November 11, 2018* 3:15 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 96–43	2–0	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,799) Vermillion, SD
November 15, 2018* 6:00 pm, MC22/ESPN3		at Drake	L 64–76	2–1	Knapp Center (5,511) Des Moines IA
November 18, 2018* 1:00 pm		College of Saint Mary	W 112–52	3–1	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,584) Vermillion, SD
November 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+		vs. Wichita State	W 73–64	4–1	Sanford Pentagon (1,892) Sioux Falls, SD
November 24, 2018* 8:00 pm		at Montana	W 64–41	5–1	Dahlberg Arena (2,682) Missoula, MT
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/MC22/ESPN+		No. 23 Iowa State	W 64–59	6–1	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,364) Vermillion, SD
December 1, 2018* 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		Green Bay	W 55–49	7–1	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,960) Vermillion, SD
December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State	W 85–74	8–1	JQH Arena (1,820) Springfield, MO
December 9, 2018* 1:00 pm		Bellevue	W 79–40	9–1	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,718) Vermillion, SD
December 15, 2018* 3:00 pm		at No. 22 Missouri	W 74–61	10–1	Mizzou Arena (4,509) Columbia, MO
December 19, 2018* 12:30 pm		vs. Grambling State Puerto Rico Classic	W 67–53	11–1	Mario Morales Coliseum (150) Guaynabo, PR
December 20, 2018* 3:00 pm		vs. Loyola Marymount Puerto Rico Classic	W 67–40	12–1	Mario Morales Coliseum (150) Guaynabo, PR
December 21, 2018* 3:00 pm		vs. Indiana Puerto Rico Classic	L 60–68	12–2	Mario Morales Coliseum (150) Guaynabo, PR
Summit League Regular Season
December 30, 2018 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+		at North Dakota State	W 67–41	13–2 (1–0)	Scheels Center (520) Fargo, ND
January 3, 2019 8:00 pm		at Denver	L 99–104	13–3 (1–1)	Hamilton Gymnasium (382) Denver, CO
January 6, 2019 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+		South Dakota State	W 105–98 2OT	14–3 (2–1)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (6,004) Vermillion, SD
January 12, 2019 12:00 pm		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 69–51	15–3 (3–1)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,105) Vermillion, SD
January 18, 2019 7:00 pm		at Oral Roberts	W 76–72	16–3 (4–1)	Mabee Center (1,063) Tulsa, OK
January 20, 2019 2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+		at Omaha	W 80–49	17–3 (5–1)	Baxter Arena (632) Omaha, NE
January 24, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+		at North Dakota	W 80–50	18–3 (6–1)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,359) Grand Forks, ND
January 26, 2019 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		Western Illinois	W 92–49	19–3 (7–1)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,568) Vermillion, SD
February 2, 2019 11:00 am		at Purdue Fort Wayne	W 71–49	20–3 (8–1)	Hilliard Gates Sports Center (345) Fort Wayne, IN
February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+		Omaha	W 78–33	21–3 (9–1)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,882) Vermillion, SD
February 9, 2019 1:00 pm		Oral Roberts Pink Day	W 75–64	22–3 (10–1)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,242) Vermillion, SD
February 16, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3	No. 25	at Western Illinois	W 83–61	23–3 (11–1)	Western Hall (573) Macomb, IL
February 21, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+	No. 23	Denver	W 73–58	24–3 (12–1)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,703) Vermillion, SD
February 24, 2019 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+	No. 23	at South Dakota State	L 77–80 OT	24–4 (12–2)	Frost Arena (2,557) Brookings, SD
February 28, 2019 5:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+		North Dakota State	W 76–57	25–4 (13–2)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,383) Vermillion, SD
March 2, 2019 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		North Dakota	W 87–54	26–4 (14–2)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,434) Vermillion, SD
The Summit League Women's Tournament
March 9, 2018 2:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) North Dakota State Quarterfinals	W 74–51	27–4	Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,137) Sioux Falls, SD
March 11, 2018 2:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+	(2)	vs. (6) North Dakota Semifinals	W 84–61	28–4	Denny Sanford Premier Center (6,214) Sioux Falls, SD
March 12, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU	(2)	vs. (1) South Dakota State Championship Game	L 71–83	28–5	Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,871) Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	(8 P)	vs. (9 P) Clemson First Round	L 66–79	28–6	Humphrey Coliseum (9,967) Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland Region. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	23	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	23	25	25	25	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked