2020–21 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

The 2020–21 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team represented University of South Dakota in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes, were led by fifth year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit, they competed in the Summit League. They played their home games in Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota.

2020–21 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
Summit League tournament champions
Conference	Summit League
Record	19–6 (12–2 The Summit)
Head coach	Dawn Plitzuweit (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Jason Jeschke Aaron Horn Jenna Schlafke
Home arena	Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Summit League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 25 South Dakota State	14	–	0		1.000			21	–	4		.840
South Dakota†	12	–	2		.857			19	–	6		.760
North Dakota State	9	–	7		.563			15	–	9		.625
Kansas City	7	–	8		.467			10	–	12		.455
Western Illinois	6	–	8		.429			8	–	16		.333
Denver	5	–	9		.357			7	–	16		.304
Omaha	4	–	8		.333			7	–	13		.350
Oral Roberts	4	–	8		.333			6	–	15		.286
North Dakota	2	–	13		.133			2	–	19		.095
† 2021 Summit League tournament winner As of December 2, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Coyotes went 30–2 and 16–0 in conference play. They finished first in the conference earning the first seed in the Summit League tournament. The coyotes won their quarterfinals game against Omaha 99–40. In their semifinals games they matched up against Oral Roberts and won 65–43. They reached the Championship game against in state rival South Dakota State and beat them to secure an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Days after the conference ended the NCAA tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Taylor Frederick	15	F	6'1"	Senior	Earling, IA	Graduated
Megan Bonar	20	F	6'2"	Senior	Gardner, KS	Graduated
Madison McKeever	23	G	5'6"	Senor	Erskine, MN	Graduated
Ciara Duffy	24	G	6'0"	Senior	Rapid City, SD	Graduated

Additions

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Morgan Hansen	10	F	6'2"	Freshman	Sioux Falls, SD	Signed for the 2020–21 season
Natalie Mazurek	23	C	6'2"	Freshman	Eden Prairie, MN	Signed for the 2020–21 season
Kyah Watson	32	G	5'9"	Freshman	Rapid City, SD	Signed for the 2020–21 season
Maddie Krull	42	G	5'8"	Freshman	Omaha, NE	Signed for the 2020–21 season
Aspen Williston	31	C	6'4"	Junior	Broken Bow, OK	Transferred from Oklahoma[1]

Roster

2020–21 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) Sr Montini Catholic High School Bartlett, IL G 2 Liv Korngable 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Mayo High School Rochester, MN G 3 Macy Guebert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Eastview High School Apple Valley, MN F 10 Morgan Hansen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lincoln High School Sioux Falls, SD G 11 Monica Arens 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Crofton High School Crofton, NE F 14 Regan Sankey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Lincoln East High School Lincoln, NE G 22 Chloe Lamb 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Sully Buttes High School Onida, SD C 23 Natalie Mazurek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Eden Prairie High School Eden Prairie, MN F 30 Jeniah Ugofsky 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Harrisburg High School Harrisburg, SD C 31 Aspen Williston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Broken Bow High School Oklahoma Broken Bow, OK G 32 Kyah Watson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Stevens High School Rapid City, SD C 34 Hannah Sjerven 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Rogers High School New Mexico Rogers, MN F 35 Allison Peplowski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Williamston High School Williamston, MI F 41 Alexi Hempe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So TPLS Christian Academy Fredericksburg, VA G 42 Maddie Krull 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Millard South High School Omaha, NE	Head coach Dawn Plitzuweit (Michigan Tech) Assistant coach(es) Jason Jeschke (Southwestern (KS)) Aaron Horn (Toledo) Jenna Schlafke (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 28, 2020* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. No. 1 South Carolina Crossover Classic	L 71–81	0–1	Sanford Pentagon  Sioux Falls, SD
November 30, 2020* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. No. 21 Gonzaga Crossover Classic	L 50–54	0–2	Sanford Pentagon  Sioux Falls, SD
November 30, 2020* 5:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Oklahoma	Canceled due to Covid-19 issues		Sanford Pentagon  Sioux Falls, SD
December 6, 2020* 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		Lipscomb	W 89–52	1–2	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (483) Vermilion, SD
December 10, 2020* 6:00 pm		at Wichita State	W 62–54	2–2	Charles Koch Arena (625) Wichita, KS
December 17, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bradley	W 84–68	3–2	Renaissance Coliseum  Peoria, IL
December 20, 2020* 2:00 pm, FS Oklahoma		at Oklahoma	L 73–80	3–3	Lloyd Noble Center (608) Norman, OK
December 30, 2020* 6:00 pm		Midland	W 89–39	4–3	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (360) Vermilion, SD
Summit League Regular Season
January 2, 2021 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+		Denver	W 87–47	5–3 (1–0)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (475) Vermilion, SD
January 3, 2021 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+		Denver	W 89–74	6–3 (2–0)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (420) Vermilion, SD
January 8, 2021 2:00 pm		at Kansas City	W 92–34	7–3 (3–0)	Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm		at Kansas City	W 80–53	8–3 (4–0)	Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
January 22, 2021 4:30 pm		at Western Illinois	W 73–56	9–3 (5–0)	Western Hall  Macomb, IL
January 23, 2021 4:30 pm		at Western Illinois	W 61–56	10–3 (6–0)	Western Hall  Macomb, IL
January 29, 2021 5:00 pm, MidcoSN		Omaha	Canceled due to Covid-19 issues		Sanford Coyote Sports Center  Vermilion, SD
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, MidcoSN		Omaha	Canceled due to Covid-19 issues		Sanford Coyote Sports Center  Vermilion, SD
February 5, 2021 5:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		at No. 23 South Dakota State	L 45–64	10–4 (6–1)	Frost Arena (808) Brookings, SD
February 6, 2021 5:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		at No. 23 South Dakota State	L 75–80	10–5 (6–2)	Frost Arena (835) Brookings, SD
February 13, 2021 12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		at North Dakota	W 72–63	11–5 (7–2)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650) Grand Forks, ND
February 14, 2021 12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		at North Dakota	W 64–47	12–5 (8–2)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650) Grand Forks, ND
February 20, 2021 1:00 pm		Oral Roberts	W 77–54	13–5 (9–2)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (830) Vermilion, SD
Februar 21, 2021 12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		Oral Roberts Pink Game	W 76–54	14–5 (10–2)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (650) Vermilion, SD
February 27, 2021 1:00 pm		North Dakota State	W 82–81	15–5 (11–2)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (890) Vermilion, SD
February 28, 2021 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		North Dakota State	W 81–61	16–5 (12–2)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (852) Vermilion, SD
Summit League Women's Tournament
March 6, 2021 2:45 pm, MidcosSN/ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Oral Roberts Quarterfinals	W 89–66	17–5	Denny Sanford Premier Center (200) Sioux Falls, SD
March 8, 2021 2:45 pm, MidcosSN/ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) North Dakota State Semifinals	W 81–55	18–5	Denny Sanford Premier Center (200) Sioux Falls, SD
March 9, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPNU	(2)	vs. (8) Omaha Championship	W 66–43	19–5	Denny Sanford Premier Center (200) Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2021* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	(11 A)	vs. (6 A) No. 23 Oregon First Round	L 47–67	19–6	Alamodome  San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Alamo Region. All times are in Central Time.