South Dakota Women’s Basketball 2019 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 4, 2019 · CSM Staff
South Dakota Coyotes
Summit League (28-5, 14-2)
Big Wins: 11/28 Iowa State (64-59), 12/15 at Missouri (74-61), 1/6 South Dakota State (105-98)
Bad Losses: 11/15 at Drake (64-76), 12/21 vs Indiana (60-68), 1/3 at Denver (99-104)
Coach: Dawn Plitzuweit
Probable Starters:
Ciara Duffy, Junior, Guard, 14.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.0 apg
Allison Arens, Senior, Guard, 12.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.9 apg
Chloe Lamb, Sophomore, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Taylor Frederick, Junior, Forward, 8.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Madison McKeever, Junior, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 2.0 apg
Key Role Players:
Hannah Sjerven, Sophomore, Center, 11.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.9 bpg
Monica Arens, Sophomore, Guard, 6.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.5 (21st in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.6 (49, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.7 (19, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.7 (77 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.1 (42, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.8 (25, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 78.6 (2, 1)
Rebound Margin: 6.8 (32, 2)
Assists Per Game: 15.4 (60, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.3 (35, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2018 | NIT | First Round win over Houston |
| 2018 | NIT | Second Round win over Colorado State |
| 2018 | NIT | Third Round win over Michigan State |
| 2018 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to TCU |
| 2017 | NIT | First Round loss to Iowa |
| 2016 | NIT | First Round win over Creighton |
| 2016 | NIT | Second Round win over Minnesota |
| 2016 | NIT | Third Round win over Northern Iowa |
| 2016 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Western Kentucky |
| 2016 | NIT | Semifinal win over win over Oregon |
| 2016 | NIT | Championship win over Florida Gulf Coast |
| 2015 | NIT | First Round win over Creighton |
| 2015 | NIT | Second Round loss to Northern Colorado |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Stanford |
| 2013 | WBI | First round win over Utah State |
| 2013 | WBI | Second round win over Lamar |
| 2013 | WBI | Semi Final loss to McNeese State |
| 2012 | NIT | First Round win over Drake |
| 2012 | NIT | Second Round loss to Colorado |
| 2011 | WBI | Second Round loss to Cal State Bakersfield |
| 2011 | WBI | First Round win over Idaho |
*all team stats through 3/7
