2024–25 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team explained

Sex:women
Year:2024–25
Prev:2023–24
Next Year:2025–26
Team:South Dakota Coyotes
Sport:basketball
Conference:Summit League
Short Conf:Summit
Record:1–4
Conf Record:0–0
Head Coach:Carrie Eighmey
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Amber Cunningham
Asst Coach2:Chris Guess
Asst Coach3:Devin Eighmey
Arena:Sanford Coyote Sports Center

The 2024–25 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team will represent the University of South Dakota in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes will be led by first-year head coach Carrie Eighmey, who was hired in April 2024 after former coach Kayla Karius left for the head coaching job at Green Bay. The Coyotes compete in the Summit League and play home games at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Previous season

The Coyotes finished the 2023–24 season 23–13, 9–7 in Summit League play to finish in fourth place. In the Summit League tournament, the Coyotes defeated St. Thomas[1] in the quarterfinals but fell to South Dakota State in the semifinals.[2] After the conference tournament, South Dakota was invited to the 2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament and hosted two games.[3] The Coyotes defeated UC Riverside in the first round, and Northern Arizona in the second round, before falling to Wyoming in the Super 16.[4]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Summit League regular season[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fast start propels No. 4 South Dakota by No. 5 St. Thomas. thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 10, 2024. October 22, 2024.
  2. Web site: Strong-closing run by No. 1 South Dakota State finishes off No. 4 seed South Dakota in semifinal clash. thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 11, 2024. October 22, 2024.
  3. Web site: 2024 Women's NIT Super 16 Bracket. womensnit.com. Women's NIT. October 22, 2024.
  4. Web site: South Dakota women's basketball falls to Wyoming in WNIT Super 16. argusleader.com. Sioux Falls Argus Leader. March 30, 2024. October 22, 2024.
  5. Web site: 2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule. goyotes.com. South Dakota Coyotes. October 22, 2024.
  6. Web site: 2024-25 South Dakota Coyotes Schedule. espn.com. ESPN. October 22, 2024.