2021–22 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

The 2021–22 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball represented the University of South Dakota in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes were led by sixth-year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit and competed in the Summit League. They played home games in Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota. The Coyotes finished the season 29–6, sharing the Summit League regular season championship with South Dakota State, earning a 17–1 conference record. After winning the 2021–22 Summit League tournament, South Dakota received an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Surprising Ole Miss, the Coyotes upset 2nd seeded Baylor to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the school's first time.

2021–22 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
Summit League regular season co-champions Summit League Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Summit League
Record	29–6 (17–1 The Summit)
Head coach	Dawn Plitzuweit (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Jason Jeschke Aaron Horn Jenna Schlafke
Home arena	Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Summit League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota State	17	–	1		.944			29	–	9		.763
South Dakota †	17	–	1		.944			29	–	6		.829
Kansas City	12	–	6		.667			23	–	9		.719
Oral Roberts	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
North Dakota	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
North Dakota State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	18		.379
Western Illinois	5	–	12		.294			14	–	15		.483
Denver	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
St. Thomas*	4	–	14		.222			7	–	21		.250
Omaha	3	–	14		.176			7	–	19		.269
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2022 Summit League Tournament winner

This was Plitzuweit's last season at USD. Shortly after the season, she left for the head coaching vacancy at West Virginia.^[1]

Roster

2021–22 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Liv Korngable 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Mayo HS Rochester, MN G 3 Macy Guebert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Eastview HS Apple Valley, MN F 10 Morgan Hansen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Lincoln Sioux Falls, SD F 14 Regan Sankey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Lincoln East HS Lincoln, NE F 20 Carley Duffney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Preble Green Bay, WI G 21 Grace Larkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Southeast Polk Altoona, IA G 22 Chloe Lamb 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Sully Buttes HS Onida, SD C 23 Natalie Mazurek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Eden Prairie Eden Prairie, MN G 25 Cassidy Carson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Eastview Eagan, MN F 30 Jeniah Ugofsky 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Harrisburg HS Harrisburg, SD C 31 Aspen Williston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Broken Bow Broken Bow, OK G 32 Kyah Watson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Stevens Rapid City, SD C 34 Hannah Sjerven 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Rogers HS New Mexico Rogers, MN F 35 Allison Peplowski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Williamston HS Williamston, MI F 41 Alexi Hempe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So TPLS Christian Academy Fredericksburg, VA G 42 Maddy Krull 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Millard South Omaha, NE	Head coach Dawn Plitzuweit (Michigan Tech) Assistant coach(es) Jason Jeschke (Southwestern (KS)) Aaron Horn (Toledo) Ariel Braker (Notre Dame) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season (5-6)
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Oklahoma	L 71–73	0–1	22 – Korngable	13 – Sjerven	6 – Korngable	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,106) Vermillion, SD
November 12, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPNews		vs. No. 1 South Carolina	L 41–72	0–2	24 – Korngable	5 – Korngable	1 – Tied	Sanford Pentagon (2,845) Sioux Falls, SD
November 15, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Drake	W 61–46	1–2	25 – Sjerven	12 – Sjerven	6 – Korngable	Knapp Center (1,733) Des Moines, IA
November 18, 2021* 7:00 pm		Briar Cliff	W 83–35	2–2	15 – Lamb	9 – Ugofsky	4 – Tied	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,158) Vermillion, SD
November 25, 2021* 4:55 pm, ESPN3		vs. Northwestern Paradise Jam Tournament	L 57–73	2–3	25 – Lamb	5 – Tied	7 – Korngable	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 26, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. No. 23 Texas A&M Paradise Jam Tournament	L 44–58	2–4	11 – Korngable	7 – Krull	4 – Lamb	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 27, 2021* 4:45 pm, ESPN3		vs. Pittsburgh Paradise Jam Tournament	W 72–61 ^OT	3–4	30 – Lamb	11 – Tied	3 – Lamb	Sports and Fitness Center (897) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
December 4, 2021* 1:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+		Wichita State	W 71–59	4–4	35 – Sjerven	8 – Lamb	5 – Korngable	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,743) Vermillion, SD
December 6, 2021* 7:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+		Bradley	W 62–39	5–4	12 – Sjerven	8 – Watson	3 – Tied	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,497) Vermillion, SD
December 10, 2021* 7:00 pm		Valparaiso	W 51–31	6–4	11 – Lamb	11 – Watson	3 – Lamb	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,114) Vermillion, SD
December 16, 2021* 6:30 pm, FloSports		at Creighton	W 73–71	7–4	20 – Lamb	8 – Sjerven	6 – Korngable	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,067) Omaha, NE
Summit League regular season (17-1)
December 20, 2021 2:00 pm		at Oral Roberts	W 90–59	8–4 (1–0)	18 – Lamb	5 – Tied	5 – Lamb	Mabee Center (1,432) Tulsa, OK
December 22, 2021 2:00 pm		at Kansas City	W 67–57	9–4 (2–0)	20 – Korngable	8 – Tied	5 – Korngable	Swinney Recreation Center (765) Kansas City, MO
December 30, 2021 7:00 pm		North Dakota	W 85–46	10–4 (3–0)	18 – Sjerven	10 – Sjerven	4 – Watson	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,812) Vermillion, SD
January 1, 2022 1:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+		North Dakota State	W 65–38	11–4 (4–0)	27 – Lamb	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,632) Vermillion, SD
January 8, 2022 1:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+		South Dakota State	W 65–42	12–4 (5–0)	15 – Korngable	13 – Sjerven	4 – Tied	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,513) Vermillion, SD
January 13, 2022 8:00 pm		at Denver	W 79–51	13–4 (6–0)	14 – Tied	5 – Peplowski	6 – Lamb	Hamilton Gymnasium (254) Denver, CO
January 15, 2022 1:00 pm		at Omaha	W 68–45	14–4 (7–0)	18 – Korngable	6 – Sjerven	5 – Tied	Baxter Arena (431) Omaha, NE
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+		Western Illinois	W 70–53	15–4 (8–0)	16 – Korngable	6 – Watson	5 – Korngable	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,845) Vermillion, SD
January 22, 2022 1:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+		St. Thomas	W 70–43	16–4 (9–0)	19 – Lamb	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,015) Vermillion, SD
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra / ESPN+		at North Dakota State	W 78–59	17–4 (10–0)	21 – Lamb	8 – Sjerven	6 – Lamb	Scheels Center (402) Fargo, ND
January 29, 2022 1:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+		at North Dakota	W 88–72	18–4 (11–0)	30 – Sjerven	8 – Watson	5 – Tied	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,561) Grand Forks, ND
February 5, 2022 2:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+		at South Dakota State	L 65–75	18–5 (11–1)	21 – Sjerven	16 – Sjerven	4 – Korngable	Frost Arena (3,549) Brookings, SD
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, MIDCO / ESPN+		Omaha	W 61–35	19–5 (12–1)	11 – Lamb	8 – Sjerven	5 – Tied	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,803) Vermillion, SD
February 12, 2022 1:00 pm, MIDCO 2 / ESPN3		Denver	W 81–53	20–5 (13–1)	15 – Tied	12 – Sjerven	5 – Tied	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,142) Vermillion, SD
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm		at St. Thomas	W 73–46	21–5 (14–1)	26 – Sjerven	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Schoenecker Arena (490) St. Paul, MN
February 19, 2022  ESPN3		Western Illinois	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Western Illinois program.					Western Hall  Macomb, IL
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm		Kansas City	W 71–49	22–5 (15–1)	22 – Sjerven	9 – Sjerven	4 – Lamb	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,913) Vermillion, SD
February 26, 2022 1:00 pm		Oral Roberts Senior Day	W 78–49	23–5 (16–1)	18 – Watson	5 – Tied	4 – Larkins	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,463) Vermillion, SD
February 28, 2022 6:00 pm		at Western Illinois	W 75–48	24–5 (17–1)	23 – Lamb	14 – Sjerven	4 – Korngable	Western Hall  Macomb, IL
Summit League
March 5, 2022 3:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Western Illinois Quarterfinals	W 75–49	25–5	23 – Larkins	8 – Sjerven	4 – Korngable	Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,075) Sioux Falls, SD
March 7, 2022 3:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) Kansas City Semifinals	W 81–67	26–5	33 – Lamb	9 – Sjerven	5 – Korngable	Denny Sanford Premier Center (6,518) Sioux Falls, SD
March 8, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPNU	(2)	vs. (1) South Dakota State Championship	W 56–45	27–5	19 – Sjerven	10 – Sjerven	3 – Tied	Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,117) Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022 12:30 pm, ESPN2	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) Ole Miss First Round	W 75–61	28–5	20 – Tied	7 – Sjerven	7 – Korngable	Ferrell Center  Waco, TX
March 20, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN2	(10 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 7 Baylor Second Round	W 61–47	29–5	16 – Sjerven	7 – Krull	5 – Korngable	Ferrell Center (3,684) Waco, TX
March 26, 2022 5:30 pm, ESPN2	(10 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 12 Michigan Sweet 16	L 49–52	29–6	17 – Sjerven	8 – Sjerven	4 – Tied	Intrust Bank Arena (4,695) Wichita, KS
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Wichita. All times are in Central Time. "2021–22 Schedule & Results". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

Rankings

2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

^[2][3][4]

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	(RV)										(RV)
Coaches	(RV)										(RV)	(RV)		(RV)	(RV)	(RV)	(RV)	(RV)	(RV)	#24

Legend

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

References

1. "Lyons Names Plitzuweit New Women's Basketball Coach" (Press release). West Virginia Mountaineers. March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
2. "NCAA Division I Coaches". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. February 17, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
3. "2022 Preseason AP Women's Basketball Poll - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football, Basketball, and Softball Polls and Rankings". www.collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
4. "January 17, 2022 AP Women's Basketball Poll - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football, Basketball, and Softball Polls and Rankings". www.collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.