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2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

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2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament Champions
The Summit League Regular Season Champions
WNIT Champions
ConferenceSummit League
Record32–6 (15–1 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chuck Love
  • Tandem Mays
  • Tom Goehle
Home arenaDakotaDome
Seasons
2015–16 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota 15 1   .938 32 6   .842
South Dakota State 13 3   .813 27 7   .794
IUPUI 11 5   .688 21 11   .656
Oral Roberts 10 6   .625 14 16   .467
Western Illinois 8 8   .500 16 16   .500
Omaha 7 9   .438 15 15   .500
IPFW 3 13   .188 7 23   .233
Denver 3 13   .188 5 25   .167
North Dakota State 2 14   .125 7 22   .241
2016 Summit League Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2016
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team represented University of South Dakota in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by fourth-year head by Amy Williams, played their home games at the DakotaDome and were members of Summit League. They finished the season 32–6, 15–1 in Summit League play to win the Summit League regular season title. They advanced to the championship of the Summit League women's tournament where they lost to their in-state rival South Dakota State. They received an automatic trip to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the championship game, defeating Florida Gulf Coast.

On April 11, 2016, Amy Williams resigned her position at South Dakota to accept the head coaching position at Nebraska. She finished at South Dakota with a 4-year record of 96–44.

This was the final season for South Dakota women's basketball at the DakotaDome. The Coyotes women's basketball, men's basketball, and women's volleyball teams now play in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center, which opened in August 2016.

Roster

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2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 2 Kaitlyn Severyn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr T. F. Riggs HS
South Dakota State
Pierre, SD
G 4 Tia Hemiller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Watertown HS Watertown, SD
G 5 Jasmine Trimboli 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Cabra Dominican HS
Iowa Western CC
Adelaide, Australia
G 10 Allison Arens 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Crofton HS Crofton, NE
G 12 Jaycee Bradley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Norfolk HS Norfolk, NE
G 15 Kelly Stewart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Amery HS Amery, WI
F 20 Megan Bonar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr De Soto HS Gardner, KS
F 22 Bridget Arens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Crofton HS Crofton, NE
F 24 Madeline Homoly 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bishop Miege HS Kansas City, MO
C 30 Margaret McCloud 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Stevens HS Rapid City, SD
G 33 Caitlin Duffy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr St. Thomas More HS
Colorado State
Rapid City, SD
C 34 Kate Liveringhouse 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Bellevue West HS Bellevue, NE
G 35 Nicole Seekamp 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Brighton Secondary Renmark, South Australia
G 42 Heidi Hoff 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Brandon Valley HS Brandon, SD
F 44 Abigail Fogg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Korah Collegiate HS
American
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:30 pm
at Utah L 59–66  0–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center (844)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 43–64  0–2
McLeod Center (1,207)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm, FCS Central
at Kansas State L 81–84 OT 0–3
Bramlage Coliseum (3,874)
Manhattan, KS
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm
Marquette W 97–69  1–3
DakotaDome (1,537)
Vermillion, SD
11/27/2015*
1:30 pm
vs. Appalachian State
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals
W 87–60  2–3
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
11/28/2015*
1:30 pm
at Florida Atlantic
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship
W 76–53  3–3
FAU Arena (441)
Boca Raton, FL
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm
Drake W 92–87 OT 4–3
DakotaDome (1,484)
Vermillion, SD
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm
Portland State W 103–61  5–3
DakotaDome (1,384)
Vermillion, SD
12/08/2015*
9:00 pm
at San Jose State W 87–77  6–3
Event Center Arena (217)
San Jose, CA
12/12/2015*
8:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
Washington L 64–77  6–4
DakotaDome (2,235)
Vermillion, SD
12/17/2015*
7:00 pm
Dakota Wesleyan W 94–54  7–4
DakotaDome (1,218)
Vermillion, SD
12/19/2015*
2:00 pm, FSNOR
at North Dakota W 73–70  8–4
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,532)
Grand Forks, ND
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm
at Illinois W 85–76  9–4
State Farm Center (1,573)
Champaign, IL
The Summit League regular season
01/01/2016
12:00 pm
Denver W 85–60  10–4 (1–0)
DakotaDome (1,620)
Vermillion, SD
01/06/2016
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts L 56–60  10–5 (1–1)
Mabee Center (736)
Tulsa, OK
01/09/2016
1:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
Omaha W 82–76  11–5 (2–1)
DakotaDome (1,523)
Vermillion, SD
01/14/2016
7:00 pm
at North Dakota State W 96–94 2OT 12–5 (3–1)
Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (386)
Fargo, ND
01/17/2016
2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
at South Dakota State W 63–58  13–5 (4–1)
Frost Arena (4,082)
Brookings, SD
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
IPFW W 92–60  14–5 (5–1)
DakotaDome (1,453)
Vermillion, SD
01/23/2016
1:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
IUPUI W 65–59  15–5 (6–1)
DakotaDome (1,523)
Vermillion, SD
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, WIUTV/ESPN3
at Western Illinois W 102–77  16–5 (7–1)
Western Hall (644)
Macomb, IL
01/30/2016
4:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
North Dakota State W 80–54  17–5 (8–1)
DakotaDome (1,645)
Vermillion, SD
02/05/2016
8:00 pm
at Denver W 79–33  18–5 (9–1)
Magness Arena (420)
Denver, CO
02/07/2016
2:00 pm
at Omaha W 70–55  19–5 (10–1)
Baxter Arena (526)
Omaha, NE
02/13/2016
2:00 pm
Oral Roberts W 71–48  20–5 (11–1)
DakotaDome (1,371)
Vermillion, SD
02/18/2016
7:00 pm
Western Illinois W 86–50  21–5 (12–1)
DakotaDome (1,749)
Vermillion, SD
02/20/2016
2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
South Dakota State W 80–75  22–5 (13–1)
DakotaDome (3,612)
Vermillion, SD
02/25/2016
6:00 pm
at IPFW W 90–63  23–5 (14–1)
Hilliard Gates Sports Center (546)
Fort Wayne, IN
02/27/2016
6:00 pm
at IUPUI W 74–63  24–5 (15–1)
The Jungle (525)
Indianapolis, IN
The Summit League Women's Tournament
03/05/2016
12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
vs. Denver
Quarterfinals
W 73–54  25–5
Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
03/07/2016
12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
vs. Oral Roberts
Semifinals
W 78–61  26–5
Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
03/08/2016
1:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. South Dakota State
Championship Game
L 55–61  26–6
Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,647)
Sioux Falls, SD
WNIT
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Creighton
First Round
W 74–68  27–6
DakotaDome (1,960)
Vermillion, SD
03/20/2016*
2:00 pm
at Minnesota
Second Round
W 101–89  28–6
Williams Arena (3,224)
Minneapolis, MN
03/24/2016*
7:00 pm
Northern Iowa
Third Round
W 51–50  29–6
DakotaDome (2,433)
Vermillion, SD
03/27/2016*
6:00 pm
WKU
Quarterfinals
W 68–54  30–6
DakotaDome (2,749)
Vermillion, SD
03/30/2016*
7:00 pm
Oregon
Semifinals
W 88–54  31–6
DakotaDome (5,080)
Vermillion, SD
04/02/2016*
2:00 pm, CBSSN
Florida Gulf Coast
Championship Game
W 71–65  32–6
DakotaDome (7,415)
Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

See also

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2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team