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SOUTH DAKOTA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL /SDCoyotesWBB @SDCoyotesWBB @SDCoyotesWBB GAME 6 | MISSOURI ST. AT SOUTH DAKOTA | MONDAY NOV. 25 | 7 P.M. | SANFORD COYOTE SPORTS CENTER (VERMILLION, S.D.) TV: MidcoSN2 Radio: KVHT 106.3 FM Live Stats: GoYotes.com Tickets: Call (605) 677-5959 PXP: Jay Elsen, Color: Kelly Stewart Online: ESPN+, GoYotes.com Coyote Sports Network with John Thayer or visit GoYotes.com 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS TIP OFF THE MATCHUP Date Opp. Time/Result • South Dakota head coach Dawn Plitzuweit and this N 5 at Northeastern W, 80-76 year's senior class have now won six games against N 9 at Green Bay W, 66-60 Power 5 foes after beating Mizzou 72-56 Thursday 5-0, 0-0 Summit Record 5-1, 0-0 MVC N 13 RV/RV Drake W, 102-94 (OT) (Illinois, Michigan State, Iowa State, Missouri x2, Utah). Dawn Plitzuweit Head Coach Amaka Aguga-Hamilton Before a Nov. 29 meeting with the Big Ten's Ohio St. is 85-22 (4th) Record at School 5-1 (1st) N 16 at Utah W, 84-81 (OT) one of the nation's top mid-majors, No. 22 Missouri St. 273-115 (13th) Career Record 5-1 (1st) N 21 Missouri W, 72-56 Duffy (18.8) Leading Scorer Willard (19.8) N 25 RV/#22 Missouri State 7 p.m. • The Summit League Preseason Player of the Year, Ciara Sjerven (7.2) Leading Rebounder Franklin (9.3) Duffy (6.4) Leading Assists Bhinhar (3.8) N 29 vs. Ohio State^ 5:30 p.m. Duffy, picked up her second-straight Summit League N 30 vs. Northern Illinois^ 3:15 p.m. Player of the Week accolade after USD's overtime wins THE SERIES D 4 Creighton 7 p.m. against Drake and Utah. She's averaging 18.8 points, 6.2 D 7 Coppin State 1 p.m. rebounds and 6.4 assists through the first four games. USD vs. Missouri State .................................... USD leads 1-0 D 11 Mount Marty 7 p.m. in Vermillion .................................................... first meeting Current Streak......................................................... won one D 15 Montana 1 p.m. • South Dakota's win over Missouri State last season sent the Bears to 1-5. Missouri State went on to win 24 of Last Meeting ...................USD won 85-74 (12/04/2018) D 22 at South Carolina 11 a.m. their last 27 games, advancing to the NCAA's Sweet 16. D 29 at Western Illinois* 2 p.m. The Bears are off to a much hotter start this year (5-1) THE STATS J 1 at Purdue Fort Wayne* 11:30 a.m. thanks in part to a run in the Preseason WNIT. Missouri USD Category MSU J 5 Denver* 1 p.m. State finished runner-up to No. 7 Oregon State, 80-69. J 11 Omaha* 1 p.m. 40 ‹ 2018-19 RPI 52 80.8 ‹ Scoring Offense 77.3 J 16 at North Dakota State* 7 p.m. • Senior guard Alexa Willard, who was the 2019 MVC 73.4 Scoring Defense › 70.5 J 18 South Dakota State* 1 p.m. Tournament MVP as the Bears defeated Drake to +7.4 ‹ Scoring Margin +6.8 J 24 Purdue Fort Wayne* 7 p.m. advance to the NCAA Tournament, has averaged 19.8 .472 ‹ FG Percentage .469 J 26 Oral Roberts* 1 p.m. points in the first six games while shooting 54 percent. .426 ‹ FG Percentage Defense .434 Junior guard Brice Calip joins her in double-figures with .380 3FG Percentage › .420 J 29 at Omaha* 7 p.m. 13.6 points per game. 9.2 ‹ 3P Made per game › 6.2 F 2 at Denver* 2 p.m. .757 FT Percentage › .814 36.0 Rebounds per game › 38.2 F 9 at North Dakota* 2 p.m. • In mid-major matchups this season, the Summit F 13 Western Illinois* 7 p.m. 16.2 ‹ Assists per game 15.2 favorites (USD) own victories over the Horizon favorites 14.4 ‹ Turnovers per game 17.7 F 15 at Oral Roberts* 2 p.m. (Green Bay) & Valley favorites (Drake). 7.4 Steals per game › 7.8 F 20 North Dakota State* 7 p.m. F 22 at South Dakota State* 2 p.m. THE COYOTE LINEUP F 29 North Dakota* 1 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS M 7-10 Summit League Tournament $ TBA No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. 11 Monica Arens G 5-9 Jr. 14.6 3.4 2.2 1.8 ^ - at the South Point Shootout (Las Vegas, Nev.) 22 Chloe Lamb G 5-10 Jr. 12.2 4.4 2.4 0.8 * - Summit League contest 23 Madison McKeever G 5-6 Sr. 10.8 3.0 1.4 1.4 $ - Summit League Tournament (Sioux Falls, S.D.) 24 Ciara Duffy G 6-0 Sr. 18.8 6.2 6.4 0.4 34 Hannah Sjerven C 6-3 Jr. 11.2 7.2 0.6 1.0 OFF THE BENCH 1 Claudia Kunzer G 5-6 Jr. 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.4 2 Liv Korngable G 5-9 Jr. 1.4 1.4 1.2 0.2 3 Macy Guebert G 5-9 Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14 Regan Sankey F 6-0 So. 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 15 Taylor Frederick F 6-1 Sr. 8.8 5.2 1.6 1.0 20 Megan Bonar F 6-2 Sr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30 Jeniah Ugofsky F 5-11 Fr. 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.4 35 Allison Peplowski F 6-2 So. - - - - 41 Alexi Hempe F 5-11 Fr. - - - - CONTACT: BRITNI SMITH, ASSISTANT SID (WBB) | OFFICE: (605) 658-5656 • CELL: (402) 617-4494 | E-MAIL: [email protected] 2019-20 COYOTE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS COMMUNICATIONS Full Name .............................................................. University of South Dakota Basketball Contact ........................................................................... Britni Smith Location .........................................................................................Vermillion, S.D. Office Phone .................................................................................(605) 658-5656 Founded ............................................................................................................1862 Cell Phone .....................................................................................(402) 617-4494 Enrollment .....................................................................................................10,066 E-mail .................................................................................Britni.Smith@usd.edu Nickname ................................................................................Coyotes (KI-yotes) Office Address.........................................................................310 DakotaDome Colors ....................................................................................................Red & White ......................................................................................................414 E. Clark St. Arena (Capacity)..............................Sanford Coyote Sports Center (6,000) ......................................................................................... Vermillion, SD 57069 Affiliation ......................................................................................NCAA Division I Website ..............................................................................................GoYotes.com Conference..........................................................................The Summit League President ........................................................................................Sheila Gestring Athletic Director ..........................................................................David Herbster RADIO NETWORK Senior Woman Administrator .......................................................Jamie Oyen Play-by-play announcer .................................................................John Thayer Faculty Athletic Representative ............................................Dr. Laura Vidler E-mail ................................................................................John.Thayer@usd.edu Ticket Office ..................................................................................(605) 677-5959 Athletics Website ............................................................................GoYotes.com MEDIA INFORMATION COACHING STAFF Game Day: The University of South Dakota sports information office Head Coach ............................................................................... Dawn Plitzuweit will provide pre-game notes, cumulative statistics and scorecards prior Alma Mater / Year .......................................................... Michigan Tech / 1995 to each Coyote home game. Complete game statistics will be available Phone ..............................................................................................(605) 658-5560 approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of each game. Email..........................................................................Dawn.Plitzuweit@usd.edu Plitzuweit’s USD Record ....................................................85-22 (4th season) The Sanford Coyote Sports Center press row and courtside tables will Plitzuweit’s Career Record .........................................273-115 (13th season) house the media in addition to media relations and game operations Assistant Coaches ............................................... Jason Jeschke (3rd season) personnel. Questions regarding press accommodations or requests for .................................................................................. Aaron Horn (4th season) credentials should be made 48 hours in advance through the South ...........................................................................Jenna Schlafke (2nd season) Dakota sports information office. Director of Operations .......................................Alex Antonen (4th season) Video Coordinator ................................................Malika Glover (1st season) Official South Dakota Website: GoYotes.com for game notes, statistics, roster, schedules, photos and news about the Coyotes. TEAM HISTORY Credentials: Requests for press, broadcast and photo credentials and First year of basketball ............................................................................1971-72 press box space for all South Dakota home basketball games should All-time Record ............................................................................. 803-529 (.603) be made 48 hours in advance by contacting Britni