The 2020–21 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team represented University of South Dakota in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes, were led by fifth year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit, they competed in the Summit League. They played their home games in Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota.
Previous season The Coyotes went 30–2 and 16–0 in conference play. They finished first in the conference earning the first seed in the Summit League tournament. The coyotes won their quarterfinals game against 99–40. In their semifinals games they matched up against and won 65–43. They reached the Championship game against in state rival South Dakota State and beat them to secure an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Days after the conference ended the NCAA tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Taylor Frederick 15 F 6'1" Senior Earling, IA Graduated Megan Bonar 20 F 6'2" Senior Gardner, KS Graduated Madison McKeever 23 G 5'6" Senor Erskine, MN Graduated Ciara Duffy 24 G 6'0" Senior Rapid City, SD Graduated
Additions Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Morgan Hansen 10 F 6'2" Freshman Sioux Falls, SD Signed for the 2020–21 season Natalie Mazurek 23 C 6'2" Freshman Eden Prairie, MN Signed for the 2020–21 season Kyah Watson 32 G 5'9" Freshman Rapid City, SD Signed for the 2020–21 season Maddie Krull 42 G 5'8" Freshman Omaha, NE Signed for the 2020–21 season Aspen Williston 31 C 6'4" Junior Broken Bow, OK Transferred from Oklahoma
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Summit League Regular Season
!colspan=9 style=| Summit League Women's Tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Women's Tournament
References