# 2018–19 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

The 2018–19 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team represented University of South Dakota in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by third year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit, competed in the Summit League. They played home games in Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota.

## Previous season

In the 2017–18 season, the Coyotes went 29–7 overall and 14–0 in conference play, finishing first in The Summit League. The Coyotes lost in the championship game of the 2018 Summit League Tournament to South Dakota State 50–65.
With the loss to South Dakota State in the conference tournament, the Coyotes automatically qualified to the 2018 WNIT. The Coyotes won their first three games against Houston, Colorado State, and Michigan State. But, would lose to TCU in the quarterfinals 71–79.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Creighton | W 77–65 | 1–0 | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,006) Omaha, NE |
| November 11, 2018* 3:15 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 96–43 | 2–0 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,799) Vermillion, SD |
| November 15, 2018* 6:00 pm, MC22/ESPN3 | | at Drake | L 64–76 | 2–1 | Knapp Center (5,511) Des Moines IA |
| November 18, 2018* 1:00 pm | | College of Saint Mary | W 112–52 | 3–1 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,584) Vermillion, SD |
| November 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | vs. Wichita State | W 73–64 | 4–1 | Sanford Pentagon (1,892) Sioux Falls, SD |
| November 24, 2018* 8:00 pm | | at Montana | W 64–41 | 5–1 | Dahlberg Arena (2,682) Missoula, MT |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/MC22/ESPN+ | | No. 23 Iowa State | W 64–59 | 6–1 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,364) Vermillion, SD |
| December 1, 2018* 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | Green Bay | W 55–49 | 7–1 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,960) Vermillion, SD |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | W 85–74 | 8–1 | JQH Arena (1,820) Springfield, MO |
| December 9, 2018* 1:00 pm | | Bellevue | W 79–40 | 9–1 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,718) Vermillion, SD |
| December 15, 2018* 3:00 pm | | at No. 22 Missouri | W 74–61 | 10–1 | Mizzou Arena (4,509) Columbia, MO |
| December 19, 2018* 12:30 pm | | vs. Grambling State Puerto Rico Classic | W 67–53 | 11–1 | Mario Morales Coliseum (150) Guaynabo, PR |
| December 20, 2018* 3:00 pm | | vs. Loyola Marymount Puerto Rico Classic | W 67–40 | 12–1 | Mario Morales Coliseum (150) Guaynabo, PR |
| December 21, 2018* 3:00 pm | | vs. Indiana Puerto Rico Classic | L 60–68 | 12–2 | Mario Morales Coliseum (150) Guaynabo, PR |
| Summit League Regular Season ||||||
| December 30, 2018 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | at North Dakota State | W 67–41 | 13–2 (1–0) | Scheels Center (520) Fargo, ND |
| January 3, 2019 8:00 pm | | at Denver | L 99–104 | 13–3 (1–1) | Hamilton Gymnasium (382) Denver, CO |
| January 6, 2019 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | South Dakota State | W 105–98 $^{2OT}$ | 14–3 (2–1) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (6,004) Vermillion, SD |
| January 12, 2019 12:00 pm | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 69–51 | 15–3 (3–1) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,105) Vermillion, SD |
| January 18, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts | W 76–72 | 16–3 (4–1) | Mabee Center (1,063) Tulsa, OK |
| January 20, 2019 2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | | at Omaha | W 80–49 | 17–3 (5–1) | Baxter Arena (632) Omaha, NE |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | | at North Dakota | W 80–50 | 18–3 (6–1) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,359) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 26, 2019 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | Western Illinois | W 92–49 | 19–3 (7–1) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,568) Vermillion, SD |
| February 2, 2019 11:00 am | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 71–49 | 20–3 (8–1) | Hilliard Gates Sports Center (345) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | | Omaha | W 78–33 | 21–3 (9–1) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,882) Vermillion, SD |
| February 9, 2019 1:00 pm | | Oral Roberts Pink Day | W 75–64 | 22–3 (10–1) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,242) Vermillion, SD |
| February 16, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | No. 25 | at Western Illinois | W 83–61 | 23–3 (11–1) | Western Hall (573) Macomb, IL |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | No. 23 | Denver | W 73–58 | 24–3 (12–1) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,703) Vermillion, SD |
| February 24, 2019 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | No. 23 | at South Dakota State | L 77–80 $^{OT}$ | 24–4 (12–2) | Frost Arena (2,557) Brookings, SD |
| February 28, 2019 5:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | North Dakota State | W 76–57 | 25–4 (13–2) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,383) Vermillion, SD |
| March 2, 2019 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | North Dakota | W 87–54 | 26–4 (14–2) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,434) Vermillion, SD |
| The Summit League Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2018 2:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) North Dakota State Quarterfinals | W 74–51 | 27–4 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,137) Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 11, 2018 2:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (6) North Dakota Semifinals | W 84–61 | 28–4 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (6,214) Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 12, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU | (2) | vs. (1) South Dakota State Championship Game | L 71–83 | 28–5 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,871) Sioux Falls, SD |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (8 P) | vs. (9 P) Clemson First Round | L 66–79 | 28–6 | Humphrey Coliseum (9,967) Starkville, MS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |