# 2023–24 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

The 2023–24 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by second-year head coach Kayla Karius, competed in the Summit League. They played home games in Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota.

## Previous season

The Coyotes finished the 2022–23 season 14–16, 10–8 in Summit League play, to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Summit League tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Oral Roberts.

## Offseason
### Departures

South Dakota departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Macy Guebert | 3 | G | 5' 8" | Senior | Apple Valley, MN | Graduated |
| Jeniah Ugofsky | 30 | F | 5' 10" | Senior | Harrisburg, SD | Graduated |
| Allison Peplowski | 35 | F | 6' 1" | Senior | Williamston, MI | Graduated |

### Incoming

South Dakota incoming transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Tori DePerry | 12 | F | 5' 11" | GS Senior | Shawano, WI | Saginaw Valley State |
| Kendall Holmes | 35 | G | 5' 11" | Junior | Plainfield, IL | DePaul |

#### Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2023.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m., SLN | | Northern State | W 85–57 | 1–0 | 14 – Holmes | 5 – Holmes | 5 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,091) Vermillion, SD |
| November 10, 2023* 11:30 a.m., FloSports | | at No. 22 Creighton | L 55–81 | 1–1 | 13 – DePerry | 13 – Larkins | 4 – Duffney | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,539) Omaha, NE |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN | | Northern Colorado | W 72–59 | 2–1 | 17 – Larkins | 7 – Larkins | 5 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,374) Vermillion, SD |
| November 18, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. DePaul Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals | W 83–71 | 3–1 | 23 – Larkins | 6 – tied | 8 – Larkins | Imperial Arena (422) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 19, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Michigan Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals | L 52–70 | 3–2 | 16 – DePerry | 5 – tied | 4 – Larkins | Imperial Arena (222) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 20, 2023* 1:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Arizona Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd-place game | L 52–61 | 3–3 | 16 – Demers | 7 – Demers | 3 – tied | Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 25, 2023* 1:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN | | vs. South Carolina State | W 72–52 | 4–3 | 16 – Larkins | 8 – Larkins | 6 – Larkins | Sanford Pentagon (1,808) Sioux Falls, SD |
| November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SLN | | Northern Iowa | W 84–65 | 5–3 | 28 – Larkins | 11 – Larkins | 6 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,612) Vermillion, SD |
| December 3, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Marymount | W 78–73 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | 25 – Larkins | 5 – tied | 4 – Avila-Ambrosi | Gersten Pavilion (218) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 10, 2023* 1:00 p.m., SLN | | Dickinson State | W 108–46 | 7–3 | 18 – Mazurek | 7 – Larkins | 6 – Kieffer | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,483) Vermillion, SD |
| December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN | | Mount Marty | W 100–35 | 8–3 | 16 – Holmes | 7 – tied | 7 – Kieffer | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,336) Vermillion, SD |
| December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | W 80–74 $^{OT}$ | 9–3 | 18 – Larkins | 6 – DePerry | 8 – Larkins | Skyhawk Arena (758) Martin, TN |
| December 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bradley | W 68–47 | 10–3 | 20 – Larkins | 8 – tied | 5 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,487) Vermillion, SD |
| December 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., SLN | | North Dakota State | L 69–84 | 10–4 (0–1) | 17 – Larkins | 4 – tied | 4 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,818) Vermillion, SD |
| December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., SLN | | at Omaha | W 77–71 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (1–1) | 22 – Larkins | 12 – Larkins | 5 – Larkins | Baxter Arena (706) Omaha, NE |
| January 3, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana Big Sky–Summit League Challenge | L 61–74 | 11–5 | 15 – Holmes | 14 – Larkins | 9 – Larkins | Dahlberg Arena (1,944) Missoula, MT |
| January 6, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SLN | | Idaho State Big Sky–Summit League Challenge | W 73–47 | 12–5 | 19 – Larkins | 11 – Larkins | 6 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,479) Vermillion, SD |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | Oral Roberts | L 78–91 | 12–6 (1–2) | 21 – Holmes | 8 – Larkins | 10 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,461) Vermillion, SD |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | at St. Thomas (MN) | W 63–61 | 13–6 (2–2) | 19 – Holmes | 7 – Mazurek | 5 – Duffney | Schoenecker Arena (445) St. Paul, MN |
| January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN | | at South Dakota State | L 55–73 | 13–7 (2–3) | 18 – Larkins | 10 – Mazurek | 4 – Duffney | Frost Arena (3,671) Brookings, SD |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN | | Denver | W 78–70 | 14–7 (3–3) | 22 – Holmes | 7 – Hempe | 5 – Holmes | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,577) Vermillion, SD |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN | | Kansas City | W 72–62 | 15–7 (4–3) | 21 – Larkins | 8 – Larkins | 4 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,606) Vermillion, SD |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN | | at North Dakota | W 69–53 | 16–7 (5–3) | 15 – Holmes | 6 – tied | 6 – Larkins | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,366) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/SLN | | South Dakota State | L 55–70 | 16–8 (5–4) | 17 – Mazurek | 7 – Larkins | 6 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,316) Vermillion, SD |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | at Denver | W 78–48 | 17–8 (6–4) | 17 – Larkins | 9 – Larkins | 4 – Duffney | Hamilton Gymnasium (348) Denver, CO |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., SLN | | Omaha | L 67–77 | 17–9 (6–5) | 21 – Holmes | 12 – Larkins | 4 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,397) Vermillion, SD |
| February 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN | | St. Thomas (MN) | W 75–61 | 18–9 (7–5) | 15 – Holmes | 10 – Mazurek | 8 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,702) Vermillion, SD |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | at Kansas City | W 74–60 | 19–9 (8–5) | 19 – tied | 8 – Mazurek | 5 – tied | Swinney Recreation Center (470) Kansas City, MO |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN | | at Oral Roberts | L 63–77 | 19–10 (8–6) | 17 – Holmes | 9 – Larkins | 5 – Larkins | Mabee Center (1,097) Tulsa, OK |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN | | at North Dakota State | L 53–63 | 19–11 (8–7) | 22 – Larkins | 7 – Demers | 4 – Larkins | Scheels Center (1,035) Fargo, ND |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN | | North Dakota | W 65–54 | 20–11 (9–7) | 20 – Larkins | 11 – Larkins | 7 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,792) Vermillion, SD |
| Summit League women's tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2024 3:30 p.m., SLN | (4) | vs. (5) St. Thomas (MN) Quarterfinals | W 70–57 | 21–11 | 29 – Larkins | 12 – Mazurek | 4 – Larkins | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 11, 2024 12:30 p.m., CBSSN | (4) | vs. (1) South Dakota State Semifinals | L 63–76 | 21–12 | 16 – Avila-Ambrosi | 4 – tied | 4 – Mazurek | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN | | UC Riverside First round | W 72–57 | 22–12 | 15 – Duffney | 11 – Larkins | 7 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,465) Vermillion, SD |
| March 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN | | Northern Arizona Second round | W 79–65 | 23–12 | 34 – Larkins | 12 – Larkins | 3 – DePerry | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,580) Vermillion, SD |
| April 1, 2024* 7:30 p.m., MW Network | | at Wyoming Super 16 | L 52–84 | 23–13 | 20 – Duffney | 8 – Larkins | 4 – Larkins | Arena-Auditorium (1,580) Laramie, WY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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