# 2024–25 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

The 2024–25 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team represents the University of South Dakota in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes are led by first-year head coach Carrie Eighmey, who was hired in April 2024 after former coach Kayla Karius left for the head coaching job at Green Bay. The Coyotes compete in the Summit League and play home games at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota.

## Previous season

The Coyotes finished the 2023–24 season 23–13, 9–7 in Summit League play to finish in fourth place. In the Summit League tournament, the Coyotes defeated St. Thomas in the quarterfinals but fell to South Dakota State in the semifinals. After the conference tournament, South Dakota was invited to the 2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament and hosted two games. The Coyotes defeated UC Riverside in the first round, and Northern Arizona in the second round, before falling to Wyoming in the Super 16.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 5:30 pm, Summit League Network | | Saint Louis | L 83–85 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | 27 – Larkins | 13 – Larkins | 6 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,953) Vermillion, SD |
| November 8, 2024* 5:00 pm, Mountain West Network | | at Air Force | L 66–73 | 0–2 | 15 – Larkins | 9 – Larkins | 6 – Larkins | Clune Arena (252) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN | | Loyola Marymount | L 67–71 $^{OT}$ | 0–3 | 29 – Larkins | 9 – Larkins | 6 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,394) Vermillion, SD |
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, B1G+ | | vs. No. 21 Nebraska | L 70–113 | 0–4 | 28 – Larkins | 5 – Larkins | 6 – Larkins | Sanford Pentagon (3,297) Sioux Falls, SD |
| November 18, 2024* 11:00 am, SLN | | Bellevue | W 74–50 | 1–4 | 23 – Duffney | 13 – Larkins | 6 – Duffney | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,468) Vermillion, SD |
| November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN | | North Carolina Central | W 61–54 | 2–4 | 24 – Larkins | 9 – Duffney | 5 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,362) Vermillion, SD |
| November 26, 2024* 11:00 am | | vs. Dayton Music City Classic | W 79–69 | 3–4 | 32 – Larkins | 8 – Hempe | 6 – Duffney | Trevecca Trojan Fieldhouse (221) Nashville, TN |
| November 27, 2024* 11:00 am | | vs. Arizona State Music City Classic | L 88–95 | 3–5 | 30 – Larkins | 7 – Larkins | 11 – Larkins | Trevecca Trojan Fieldhouse (218) Nashville, TN |
| December 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana State Big Sky–Summit Challenge | L 46–77 | 3–6 | 14 – Hempe | 9 – Duffney | 3 – Mason | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,527) Bozeman, MT |
| December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, SLN | | Northern Arizona Big Sky–Summit Challenge | W 84–79 | 4–6 | 21 – Larkins | 9 – Duffney | 5 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,423) Vermillion, SD |
| December 10, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 59–78 | 4–7 | 17 – Larkins | 10 – Larkins | 9 – Larkins | McLeod Center (2,360) Cedar Falls, IA |
| December 15, 2024* 1:00 pm, SLN | | Wyoming | L 45–79 | 4–8 | 12 – Larkins | 12 – Larkins | 3 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,485) Vermillion, SD |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN | | Mount Marty | W 78–74 | 5–8 | 18 – Larkins | 10 – Larkins | 9 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,256) Vermillion, SD |
| December 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN | | South Dakota Mines | W 75–31 | 6–8 | 27 – Larkins | 8 – Larkins | 3 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,151) Vermillion, SD |
| Summit League regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Denver | W 77–71 | 7–8 (1–0) | 29 – Larkins | 13 – Larkins | 7 – Larkins | Hamilton Gymnasium (390) Denver, CO |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts | L 70–82 | 7–9 (1–1) | 29 – Larkins | 12 – Larkins | 3 – Tied | Mabee Center (1,633) Tulsa, OK |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at St. Thomas | W 77–60 | 8–9 (2–1) | 34 – Larkins | 12 – Larkins | 8 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,225) Vermillion, SD |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN | | Omaha | W 71–67 | 9–9 (3–1) | 45 – Larkins | 13 – Larkins | 6 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,518) Vermillion, SD |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at North Dakota | L 54–80 | 9–10 (3–2) | 14 – Larkins | 13 – Larkins | 6 – Larkins | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,841) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | North Dakota State | L 53–72 | 9–11 (3–3) | 23 – Larkins | 7 – Larkins | 1 – Tied | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,442) Vermillion, SD |
| January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN | | South Dakota State | L 59–77 | 9–12 (3–4) | 27 – Larkins | 7 – Larkins | 8 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,956) Vermillion, SD |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Kansas City | L 54–77 | 9–13 (3–5) | 17 – Duffney | 8 – Larkins | 7 – Larkins | Swinney Recreation Center (365) Kansas City, MO |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, SLN | | North Dakota | W 76–66 | 10–13 (4–5) | 39 – Larkins | 12 – Larkins | 4 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,042) Vermillion, SD |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | Oral Roberts | L 62–88 | 10–14 (4–6) | 24 – Duffney | 11 – Larkins | 4 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,349) Vermillion, SD |
| February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN | | at North Dakota State | L 65–75 | 10–15 (4–7) | 47 – Larkins | 8 – Larkins | 2 – Tied | Scheels Center (1,037) Fargo, ND |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | Kansas City | W 63–56 | 11–15 (5–7) | 21 – Wilke | 10 – Larkins | 4 – Duffney | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,419) Vermillion, SD |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, SLN | | at No. RV South Dakota State | L 61–71 | 11–16 (5–8) | 23 – Larkins | 10 – Larkins | 9 – Larkins | First Bank and Trust Arena (4,214) Brookings, SD |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Omaha | L 57–71 | 11–17 (5–9) | 20 – Hempe | 7 – Larkins | 7 – Larkins | Baxter Arena (475) Omaha, NE |
| February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN | | at St. Thomas | L 57–66 | 11–18 (5–10) | 21 – Larkins | 8 – Tied | 9 – Larkins | Shoenecker Arena (413) St. Paul, MN |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN | | Denver | L 60–63 | 11–19 (5–11) | 25 – Larkins | 11 – Larkins | 5 – Larkins | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,429) Vermillion, SD |
| Summit League tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2025 12:00 pm, SLN | (7) | vs. (2) Oral Roberts Quarterfinal | L 50–70 | 11–20 | 24 – Larkins | 13 – Larkins | 5 – Larkins | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||