# Dakota State Trojans women's basketball

The Dakota State Trojans women's basketball team represents Dakota State University, competing as a member of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). During the 2025–26 academic year, the Trojans will be moving to the Frontier Conference. The Trojans play their home games at the DSU Fieldhouse in Madison, South Dakota. Their current head coach is David Moe.

## History
### Conference affiliations

* South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (1978–2000)
* Dakota Athletic Conference (2000–2011)
* NAIA independent (2011–2013)
* North Star Athletic Association (2013–2025)
* Frontier Conference (2025–)

## Conference championships

The Trojans have won 12 regular season championships and 4 conference tournament championships.
South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
* Regular season champion (6 times): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2000
* Conference tournament champion (1 time): 2000
Dakota Athletic Conference
* Regular season champion (1 time): 2006
North Star Athletic Association
* Regular season champion (5 times): 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
* Conference tournament champion (3 times): 2021, 2022, 2025

## Postseason
### NAIA tournament results

Dakota State has appeared in the NAIA tournament 10 times. Their combined record is 17–10.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2000 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | St. Thomas Aquinas Briar Cliff Northwest Nazarene | W 74–55 W 58–54 L 55–70 |
| 2001 | First Round Second Round | Indiana Southeast Saint Francis | W 59–43 L 56–62 |
| 2003 | First Round | Evangel | L 45–54 |
| 2006 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Shawnee State Tabor Hastings | W 59–55 W 77–58 L 41–55 |
| 2007 | First Round | Taylor | L 56–67 |
| 2008 | First Round Second Round | Ohio Dominican Bethel | W 76–73 L 67–70 |
| 2021 | Second Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals | Providence Sterling Thomas More | W 77–66 W 91–77 L 47–72 |
| 2022 | First Round Second Round | Hope International Rocky Mountain | W 69–63 L 73–89 |
| 2023 | First Round Second Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals | Morningside Eastern Oregon Carroll Indiana Wesleyan Clarke | W 78–65 W 86–69 W 82–72 W 71–70 L 69–79 |
| 2024 | First Round Second Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals | Science and Arts Indiana South Bend Indiana Wesleyan Carroll | W 86–69 W 85–47 W 76–65 L 56–71 |
| 2025 | First Round Second Round | Montana Tech Governors State | W 81–63 L 69–75 |

### NSAA tournament results

Dakota State has appeared in the NSAA tournament 12 times. Their combined record is 14–9
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2014 | Quarterfinals Semifinals | Presentation Mayville State | W 97–69 L 74–102 |
| 2015 | Quarterfinals | Valley City State | L 62–68 |
| 2016 | Quarterfinals | Mayville State | L 79–88 |
| 2017 | Quarterfinals | Dickinson State | L 45–59 |
| 2018 | Quarterfinals | Mayville State | L 68–83 |
| 2019 | Quarterfinals | Bellevue | L 45–65 |
| 2020 | Quarterfinals Semifinals | Dickinson State Mayville State | W 94–62 L 82–85 |
| 2021 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship | Presentation Mayville State Bellevue | W 99–34 W 72–55 W 80–72 |
| 2022 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship | Waldorf Dickinson State Bellevue | W 93–52 W 85–65 W 83–69 |
| 2023 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship | Presentation Dickinson State Mayville State | W 116–40 W 82–37 L 52–66 |
| 2024 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship | Waldorf Dickinson State Mayville State | W 99–43 W 72–50 L 59–61 |
| 2025 | Semifinals Championship | Valley City State Jamestown | W 64–56 W 65–59 |

## Coaches
### Current Coaching Staff

| Position | Name | Alma mater |
| Head Coach | David Moe | Ohio University |
| Assistant Coach | Jacob Leier | Mayville State University |
| Student Assistant | Carter Malone | |

## Arenas

* DSU Fieldhouse (1978–present)

## Individual awards and honors
### All-Americans
#### NAIA

* Monica Matthies (1984-85)
* Dawn Gaffney (1998)
* Kathy Shypulski (2000-01)
* Jessica VanLoy (2006-08)
* Laura Tewes (2008)
* Jessi Giles (2020-22)
* Elsie Aslesen (2023)
* Savannah Walsdorf (2023-24)

### SDIC honors

All-Conference
* Tammy Nearman (1979-80)
* Deb Boomsma (1980)
* Lori Coble (1980)
* Suzanne Allard (1980)
* Donna Davis (1981)
* Sherri Heckenlaible (1980-81)
* Teresa Underberg (1980-82)
* Janis Wipf (1981-82)
* Denise Haugland (1981-83)
* Gail Sonne (1982)
* Colleen Moran (1983)
* Carol Freeman (1983-84)
* Janelle Schaefer (1984)
* Monica Matthies (1984-85)
* Julie Fiegen (1984-86)
* Monique Nelson (1985)
* Robin Hagen (1985-87)
* Julie Heinz (1985-87)
* Suzanne Mallet (1988)
* Amy Miles (1988)
* Paula Feterl (1988-90)
* Amy Jensen (1988-90)
* Amy Crissinger (1988-91)
* Lisa Gullickson (1990-92)
* Lori Oujiri (1991-92)
* Carla Burma (1992-93)
* Kris Van Bockern (1995)
* Danielle Nolte (1996)
* Kari Satter-Holman (1997-98)
* Sheila Haack (1997 and 1999-2000)
* Dawn Gaffney (1998)
* Krista Peterson (1999)
* Kathy Shypulski (2000)

### DAC honors

All-Conference
* Kathy Shypulski (2001)
* Jennie Sonne (2001 and 2003)
* Jessica Honermann (2003)
* Hali McClelland (2004)
* Laura Tewes (2007-08)
* Jessica VanLoy (2006-08)
* Angela Carr (2006)
* Sara Nelson (2007)
* Maria Gengler (2008)
* Katie Bourk (2009)
* Megan Swecker (2009)

### NSAA honors

All-Conference
* Alyson Drooger (2014)
* Kylie Westover (2014)
* Sharee Galbraith (2015)
* Erin Rabenberg (2015)
* BreeAna Olson (2016-17)
* Britley Plautz (2018)
* Morgan Koepsell (2020)
* Jessi Giles (2019-22)
* Elsie Aslesen (2021-23)
* Caitlin Dyer (2023)
* Savannah Walsdorf (2021-24)
* Tabor Teel (2024-25)
* Angela Slattery (2025)
* Bria Wasmund (2025)
* Lilli Mackley (2025)