2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament Champions The Summit League Regular Season Champions
WNIT Champions
Conference	Summit League
Record	32–6 (15–1 The Summit)
Head coach	Amy Williams (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Chuck Love Tandem Mays Tom Goehle
Home arena	DakotaDome

2015–16 Summit League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota	15	–	1		.938			32	–	6		.842
South Dakota State †	13	–	3		.813			27	–	7		.794
IUPUI	11	–	5		.688			21	–	11		.656
Oral Roberts	10	–	6		.625			14	–	16		.467
Western Illinois	8	–	8		.500			16	–	16		.500
Omaha	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
IPFW	3	–	13		.188			7	–	23		.233
Denver	3	–	13		.188			5	–	25		.167
North Dakota State	2	–	14		.125			7	–	22		.241
† 2016 Summit League Tournament winner As of April 2, 2016 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team represented University of South Dakota in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by fourth-year head by Amy Williams, played their home games at the DakotaDome and were members of Summit League. They finished the season 32–6, 15–1 in Summit League play to win the Summit League regular season title. They advanced to the championship of the Summit League women's tournament where they lost to their in-state rival South Dakota State. They received an automatic trip to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the championship game, defeating Florida Gulf Coast.

On April 11, 2016, Amy Williams resigned her position at South Dakota to accept the head coaching position at Nebraska. She finished at South Dakota with a 4-year record of 96–44.

This was the final season for South Dakota women's basketball at the DakotaDome. The Coyotes women's basketball, men's basketball, and women's volleyball teams now play in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center, which opened in August 2016.

Roster

2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G/F 2 Kaitlyn Severyn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr T. F. Riggs HS South Dakota State Pierre, SD G 4 Tia Hemiller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Watertown HS Watertown, SD G 5 Jasmine Trimboli 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Cabra Dominican HS Iowa Western CC Adelaide, Australia G 10 Allison Arens 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Crofton HS Crofton, NE G 12 Jaycee Bradley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Norfolk HS Norfolk, NE G 15 Kelly Stewart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Amery HS Amery, WI F 20 Megan Bonar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr De Soto HS Gardner, KS F 22 Bridget Arens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Crofton HS Crofton, NE F 24 Madeline Homoly 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bishop Miege HS Kansas City, MO C 30 Margaret McCloud 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Stevens HS Rapid City, SD G 33 Caitlin Duffy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr St. Thomas More HS Colorado State Rapid City, SD C 34 Kate Liveringhouse 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Bellevue West HS Bellevue, NE G 35 Nicole Seekamp 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Brighton Secondary Renmark, South Australia G 42 Heidi Hoff 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Brandon Valley HS Brandon, SD F 44 Abigail Fogg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Korah Collegiate HS American Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Head coach Amy Williams (Nebraska) Assistant coach(es) Chuck Love (Northwestern Oklahoma State) Tandem Mays (Tulsa) Tom Goehle (Augustana (SD)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 6:30 pm		at Utah	L 59–66	0–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center (844) Salt Lake City, UT
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Iowa	L 43–64	0–2	McLeod Center (1,207) Cedar Falls, IA
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm, FCS Central		at Kansas State	L 81–84 ^OT	0–3	Bramlage Coliseum (3,874) Manhattan, KS
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm		Marquette	W 97–69	1–3	DakotaDome (1,537) Vermillion, SD
11/27/2015* 1:30 pm		vs. Appalachian State FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	W 87–60	2–3	FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
11/28/2015* 1:30 pm		at Florida Atlantic FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship	W 76–53	3–3	FAU Arena (441) Boca Raton, FL
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm		Drake	W 92–87 ^OT	4–3	DakotaDome (1,484) Vermillion, SD
12/05/2015* 2:00 pm		Portland State	W 103–61	5–3	DakotaDome (1,384) Vermillion, SD
12/08/2015* 9:00 pm		at San Jose State	W 87–77	6–3	Event Center Arena (217) San Jose, CA
12/12/2015* 8:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		Washington	L 64–77	6–4	DakotaDome (2,235) Vermillion, SD
12/17/2015* 7:00 pm		Dakota Wesleyan	W 94–54	7–4	DakotaDome (1,218) Vermillion, SD
12/19/2015* 2:00 pm, FSNOR		at North Dakota	W 73–70	8–4	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,532) Grand Forks, ND
12/22/2015* 7:00 pm		at Illinois	W 85–76	9–4	State Farm Center (1,573) Champaign, IL
The Summit League regular season
01/01/2016 12:00 pm		Denver	W 85–60	10–4 (1–0)	DakotaDome (1,620) Vermillion, SD
01/06/2016 7:00 pm		at Oral Roberts	L 56–60	10–5 (1–1)	Mabee Center (736) Tulsa, OK
01/09/2016 1:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		Omaha	W 82–76	11–5 (2–1)	DakotaDome (1,523) Vermillion, SD
01/14/2016 7:00 pm		at North Dakota State	W 96–94 ^2OT	12–5 (3–1)	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (386) Fargo, ND
01/17/2016 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		at South Dakota State	W 63–58	13–5 (4–1)	Frost Arena (4,082) Brookings, SD
01/21/2016 7:00 pm		IPFW	W 92–60	14–5 (5–1)	DakotaDome (1,453) Vermillion, SD
01/23/2016 1:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		IUPUI	W 65–59	15–5 (6–1)	DakotaDome (1,523) Vermillion, SD
01/27/2016 7:00 pm, WIUTV/ESPN3		at Western Illinois	W 102–77	16–5 (7–1)	Western Hall (644) Macomb, IL
01/30/2016 4:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		North Dakota State	W 80–54	17–5 (8–1)	DakotaDome (1,645) Vermillion, SD
02/05/2016 8:00 pm		at Denver	W 79–33	18–5 (9–1)	Magness Arena (420) Denver, CO
02/07/2016 2:00 pm		at Omaha	W 70–55	19–5 (10–1)	Baxter Arena (526) Omaha, NE
02/13/2016 2:00 pm		Oral Roberts	W 71–48	20–5 (11–1)	DakotaDome (1,371) Vermillion, SD
02/18/2016 7:00 pm		Western Illinois	W 86–50	21–5 (12–1)	DakotaDome (1,749) Vermillion, SD
02/20/2016 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		South Dakota State	W 80–75	22–5 (13–1)	DakotaDome (3,612) Vermillion, SD
02/25/2016 6:00 pm		at IPFW	W 90–63	23–5 (14–1)	Hilliard Gates Sports Center (546) Fort Wayne, IN
02/27/2016 6:00 pm		at IUPUI	W 74–63	24–5 (15–1)	The Jungle (525) Indianapolis, IN
The Summit League Women's Tournament
03/05/2016 12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		vs. Denver Quarterfinals	W 73–54	25–5	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
03/07/2016 12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		vs. Oral Roberts Semifinals	W 78–61	26–5	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
03/08/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. South Dakota State Championship Game	L 55–61	26–6	Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,647) Sioux Falls, SD
WNIT
03/16/2016* 7:00 pm		Creighton First Round	W 74–68	27–6	DakotaDome (1,960) Vermillion, SD
03/20/2016* 2:00 pm		at Minnesota Second Round	W 101–89	28–6	Williams Arena (3,224) Minneapolis, MN
03/24/2016* 7:00 pm		Northern Iowa Third Round	W 51–50	29–6	DakotaDome (2,433) Vermillion, SD
03/27/2016* 6:00 pm		WKU Quarterfinals	W 68–54	30–6	DakotaDome (2,749) Vermillion, SD
03/30/2016* 7:00 pm		Oregon Semifinals	W 88–54	31–6	DakotaDome (5,080) Vermillion, SD
04/02/2016* 2:00 pm, CBSSN		Florida Gulf Coast Championship Game	W 71–65	32–6	DakotaDome (7,415) Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV

References

1. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

See also

2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team