2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota Coyotes wordmark.svg 150 Summit League The Summit 32–6 15–1 Amy Williams 4th Chuck Love Tandem Mays Tom Goehle DakotaDome FAU Thanksgiving Tournament ChampionsThe Summit League Regular Season Champions WNIT Champions 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 w 2015 South Dakota Coyotes y y w Kaitlyn Severyn n 2 G/F 6 0 FR y Pierre, SD T. F. Riggs HSSouth Dakota State w Tia Hemiller n 4 G 5 8 SR Watertown, SD Watertown HS w Jasmine Trimboli n 5 G 5 10 JR Adelaide, Australia Cabra Dominican HSIowa Western CC w Allison Arens n 10 G 5 9 FR Crofton, NE Crofton HS w Jaycee Bradley n 12 G 5 10 FR Norfolk, NE Norfolk HS w Kelly Stewart n 15 G 6 0 SR y Amery, WI Amery HS w Megan Bonar n 20 F 6 1 FR Gardner, KS De Soto HS w Bridget Arens n 22 F 6 0 JR Crofton, NE Crofton HS w Madeline Homoly n 24 F 6 2 FR Kansas City, MO Bishop Miege HS w Margaret McCloud n 30 C 6 2 SR Rapid City, SD Stevens HS w Caitlin Duffy n 33 G 5 11 JR y Rapid City, SD St. Thomas More HSColorado State w Kate Liveringhouse n 34 C 6 1 SO Bellevue, NE Bellevue West HS w Nicole Seekamp y 35 G 5 10 SR y Renmark, South Australia Brighton Secondary w Heidi Hoff n 42 G 5 10 SR Brandon, SD Brandon Valley HS w Abigail Fogg n 44 F 6 4 JR y Sault Ste. Marie, ON Korah Collegiate HSAmerican Amy Williams (Nebraska) Chuck Love (Northwestern Oklahoma State) Tandem Mays (Tulsa) Tom Goehle (Augustana (SD)) http://www.goyotes.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball Schedule http://www.goyotes.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball 2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#E34234; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 6:30 pm yes yes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT 844 59–66 0–1 11/17/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Northern Iowa McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 1,207 ESPN3 43–64 0–2 11/19/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 3,874 FCS Central 81–84 OT 0–3 11/23/2015 7:00 pm yes Marquette DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,537 97–69 1–3 11/27/2015 1:30 pm yes yes Appalachian State FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals   87–60 2–3 11/28/2015 1:30 pm yes yes Florida Atlantic FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship 441 76–53 3–3 12/03/2015 7:00 pm yes Drake DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,484 92–87 OT 4–3 12/05/2015 2:00 pm yes Portland State DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,384 103–61 5–3 12/08/2015 9:00 pm yes yes San Jose State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 217 87–77 6–3 12/12/2015 8:00 pm yes Washington DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 2,235 MidcoSN/ESPN3 64–77 6–4 12/17/2015 7:00 pm yes Dakota Wesleyan DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,218 94–54 7–4 12/19/2015 2:00 pm yes yes North Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 1,532 FSNOR 73–70 8–4 12/22/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Illinois State Farm Center Champaign, IL 1,573 85–76 9–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#E34234; color:#FFFFFF;"| The Summit League regular season 01/01/2016 12:00 pm Denver DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,620 85–60 10–4 (1–0) 01/06/2016 7:00 pm yes Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, OK 736 56–60 10–5 (1–1) 01/09/2016 1:30 pm Omaha DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,523 MidcoSN/ESPN3 82–76 11–5 (2–1) 01/14/2016 7:00 pm yes North Dakota State Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse Fargo, ND 386 96–94 2OT 12–5 (3–1) 01/17/2016 2:00 pm yes South Dakota State Frost Arena Brookings, SD 4,082 MidcoSN/ESPN3 63–58 13–5 (4–1) 01/21/2016 7:00 pm IPFW DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,453 92–60 14–5 (5–1) 01/23/2016 1:30 pm IUPUI DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,523 MidcoSN/ESPN3 65–59 15–5 (6–1) 01/27/2016 7:00 pm yes Western Illinois Western Hall Macomb, IL 644 WIUTV/ESPN3 102–77 16–5 (7–1) 01/30/2016 4:30 pm North Dakota State DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,645 MidcoSN/ESPN3 80–54 17–5 (8–1) 02/05/2016 8:00 pm yes Denver Magness Arena Denver, CO 420 79–33 18–5 (9–1) 02/07/2016 2:00 pm yes Omaha Baxter Arena Omaha, NE 526 70–55 19–5 (10–1) 02/13/2016 2:00 pm Oral Roberts DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,371 71–48 20–5 (11–1) 02/18/2016 7:00 pm Western Illinois DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,749 86–50 21–5 (12–1) 02/20/2016 2:00 pm South Dakota State DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 3,612 MidcoSN/ESPN3 80–75 22–5 (13–1) 02/25/2016 6:00 pm yes IPFW Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN 546 90–63 23–5 (14–1) 02/27/2016 6:00 pm yes IUPUI The Jungle Indianapolis, IN 525 74–63 24–5 (15–1) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#E34234; color:#FFFFFF;"| The Summit League Women's Tournament 03/05/2016 12:00 pm yes Denver Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD Quarterfinals   MidcoSN/ESPN3 73–54 25–5 03/07/2016 12:00 pm yes Oral Roberts Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD Semifinals   MidcoSN/ESPN3 78–61 26–5 03/08/2016 1:00 pm yes South Dakota State Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD Championship Game 8,647 ESPNU 55–61 26–6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#E34234; color:#FFFFFF;"| WNIT 03/16/2016 7:00 pm yes Creighton DakotaDome Vermillion, SD First Round 1,960 74–68 27–6 03/20/2016 2:00 pm yes yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN Second Round 3,224 101–89 28–6 03/24/2016 7:00 pm yes Northern Iowa DakotaDome Vermillion, SD Third Round 2,433 51–50 29–6 03/27/2016 6:00 pm yes WKU DakotaDome Vermillion, SD Quarterfinals 2,749 68–54 30–6 03/30/2016 7:00 pm yes Oregon DakotaDome Vermillion, SD Semifinals 5,080 88–54 31–6 04/02/2016 2:00 pm yes Florida Gulf Coast DakotaDome Vermillion, SD Championship Game 7,415 CBSSN 71–65 32–6 AP Poll Central Time Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ 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 See also 2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team Category:South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball seasons South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota Category:Women's National Invitation Tournament championship seasons