2025–26 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

2025–26 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
2025–26 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
WNIT
Conference	Summit League
Record	23–9 (12–4 Summit)
Head coach	Carrie Eighmey (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Paul Fessler; Devin Eighmey; Dalton Smith; Bailey Morris;
Home arena	Sanford Coyote Sports Center

2025–26 Summit League women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Dakota State	15	–	1	.938	29	–	4	.879
South Dakota State †	14	–	2	.875	27	–	7	.794
South Dakota	12	–	4	.750	23	–	9	.719
Oral Roberts	8	–	8	.500	15	–	15	.500
St. Thomas	8	–	8	.500	16	–	16	.500
Denver	5	–	11	.313	11	–	19	.367
Kansas City	4	–	12	.250	7	–	23	.233
Omaha	3	–	13	.188	6	–	27	.182
North Dakota	3	–	13	.188	7	–	24	.226

† 2026 Summit League tournament winner As of March 20, 2026

The 2025–26 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team represents the University of South Dakota during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by second-year head coach Carrie Eighmey, play their home games at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

The Coyotes finished the 2024–25 season 11–19, 5–11 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie for seventh place.^[1] They were defeated by Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament.^[2]

Roster

2025–26 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Olivia Kieffer	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Rapid City Christian School	Rapid City, South Dakota
G	1	Molly Joyce	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Truman State	Algona, Iowa
G	2	Jenna Hopp	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	South Dakota State	Glenwood, Iowa
G	3	Coral Mason	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Viborg-Hurley High School	Hurley, South Dakota
G	5	Angelina Robles	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Denver	San Diego, California
G	10	Alyssa Bartlett	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Southeast Polk High School	Pleasant Hill, Iowa
F	11	Patience Williams	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Georgia State	Minneapolis, Minnesota
G	12	Alex Flattery	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Nebraska–Kearney	Sioux City, Iowa
C	14	Josie Hill	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Chicago State	Rapid City, South Dakota
F	20	Katy Reyerson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Northern Iowa	Marshalltown, Iowa
F	22	Brooke Jensen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Vermillion High School	Vermillion, South Dakota
F	23	Grace Peterson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Washington High School	Sioux Falls, South Dakota
F	24	Elise Turrubiates	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Tarleton State	Hobbs, New Mexico
G	25	Olivia Moore	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Seattle	Spokane, Washington
G	33	Tori Schlagel	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Eden Prairie High School	Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Head coach

Carrie Eighmey (Hastings)

Assistant coach(es)

Paul Fessler (Northern Iowa)
Devin Eighmey (Missouri State)
Dalton Smith (Nebraska–Kearney)
Bailey Morris (Concordia Nebraska)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 1, 2026

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 3, 2025* 5:00 pm, SLN		York (NE)	W 104–33	1–0	16 – Tied	9 – Bartlett	4 – Tied	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,538) Vermillion, SD
November 7, 2025* 11:00 am, Midco Sports/SLN		Air Force	W 75–50	2–0	22 – Robles	9 – Williams	4 – Turrubiates	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,592) Vermillion, SD
November 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, SLN		Buena Vista	W 104–54	3–0	17 – Tied	11 – Williams	5 – Joyce	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,070) Vermillion, SD
November 13, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kansas State	W 72–71	4–0	15 – Schlagel	6 – Hopp	4 – Joyce	Bramlage Coliseum (2,996) Manhattan, KS
November 16, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho State	W 64–63	5–0	14 – Robles	18 – Williams	3 – Joyce	Reed Gym (753) Pocatello, ID
November 21, 2025* 7:00 pm, Midco Sports/SLN		Valparaiso	W 85−44	6−0	15 – Turrubiates	16 – Williams	5 – Robles	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,428) Vermillion, SD
November 25, 2025* 7:00 pm, SLN		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 73−41	7−0	21 – Robles	7 – Turrubiates	5 – Robles	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,160) Vermillion, SD
November 29, 2025* 2:00 pm, MWN		at Wyoming	L 59–66	7–1	20 – Robles	14 – Robles	2 – Hill	Arena-Auditorium (2,080) Laramie, WY
December 3, 2025* 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 75–51	8–1	23 – Robles	9 – Tied	2 – Tied	Viking Pavilion (305) Portland, OR
December 6, 2025* 1:00 pm, SLN		Eastern Washington Big Sky–Summit Challenge	L 63–67	8–2	13 – Tied	9 – Turrubiates	4 – Joyce	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,261) Vermillion, SD
December 10, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Bradley	L 62–65	8–3	14 – Schlagel	7 – Robles	6 – Robles	Renaissance Coliseum (3,704) Peoria, IL
December 17, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Pepperdine Malibu Classic	L 65–73	8–4	19 – Turrubiates	8 – Williams	2 – Tied	Firestone Fieldhouse (261) Malibu, CA
December 21, 2025* 1:00 pm		vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Malibu Classic	W 71−44	9−4	24 – Robles	10 – Hill	5 – Joyce	Firestone Fieldhouse (78) Malibu, CA
December 30, 2025* 2:00 pm, SLN		Saint Mary (NE)	W 95–42	10–4	15 – Moore	11 – Kieffer	7 – Moore	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,111) Vermillion, SD
Summit League regular season
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, SLN		at Kansas City	W 67–47	11–4 (1–0)	21 – Joyce	9 – Flattery	4 – Robles	Swinney Recreation Center (351) Kansas City, MO
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN		Oral Roberts	L 61–83	11–5 (1–1)	24 – Joyce	11 – Flattery	4 – Robles	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,107) Vermillion, SD
January 10, 2026 4:00 pm, SLN		at St. Thomas	W 72–65	12–5 (2–1)	21 – Tied	5 – Tied	6 – Robles	Schoenecker Arena (998) St. Paul, MN
January 14, 2026 7:00 pm, Midco Sports/SLN		North Dakota	W 62–39	13–5 (3–1)	20 – Joyce	6 – Tied	4 – Robles	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,232) Vermillion, SD
January 17, 2026 1:00 pm, SLN		Denver	W 75–55	14–5 (4–1)	21 – Williams	13 – Williams	6 – Robles	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,988) Vermillion, SD
January 22, 2026 6:30 pm, SLN		at Omaha	W 67–39	15–5 (5–1)	16 – Joyce	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Baxter Arena (1,334) Omaha, NE
January 24, 2026 1:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota State	L 56–79	15–6 (5–2)	12 – Tied	7 – Turrubiates	4 – Robles	Scheels Center (2,004) Fargo, ND
January 28, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN		St. Thomas	W 67–55	16–6 (6–2)	20 – Robles	15 – Turrubiates	3 – Tied	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,388) Vermillion, SD
January 31, 2026 1:00 pm, Midco Sports/SLN		South Dakota State	W 73–54	17–6 (7–2)	25 – Robles	12 – Turrubiates	4 – Hopp	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,060) Vermillion, SD
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN		at Denver	W 53–42	18–6 (8–2)	14 – Robles	15 – Williams	3 – Joyce	Hamilton Gymnasium (414) Denver, CO
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, SLN		at Oral Roberts	W 74–69	19–6 (9–2)	28 – Robles	14 – Turrubiates	4 – Robles	Mabee Center (537) Tulsa, OK
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN		Kansas City	W 70–65 ^OT	20–6 (10–2)	17 – Schlagel	12 – Turrubiates	7 – Robles	Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, Midco Sports/SLN		Omaha	W 69–66	21–6 (11–2)	21 – Robles	9 – Turrubiates	2 – Tied (3)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,189) Vermillion, SD
February 21, 2026 1:00 pm, Midco Sports/SLN		North Dakota State	L 68–81	21–7 (11–3)	24 – Joyce	8 – Turrubiates	1 – Tied (3)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,304) Vermillion, SD
February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota	W 80–66	22–7 (12–3)	17 – Robles	8 – Williams	5 – Robles	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,452) Grand Forks, ND
February 28, 2026 6:00 pm, SLN		at South Dakota State	L 49–82	22–8 (12–4)	21 – Joyce	9 – Turrubiates	2 – Joyce	First Bank and Trust Arena (4,449) Brookings, SD
Summit League tournament
March 6, 2026* 2:30 pm, SLN	(3)	vs. (6) Denver Quarterfinal	W 61–50	23–8	21 – Robles	8 – Williams	4 – Turrubiates	Denny Sanford Premier Center (5,315) Sioux Falls, SD
March 7, 2026* 2:25 pm, SLN	(3)	vs. (2) South Dakota State Semifinal	L 59–74	23–9	18 – Robles	11 – Turrubiates	4 – Joyce	Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,476) Sioux Falls, SD
Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT)
March 22, 2026* 1:00 pm, Midco Sports/SLN		Northern Colorado Second round						Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
^ "South Dakota women's basketball knocked out of Summit League Tournament by Oral Roberts". Argus Leader. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
^ "South Dakota Coyotes 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 1, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved February 1, 2026.

[2] "South Dakota women's basketball knocked out of Summit League Tournament by Oral Roberts". Argus Leader. Retrieved February 1, 2026.

[3] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved February 1, 2026.

[4] "South Dakota Coyotes 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 1, 2026.

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