South Dakota. Women s Basketball Release Dec. 19, 2012

Transcription

1 University of South Dakota Jarrod Tell Assistant Sports Information Director Office: (605) Cell: (641) Women s Basketball Release Dec. 19, SCHEDULE Date Opp. Time/Result 11/9 Cleveland State L, /11 Drake W, /15 Northern Iowa L, /20 Creighton L, /23 Pepperdine^ L, /24 Seton Hall^ W, /29 Idaho State L, /1 Utah Valley W /6 Dakota State W, /9 Kansas State L, /15 Peru State W, /20 Utah State 1 p.m. 12/22 Boise State 1 p.m. 12/30 * 2 p.m. 1/3 North Dakota State* 7 p.m. 1/6 South Dakota State* 2 p.m. 1/12 * 2 p.m. 1/17 * 7 p.m. 1/19 * 2 p.m. 1/24 * 7 p.m. 1/26 * 2 p.m. 1/30 South Dakota State* 7 p.m. 2/2 North Dakota State* 7 p.m. 2/9 * 2 p.m. 2/14 * 5:30 p.m. 2/16 * 1 p.m. 2/21 7 p.m. 2/23 2 p.m. 2/28 7 p.m. 3/9-12 Summit League Tournament$ TBA All times listed as CST ^ - Pepperdine Holiday Tournament * - Summit League contest $ - Summit League Tournament in Sioux Falls, S.D. Home games in bold Opening Tip... u Utah State ranks 341st in scoring defense and 342nd in shooting defense. USD ranks in the top 100 in both categories u Margaret McCloud has averaged 13.5 rebounds per game over the last four games u Utah State coach Jerry Finkbeiner coached former Summit League school Oral Roberts last season. ORU went 1-1 against the Coyotes last season and were second in the final standings Teams: South Dakota (5-6 overall, 0-0 in Summit League) at Utah State (2-8 overall, 0-0 in the WAC) Location: Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) Radio: KVHT (Yankton). Play-by-play by R.J. Pattison. Polls: Both unranked Coaches: South Dakota s Amy Williams (1st year at South Dakota: 5-6; sixth as a head coach: ) and Utah State s Jerry Finkbeiner (1st year : 2-8; 23rd as a head coach: ) Series: First meeting between these two programs Streak: First meeting between these two programs Last Meeting: First meeting between these two programs ROSTER GAME 12: SOUTH DAKOTA AT UTAH STATE Senior guard Alexis Yackley recorded 10 rebounds and 10 assists for her second career double-double on Dec. 15 against Peru State. PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl 5 Alexis Yackley G 5-7 Sr Tempestt Wilson G 5-10 Sr Nicole Seekamp G 5-10 So Pam January F 5-9 Sr Polly Harrington F 5-11 Jr OFF THE BENCH 4 Tia Hemiller G 5-6 Fr Sam Mehr G 5-9 Sr Margaret McCloud C 6-2 Fr Heidi Hoff G 5-10 Fr Lisa Loeffler F 6-1 So Taneesha Greaves G 5-8 Fr. Will redshirt this season 2 Bailey Milne G 5-11 Fr. Will redshirt this season 15 Kelly Stewart G 6-0 So. Will redshirt this season 20 Taylor Moore G 5-10 So. Will redshirt this season 32 McKayla Knudson F 6-1 Jr. Will redshirt this season All stats as of 12/17/12 Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats Athletics 800 University Dr., LAC Press Box Maryville, MO (660)

2 South Dakota Sports Information Contacts Assistant Sports Information Director (WBB Contact): Jarrod Tell Office: (605) Cell: (641) Sports Information Director: Bryan Boettcher Office: (605) Graduate Assistant: Jackson Leuschen Office: (605) Office Fax: (660) MEDIA INFORMATION The University of South Dakota Sports Information Staff will provide pregame notes, cumulative statistics and scorecards prior to each Coyote home game. Complete game statistics will be available approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of each game. The DakotaDome press box and sideline tables will house the media as well as media relations and game operations personnel. Questions regarding press accommodations or requests for credentials should be made through the South Dakota Sports Information Office. Official South Dakota Web Site: GoYotes.com (contains game notes, statistics, roster, schedules, photos and news about the Coyotes). Credentials Requests for press, broadcast and photo credentials and press box space for all South Dakota home basketball games should be made in advance by contacting the South Dakota Sports Information Office. Photographers must remain within NCAA-designated photo areas. The South Dakota Sports Information Office staff has the discretion to refuse credentials or revoke credentials at any time. Interviews Head Coach Amy Williams will be made available approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of all South Dakota home games. QUICK FACTS City / Zip...Vermillion, SD Founded / Enrollment / 10,151 Nickname... Coyotes School Colors... Red and White Arena / Capacity... DakotaDome/10,000 Press Box Phone Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference... Summit League President...Dr. James Abbott Interim Athletic Director... David Herbster Athletic Dept. Phone Athletic Dept. Fax Tickets Phone Team Information Record: Summit League Record/Finish: /3rd Final Ranking:... NR Letterwinners Returning/Lost:... 8/3 Starters Returning/Lost:... 2/3 Coaching Staff Head Coach:...Amy Williams Alma Mater:... Nebraska/ 98 Career Record/Years: / 6th season School Record/Years: / 1st season Office Phone: Assistant Coaches:...Ryan Larsen, Brooke Atkinson, Chuck Love Office Phone: Graduate Assistants:...Tandem Mays Office Phone: Head Athletic Trainer:... Bruce Fischbach History First year of basketball: All-Time Record: No. Yrs. in NCAA Tourn. / last... 0 / N/A Last Postseason Opponent... At home vs. Colorado (WNIT) Result:... L, Selected Coyote players will be available after a 10-minute cooling-off period and after Coach Williams has had a chance to address the team. All other requests for player or coach interviews must be made through the South Dakota Sports Information Office. Contact Sports Information Office with other questions or requests in regards to interviews. SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS (Records are as of Dec. 19) Summit Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct South Dakota State South Dakota North Dakota State SUMMIT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL 1. South Dakota State (22) (1) North Dakota State (1) South Dakota (1) Summit League games on Dec. 20 South Dakota, 1 p.m. Summit League games on Dec. 21 at Purdue, 11 a.m. Saint Mary (Neb.) at, 12 p.m. South Dakota State at Georgetown, 1 p.m. Rochester College at, 5:30 p.m. Bradley at, 7 p.m. at New Mexico State, 7:30 p.m.

3 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown/Previous School 1 Taneesha Greeves G 5-8 Fr. Winnepeg, Manitoba/Oak Hill Academy (VA) 2 Bailey Milne G/F 5-11 Fr. Madison, S.D./Madison HS 3 Tempestt Wilson G 5-10 Sr. Elk River, Minn./Elk River HS (Iowa Western CC) 4 Tia Hemiller G 5-6 Fr. Watertown, S.D./Watertown H.S. 5 Alexis Yackley G 5-7 Sr. Onida, S.D./Sully Buttes HS (Iowa State) 11 Sam Mehr G 5-9 Sr. Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS 13 Pam January F 5-9 Sr. Richfield, Minn./Richfield HS 15 Kelly Stewart G 6-0 So. Amery, Wis./Amery HS 20 Taylor Moore G 5-10 So. Milford, Neb./Milford HS 30 Margaret McCloud C 6-2 Fr. Rapid City, S.D./Stevens HS 32 McKayla Knudson F 6-1 Jr. South Sioux City, Neb./South Sioux City HS 33 Polly Harrington F 5-11 Jr., Mo.,/Johnson County CC 35 Nicole Seekamp G 5-10 So. Renmark, South Australia/Brighton Secondary 42 Heidi Hoff G 5-10 Fr. Brandon, S.D./Brandon Valley HS 44 Lisa Loeffler F 6-1 So. Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul HS USD RECORD WHEN... Under Williams Ahead at the half Behind at the half Tied at the half FG% of.450 or more FG% less than Better FG% than opp Worse FG% than opp Same FG% as opp Opp. FG% less than 45% FG% of 40% or more FG% less than 40% Try more than 15 3FGs Try 15 or fewer 3FGs Make at least 70% FT Try at least 25 FTs Try less than 25 FTs Outrebound opp Tied or Outrebounded More TOs than opp Same or fewer TOs Commit 12 or more TOs Commit less than 12 TOs Score less than 50 pts Score pts Score pts Score pts Score pts Score 90 or more pts Allow less than 50 pts Allow pts Allow pts Allow pts Allow pts Allow 90 or more pts Overtime vs. Top 25 opp Home games Road games Netrual site games Day games Night games Games Decided By... 5 points or less points points or more points * - Overall season record: 5-6 The Coyotes Hoping to build on the successes of a year ago, the University of South Dakota s women s basketball team will enter the season with a new coach and several new faces on the court. The Coyotes, who went 23-8 last season and 12-6 in conference play, have an influx of talent to work with as she enters her first season. Williams, who has been an assistant coach at Texas-San Antonio, Oklahoma State and Tulsa, came to USD after building a Rogers State basketball team from scratch into an NAIA power in five seasons. She holds a career record as a head coach. Williams takes over a program that ranked 12th in the country last season in scoring defense. She expects to have the players that will make the Coyotes an interesting matchup for many teams this season. We would like to expand our depth this year and have more players contributing to our scoring, said Coach Williams. In the guard position, the Coyotes have some key returners, including last season s conference assist leader Alexis Yackley and returning starter Tempestt Wilson. Yackley dished out 4.8 assists per game and held the top spot in the conference in turnover ratio at 2.3-to-1. Wilson will be the highest returning scorer for South Dakota. She averaged 8.6 points per game last season, which was third-highest on the team. The returning guards in our program have played a lot of minutes in Coyote uniforms and we will lean heavily on their experience. Williams said. Nicole Seekamp, a 5-foot-10-inch sophomore who sat out last season, looks to get playing time as well. Nicole started at point guard for the Australia U19 National team in She averaged 18.5 points per game in a pair of international tournaments and captured a world championship that year. Nicole is one of the most intelligent players I have ever been around. Williams said. She is capable of scoring in a lot of ways and brings us a versatile player that is capable of contributing from a lot of positions. Pam January has made big strides at forward after averaging only a handful of minutes in 28 games last season. I ve been thrilled this preseason with how hard Pam has been working, Williams said. She s consistent, a good leader, and is currently playing her best basketball, which is what you want during your senior year. Another returner expected to make a contribution is sophomore Lisa Loeffler, a former Minnesota Class 4-A All-State honorable mention. A pair of newcomers will see court time in the low post. Polly Harrington, a junior college transfer out of Johnson County Community College (Kan.), averaged 11.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, and Margaret McCloud, a freshman from Rapid City averaged 16.5 points and 14.5 rebounds per game last season. Five players will be looking to redshirt this year due to injury: Kelly Stewart, McKayla Knudson, Taylor Moore, Taneesha Greaves and Bailey Milne. Scouting Utah State Utah State coach Jerry Finkbeiner coached Oral Roberts a year ago. Finkbeiner led ORU to record and a 14-4 record in the Summit League. ORU went 1-1 against USD last season. The Aggies (2-8) have won both their games at the Great Alaska Shootout. USU topped Prairie View A&M and Alaska-Anchorage during that tournament. Devyn Christensen averages 22.1 points per game, which is tops in the WAC. Christensen is one of the top 3-point shooters in the conference, averaging over three 3-pointers per game. The Aggies average 71 points per game, which is second in the conference. However, the Aggies give up the most points in the WAC (82 ppg) and are 341st in the NCAA in scoring defense. Opponents shoot 46 percent from the field, which ranks USU 342nd in shooting defense.

4 South Dakota TV/Radio Roster #1 Taneesha Graves 5-8 Fr. G #2 Bailey Milne 5-11 Fr. G/F #3 Tempestt Wilson 5-10 Sr. G #4 Tia Hemiller 5-6 Fr. G #5 Alexis Yackley 5-7 Sr. G #11 Sam Mehr 5-9 Sr. G #13 Pam January 5-9 Sr. F #15 Kelly Stewart 6-0 So. G #20 Taylor Moore 5-10 So. G #30 Margaret McCloud 6-2 Fr. C #32 McKayla Knudson 6-1 Jr. F #33 Polly Harrington 5-11 Jr. F #35 Nicole Seekamp 5-10 So. G #42 Heidi Hoff 5-10 Fr. G #44 Lisa Loeffler 6-1 So. F PRONUNCIATIONS Coyotes KYE-OATS #1 Taneesha Greaves GREEVES #2 Bailey Milne Mill-nee #4 Tia Hemiller TIE-ah Hem-ill-er #11 Sam Mehr May-er #44 Lisa Loeffler Loff-ler

5 Yote Notes Six players scored double-digit point totals against Peru State on Dec. 15. It was the first time in USD history that many reached at least ten points in a game. Freshman Margaret McCloud recorded her first double-double of her college career by grabbing 19 rebounds and scoring 11 points against Peru State. She is currently third in the Summit League in rebounds per game (8.5) and tops in total rebounds at 94. She has averaged 13.5 rebounds over the last four games. Alexis Yackley recorded her second career double-double with 10 assists and 10 rebounds against Peru State. She's averaged 5.5 assists per game in the last four games. Yackley and McCloud were the second Coyote duo over the last two seasons to record doubledoubles in the same game. Amber Hegge (10 points, 10 rebounds) and Jodie Boss (12 points, 13 rebounds) both had double-doubles against on Jan. 21, A former starter for Australia s U19 team, Nicole Seekamp has shot 57.7 percent and averaged 19.3 points per game over the last four games. Seekamp has recorded double-digit points in each of those games and in a total of eight games this season. Based on 40 minutes averages, USD has some of the most productive players in the Summit League. McCloud leads the Summit League in rebounds per 40 minutes with a 19.7 average and Tia Hemiller is second in steals per 40 minutes at 3.6. Polly Harrington is third in scoring per 40 minutes at 23.7, and Seekamp is sixth in the same stat at Junior Polly Harrington is the only player in the Summit League that is shooting over 50 percent. She shoots 54 percent and averages 12.6 points per game, which is 11th in the Summit League. Tempestt Wilson has averaged 11.2 points per game over the last five games. She has raised her points per game average this season (8.5) by 2.2 points in that span. USD could have an advantage over Utah State in rebounding. Utah State is 329th out of 345 in rebounding margin at -10.0, while USD is 40th at USU is also last in the WAC in rebounds per game at 34.9, while USD is first in the Summit League in that stat at 42.4 per game. South Dakota has only been outrebounded once this season (Pepperdine 47-38). The five players playing their first season in Coyote uniforms (Hoff, Seekamp, Harrington, McCloud, Hemiller) have scored 463 of the team s 698 points (66.3 percent) this season. South Dakota has the top defense in the Summit League, giving up 57 points per game. The Coyotes also have the second-best offense at 63.5 ppg. Injuries have trimmed the Coyote roster down from 15 to 10. Three returners (Kelly Stewart, Taylor Moore and McKalya Knudson) are out for the season and have applied for redshirt status. Guards Taneesha Greaves and Bailey Milne are also redshirting this season. While excelling on the court, South Dakota is also excelling in the classroom. The Coyotes were fourth in NCAA Division I in GPA at according to the Women s Basketball Coaches Association last year. South Dakota ranked behind Green Bay, South Dakota State, and DePaul. Outside of South Dakota State and South Dakota, Summit League schools North Dakota State (16th) and Fort Wayne (18th) also ranked in the top-25. AP POLL (12/17) Rk School Record PR 1. Stanford Connecticut Baylor Duke Notre Dame Georgia Kentucky California Maryland Tennessee Penn State UCLA Purdue Louisville Oklahoma St Dayton North Carolina Oklahoma Kansas Texas South Carolina Texas A&M Florida State 8-1 NR 24. West Virginia Colorado 9-0 NR USA Today POLL (12/18) Rk School Record PR 1. Stanford Connecticut Baylor Duke Notre Dame Kentucky Georgia Maryland California Penn State Tennessee Purdue Louisville Oklahoma St Dayton UCLA South Carolina Oklahoma Kansas West Virginia Nebraska Texas A&M Texas Ohio State North Carolina 10-1 NR

6 THE LAST TIME SOUTH DAKOTA.. South Dakota ranked in top 25:... #2 in D-II poll (4/1/08) South Dakota played No. 1-ranked opponent... Delta State (D-II) (3/27/08) Defeated No. 1-ranked opponent vs. Delta State (D-II) (3/27/08) Defeated No. 2-ranked opponent vs. South Dakota St. (D-II) (2/15/03) Defeated opponent ranked vs. #5 North Dakota (D-II) (3/9/08) Defeated opponent ranked vs. #20 Washburn (D-II) (3/26/08) Defeat a ranked opponent at home vs. #3 North Dakota (D-II) (2/21/08) Defeat a ranked opponent on the road at #1 North Dakota (D-II) (1/19/08) Scored < 50 points...45 vs. Idaho State (11/29/12) Scored 80 points vs. Viterbo (11/27/11) Scored 90 points...93 vs. Peru State (12/15/12) Scored 100 points vs. Chadron State (12/27/03) Scored 90 points and lost vs. South Dakota State (3/1/91) Scored 100 points and lost...never Lost at Home vs. Idaho State (11/29/12) Lost when leading at the half (20-18 at half) at (2/18/12) Lost a Non-Conf. Reg. Season Game: at Kansas State (12/9/12) Lost an overtime game at Houston Baptist (1/28/10) Won an overtime game vs. South Dakota State (2/13/12) Played multiple overtimes... L , 2OT vs. South Dakota State (3/1/91) Had a double-double... Margaret McCloud (11 pts and 19 rebs) and Alexis Yackley (10 assists and 10 rebs) vs. Peru State (12/15/12) No Coyote scored in double figures...never One Coyote scored in double figures... at Kansas State (12/9/12) Four players scored in double figures... at Drake (11/11/12) Five players scored in double figures...vs. Peru State (12/15/12) Six players scored in double figures...vs. Peru State (12/15/12) Two Coyotes score 20 points, same game......jeana Hoffman, 22, and Bridget Yoerger, 21, vs. St. Cloud State (2/10/07) Three Coyotes score 20 points, same game......never Scored 40 or more points...40, Mandy Koupal vs. Augustana (1/18/03) Scored 30 or more points... 32, Amber Hegge vs. Northern Iowa (12/7/11) Had 15 or more rebounds... 19, Margaret McCloud vs. Peru State (12/15/12) Had 20 or more rebounds...26, Mandy Koupal vs. North Dakota State (2/22/03) Had 10 or more assists...10, Alexis Yackley vs. Peru State (12/15/12) Had 8 or more steals... 9, Stacy Schooley at Northern Colorado (1/11/03) Had 5 or more blocked shots...5, Polly Harrington at Drake (11/11/12) Perfect at the free-throw line (min. 12) , Mandy Koupal vs. (1/31/04) Shot percent from the field: vs. Peru State (12/15/12) Shot percent from the field: vs. Minnesota-Morris (12/4/02) Shot percent 3FG (min. 8): (11-22) vs. (1/21/12) Shot percent 3FG (min. 8): (9-15) vs. Northern Iowa (2/10/09) Shot percent 3FG (min. 8):...Never Shot percent 3FG (min. 8):...Never Made Free Throws: vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) Made Free Throws: vs. (1/23/12) Attempted Free Throws: vs. (1/23/12) Attempted 40+ Free Throws: vs. St. Cloud State (12/9/00) PLAYER HISTORY Career Games Played (at USD) Player Starts Games Sam Mehr 0 93 Pam January Tempestt Wilson Alexis Yackley Kelly Stewart 1 31 Lisa Loeffler 0 30 McKayla Knudson 0 27 Taylor Moore 0 21 Nicole Seekamp Polly Harrington Heidi Hoff 0 11 Tia Hemiller 0 11 Margaret McCloud 0 11 Consecutive Starts Player Starts Tempestt Wilson 59 Alexis Yackley 23 Nicole Seekamp 11 Polly Harrington 11 Pam January 11 Double-Digit Scoring Games Player Career Cons. Tempestt Wilson Alexis Yackley 17 1 Polly Harrington Nicole Seekamp Kelly Stewart 4 0 McKalya Knudson 2 0 Tia Hemiller Sam Mehr Pam January 1 0 Margaret McCloud Heidi Hoff Point Scoring Games Player Career Cons. Nicole Seekamp 3 3 Tempestt Wilson 1 0 Polly Harrington 1 1 Double-Digit Reb. Games Player Career Cons. Margaret McCloud Polly Harrington 3 3 Alexis Yackley Double-Doubles Player Career Cons. Polly Harrington 2 2 Alexis Yackley Margaret McCloud 1 1 1

7 NCAA and Conference Rankings NCAA RANKINGS CONFERENCE RANKINGS Through games Dec. 16, 2012 TEAM USD USU Category Rk (Avg.) Rk (Avg.) Scoring Offense 158 (63.5) 46 (71.4) Scoring Defense 90 (57.0) 342 (82.9) Scoring Margin 102 (+6.5) 298 (-11.4) FG Percentage 193 (.382) 151 (.392) FG Percentage Defense 80 (.357) 341 (.466) 3-Point FGs Per Game 170 (4.8) 37 (7.0) 3-Point FG Percentage 183 (.285) 186 (.284) Free-Throw Percentage 105 (.706) 4 (.810) Rebound Margin 40 (+7.6) 329 (-10.0) Assists Per Game 160 (13.0) 171 (12.9) Blocks Per Game 238 (2.8) 95 (4.0) Steals Per Game 227 (8.1) 4 (14.9) Won-Lost Percentage 196 (.455) 296 (.222) Turnovers Per Game 97 (16.5) 249 (19.8) Turnover Margin 180 (-0.1) 190 (-0.4) Personal Fouls Per Game 117 (15.6) 236 (17.6) Assist/Turnover Ratio 121 (0.79) 209 (0.65) INDIVIDUAL Category USD Leader Rk Avg. Points Per Game Seekamp 185 (14.7) FG Percentage Harrington NR (.540) 3-Point FGs Per Game Seekamp NR (1.3) 3-Point FG Percentage Seekamp NR (.333) Free-Throw Percentage Harrington 52 (.870) Rebounds Per Game McCloud 120 (8.5) Assists Per Game Yackley 107 (4.2) Blocked Shots Per Game Harrington 214 (1.2) Steals Per Game Yackley NR (1.7) Assist/Turnover Ratio Yackley 71 (1.8) Category USU Leader Rk Avg. Points Per Game Christensen 6 (22.1) FG Percentage Vaaulu NR (.546) 3-Point FGs Per Game Christensen 4 (3.6) 3-Point FG Percentage Christensen 94 (.360) Free-Throw Percentage Christensen 9 (.938) Rebounds Per Game Johnson NR (5.9) Assists Per Game Christensen 166 (3.7) Blocked Shots Per Game Turner 238 (1.1) Steals Per Game Christensen 16 (3.7) Assist/Turnover Ratio Christensen NR (0.9) Through games Dec. 16, 2012 TEAM USD (SL) USU (WAC) Category Rk (Avg.) Rk (Avg.) Scoring Offense 2 (63.5) 2 (71.4) Scoring Defense 1 (57.0) 10 (82.9) Scoring Margin 2 (+6.5) 8 (-11.4) Free-Throw Percentage 3 (.706) 1 (.810) FG Percentage 5 (.382) 2 (.392) FG Percentage Defense 1 (.357) 10 (.466) 3-Point FG Percentage 8 (.285) 6 (.284) 3-Point FG Defense 1 (.284) 9 (.354) 3-Point FGs Made 8 (4.8) 3 (7.0) Offensive Rebounds 2 (14.3) 10 (10.6) Defensive Rebounds 1 (28.8) 9 (23.8) Rebound Margin 1 (+7.6) 10 (-10.0) Blocks Per Game 3 (3.6) 1 (4.0) Assists Per Game 4 (13.0) 4 (12.9) Steals Per Game 5 (8.1) 2 (14.9) Turnover Margin 5 (-0.1) 6 (-0.4) Assist/Turnover Ratio 4 (0.8) 5 (0.7) INDIVIDUAL Category USD Leader SL Rk Avg. Points Per Game Seekamp 5 (14.7) Harrington 11 (12.6) Rebounds Per Game McCloud 3 (8.5) FG Percentage Harrington 1 (.540) Assists Per Game Yackley 3 (4.2) Free-Throw Percentage Harrington 1 (.870) Steals Per Game Yackley 8 (1.7) 3-Point FG Percentage Seekamp 16 (.333) 3-Point FGs Per Game Seekamp 16 (1.3) Blocked Shots Per Game Harrington 3 (1.2) Assist/Turnover Ratio Yackley 4 (1.8) Offensive Rebounds McCloud 1 (3.1) Defensive Rebounds McCloud 2 (5.5) Minutes Played Yackley 14 (29.6) Category USU Leader WAC Rk Avg. Points Per Game Christensen 1 (22.1) Johnson 12 (12.6) Rebounds Per Game Johnson 14 (5.9) FG Percentage Vaaulu 2 (.548) Assists Per Game Christensen 3 (3.7) Free-Throw Percentage Christensen 1 (.938) Steals Per Game Johnson 3 (3.7). Christensen 3 (3.7) 3-Point FG Percentage Williams 4 (.435) 3-Point FGs Per Game Christensen 1 (3.6) Blocked Shots Per Game Turner 6 (1.1) Assist/Turnover Ratio Christensen 6 (0.9) Offensive Rebounds Ward NR (1.7) Defensive Rebounds Johnson 8 (4.7) Minutes Played Christensen 1 (36.7)

8 Head Coach Amy Williams - 1st season Amy Williams is in her first season as the head women s basketball coach at the University of South Dakota. Williams was named the Coyote head coach on June 4, Williams, a native of Spearfish, S.D.,and a 1998 Nebraska graduate, has been an assistant coach at the Division I level, including serving as the top assistant/recruiting coordinator at Oklahoma State from , and holding the same position at Tulsa from For the past five seasons, she has been the head coach at Rogers State (Okla.). In March of 2007, Williams was named the first head women s basketball coach at Rogers State University and built the program from scratch into an NAIA national contender. In five seasons at Rogers State, Williams recorded a record. Last year, the Hillcats were and advanced to the NAIA Final 8 for the first time in school history. She led the Hillcats to back-to-back NAIA national tournament appearances. Williams joined the Hillcats after successful coaching stints as the top assistant and recruiting coordinator at The University of Tulsa and Oklahoma State University. She previously worked as an assistant at the University of Texas-San Antonio and was a graduate assistant at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. At Tulsa, Williams helped the Golden Hurricane claim its first Conference USA regular-season and tournament championships in The Hurricane also earned its first ever trip to the NCAA tournament and logged its first win in the field of 64, finishing the season with an impressive 26-6 record. Before joining Tulsa, Williams served as the top assistant at Oklahoma State from She compiled a number of accolades as the recruiting coordinator at OSU, including being named the 11th ranked recruiting coordinator in the nation based on impact to program and signing the Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year in Her 2003 recruiting class was ranked 19th in the country according to All-Star Girls Basketball Report. Williams served as an assistant coach at Texas-San Antonio from , where she was involved with scouting, practice preparation, recruiting and preseason conditioning workouts. WILLIAMS COACHING HISTORY Institution Title Years Nebraksa-Kearney Graduate Asst Texas-San Antonio Assistant Coach Oklahoma State Assistant Coach/ Recruiting Coord. Tulsa Assistant Coach/ Recruiting Coord. Rogers State Head Coach South Dakota Head Coach Year-By-Year Coaching Rogers State Rogers State Rogers State Rogers State Rogers State South Dakota Overall Record (.589) in 6 seasons Postseason History Postseason record: Rogers State NAIA 1st round L 56-60, Westminster College (Utah) Rogers State NAIA Elite 8 W OT, Univ. of the Cumberlands W 64-59, Shorter (Ga.) L 63-70, Georgetown (Ky.) Williams was a four-year basketball letterwinner at Nebraska, where she graduated with a degree in biology and mathematics in She earned Academic All-Big 12 Conference honors as a senior in and was named a Phillips 66 Student-Athlete of the Week in After graduating from Nebraska, Williams joined the University of Nebraska-Kearney staff as a graduate assistant, where she earned her master s degree in sports administration in Williams family includes her husband, Lloyd, and daughters Kennadi Capri (age 6) and Bentli Marie (age 2). Coaching Staff Ryan Larsen Assistant Coach 5th Season MSU-Moorhead 02 Brooke Atkinson Assistant Coach 2nd Season Wichita State 03 Chuck Love Assistant Coach 1st Season NW Oklahoma St. 08 Tandem Mays Graduate Assistant 1st Season Tulsa 07

9 South Dakota Stats/Results RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 03 WILSON, Tempestt HEMILLER, Tia YACKLEY, Alexis MEHR, Sam JANUARY, Pam MCCLOUD, Margaret HARRINGTON, Polly SEEKAMP, Nicole HOFF, Heidi LOEFFLER, Lisa Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS SD OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/9/12 at Cleveland State L at Drake W /15/12 at UNI L /20/12 CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS L /23/12 at Pepperdine L /24/12 vs Seton Hall W /29/12 IDAHO STATE L /1/12` UTAH VALLEY W /6/12 DAKOTA STATE W /9/12 at Kansas State L /15/12 PERU STATE W * = Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals South Dakota Opponents

10 Individual Game Highs Points South Dakota 27, Nicole Seekamp vs. Utah Valley (12/1/12) Points Opponents 29, Brittany Chambers, Kansas State (12/9/12) Field Goals 9, by Nicole Seekamp vs. Peru State (12/15/12) Field Goals 12, Brittany Chambers, Kansas State (12/9/12) Field Goal Attempts 19, Nicole Seekamp at Cleveland State (11/9/12) Field Goal Attempts 23, Brittany Chambers, Kansas State (12/9/12) FG Pct. (5 made).833 (5-6) 2x, by last Polly Harrington vs. Dakota State (12/6/12) FG Pct. (5 made).750 (6-8), Alexis Brown, Seton Hall (11/24/12) 3-Point FG 4, Nicole Seekamp vs. Utah Valley (12/1/12) 3-Point FG 4 3x, last by Lindsey Reed, Idaho State (11/29/12) 3-Pt. FG Pct. (3 made) (3-3), Polly Harrington at Creighton (11/20/12) 3-Pt. FG Pct. (3 made).667 (4-6), Honesty King, Cleveland State (11/9/12) Free Throws Made 8, Nicole Seekamp at Drake (11/11/12) Free Throws Made 10 2x, last by Kyndal Clark, Drake (11/11/12) Free Throw Atts FT Pct. (5 made) 11, Nicole Seekamp at Drake (11/11/12) (6-6) 2x, last by Polly Harrington vs. Dakota State (12/6/12) Free Throw Atts. FT Pct. (5 made) 11 4x, last by Ka-Diedre Simmons, Seton Hall (11/24/12) (8-8), Brittany Morris, Seton Hall (11/24/12) Rebounds 19, Margaret McCloud vs. Peru State (12/15/12) Rebounds 13 3x, last by Brittany Chambers, Kansas State (12/9/12) Assists 10, Alexis Yackley vs. Peru State (12/15/12) Assists 5 5x, last by Mariah White, Kansas State (12/9/12) Blocked Shots 5, Polly Harrington at Drake (11/11/12) Blocked Shots 6, Alyson Drooger, Dakota State (12/6/12) Steals 4 4x, last by Alexis Yackley and Tempestt Wilson vs. Dakota State (12/6/12) Steals 5 2x, last by Aduago Osuala, Peru State (12/15/12) Minutes Played 37, Alexis Yackley at Cleveland State (11/9/12) Minutes Played 40, Shalona Winton, Cleveland State. (11/9/12)

11 Team Game Highs & Lows South Dakota Highs POINTS: 93, vs. Peru State (12/15/12) FIELD GOALS MADE: 39, vs. Peru State (12/15/12) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 78, vs. Peru State (12/15/12) FIELD GOAL PCT.:.500 (39-78), vs. Peru State (12/15/12) 3-PT FGs MADE: 10, vs. Utah Valley (12/1/12) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTS: 30, vs. Utah Valley (12/1/12) 3-PT FG PCT.:.391 (9-23), vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) FREE THROWS MADE: 20, vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 28, at Drake (11/11/12) FREE THROW PCT.:.941 (16-17), vs. Kansas State (12/9/12) REBOUNDS: 59, vs. Peru State (12/15/12) ASSISTS: 26, vs. Peru State (12/15/12) STEALS: 18, vs. Dakota State (12/6/12) BLOCKED SHOTS: 6, at Drake (11/11/12) TURNOVERS: 25, vs. Creighton (11/20/12) FOULS: 23, vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) Opponent Highs POINTS: 70, Pepperdine (11/24/12) FIELD GOALS MADE: 28, Kansas State (12/9/12) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 70, Drake (11/11/12) FIELD GOAL PCT.:.438 (26-64), Kansas State (12/9/12) 3-PT FGs MADE: 8 2x, last by Idaho State (11/29/12) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTS: 28, Northern Iowa (11/15/12) 3-PT FG PCT.:.471 (8-17), Idaho State (11/29/12) FREE THROWS MADE: 21, Seton Hall (11/24/12) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 30, Seton Hall (11/24/12) FREE THROW PCT.:.900 (18-20), Cleveland State (11/9/12) REBOUNDS: 47, Pepperdine (11/24/12) ASSISTS: 16, Idaho State (11/29/12) STEALS: 12, Cleveland State (11/9/12) BLOCKED SHOTS: 7, Dakota State (12/6/12) TURNOVERS: 26, Dakota State (12/6/12) FOULS: 21 2x, last by Seton Hall (11/24/12) South Dakota Lows POINTS: 45, vs. Idaho State (11/29/12) FIELD GOALS MADE: 14, vs. Idaho State (11/29/12) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 45, vs. Creighton (11/20/12) FIELD GOAL PCT.:.269 (14-52), vs. Idaho State (11/29/12) 3-PT FGs MADE: 2, vs. Idaho State (11/29/12) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTS: 6, vs. Idaho State (11/29/12) 3-PT FG PCT.:.143 (3-21), at Cleveland State (11/9/12) FREE THROWS MADE: 7 2x, last vs. Creighton (11/20/12) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 10 2x, last vs. Creighton (11/20/12) FREE THROW PCT.:.550 (11-20), at Pepperdine (11/24/12) REBOUNDS: 35, vs. Kansas State (12/9/12) ASSISTS: 7, vs. Idaho State (11/29/12) STEALS: 1 vs. Idaho State (11/29/12) BLOCKED SHOTS: 1, at Cleveland State (11/9/12) TURNOVERS: 6, vs. Dakota State (12/6/12) FOULS: 10, vs. Dakota State (12/6/12) Opponent Lows POINTS: 35, Dakota State (12/6/12) FIELD GOALS MADE: 13, Dakota State (12/6/12) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 44, Cleveland State (11/9/12) FIELD GOAL PCT.:.245 (13-53), Dakota State (12/6/12) 3-PT FGs MADE: 0, Seton Hall (11/24/12) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTS: 5, Peru State (12/15/12) 3-PT FG PCT.:.000, Seton Hall (11/24/12) FREE THROWS MADE: 3, Dakota State (12/6/12) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 5, Dakota State (12/6/12) FREE THROW PCT.:.250 (4-16), Peru State (12/15/12) REBOUNDS: 29, Cleveland State (11/9/12) ASSISTS: 7 2x, last by Peru State (12/15/12) STEALS: 3, Dakota State (12/6/12) BLOCKED SHOTS: 2 3x, last by Utah Valley (12/1/12) TURNOVERS: 9 2x, last by Idaho State (11/29/12) FOULS: 12, Dakota State (12/6/12)

12 Game-by-Game Statistics Reb. Final Score COYOTE STARTERS FG-FGA PCT. 3P-3PA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. O-D-T PF A TO BK ST 1st 2nd OT Final Yac, Wil, See, Jan, Har Cleveland State Yac, Wil, See, Jan, Har Drake Yac, Wil, See, Jan, Har Northern Iowa Yac, Wil, See, Jan, Har Creighton Yac, Wil, See, Jan, Har Pepperdine Yac, Wil, See, Jan, Har Seton Hall Yac, Wil, See, Jan, Har Idaho State Yac, Wil, See, Jan, Har Utah Valley Yac, Wil, See, Jan, Har Dakota State Yac, Wil, See, Jan, Har Kansas State Yac, Wil, See, Jan, Har Peru State Utah State Boise State N. Dakota St. St. W. Illinois St. N. Dakota St. W. Illinois

13 Coyote Career Stats HARRINGTON, Polly TOTAL / HEMILLER, Tia TOTAL / HOFF, Heidi TOTAL / JANUARY, Pam / / / TOTAL / LOEFFLER, Lisa / TOTAL / MCCLOUD, Margaret TOTAL / MEHR, Sam / / / TOTAL / SEEKAMP, Nicole TOTAL / WILSON, Tempestt / / TOTAL / YACKLEY, Alexis / / TOTAL /

14 Coyote Player Season/Career Game High #1 TANEESHA GREAVES Points 0 0 Rebs 0 0 Assists 0 0 FG Pt. 0 0 Steals 0 0 Blocks 0 0 #2 BAILEY MILNE Points 0 0 Rebs 0 0 Assists 0 0 FG Pt. 0 0 Steals 0 0 Blocks 0 0 #3 TEMPESTT WILSON Points 16 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 24 vs. Iowa Central CC (2/27/10) Rebs 8 at Drake (11/11/12) 10 vs. Ellsworth CC (11/10/09) Assists 2 4x, last vs. Dakota St. (12/6/12) 8 vs. N. Iowa Area CC (1/17/10) FG 6 vs. Peru St. (11/29/12) 8 4x, last vs. Iowa Central CC (2/27/10) 3-Pt. 2 vs. Utah Valley (12/1/12) 7 vs. Iowa Central CC (12/13/09) Steals 4 vs. Dakota St. (12/6/12) 7 vs. Iowa Lakes CC (12/02/09) Blocks 0 1 2x, last vs. NJIT (2/12/11) #4 TIA HEMILLER Points 13 vs. Dakota St. (12/6/12) 13 vs. Dakota St. (12/6/12) Rebs 8 vs. Utah Valley (12/1/12) 8 vs. UVU (12/1/12) Assists 3 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 3 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) FG 5, 2x vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 5 2x, last vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 3-Pt. 2 vs. Dakota St. (12/6/12) 2 vs. Dakota St. (12/6/12) Steals 3 2x, last at Kansas St. (12/9/12) 3 2x, at Kansas St. (12/9/12) Blocks 0 0 #5 ALEXIS YACKLEY Points 12 at Drake (11/11/12) 19 vs. No. Ariz. (12/09/10) Rebs 10 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 10 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) Assists 10 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 12 vs. No. Ariz. (11/18/11) FG 5 at Drake (11/11/12) 6 2x, last vs. Oral Roberts (12/28/11) 3-Pt. 1 4x, last vs. Kansas St. (12/9/12) 6 vs. NJIT (2/12/11) Steals 5 vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) 5 4x, last vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) Blocks 1 3x, last vs Utah Valley (12/1/12) 3 vs. Southern Utah (12/29/11) #11 SAM MEHR Points 10 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 17 vs. Iowa Wesleyan (11/24/09) Rebs 4 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 7 vs. Tabor (12/13/10) Assists 4 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 4 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) FG 3 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 6 vs. Iowa Wesleyan (11/24/09) 3-Pt. 1 4x, last vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 5 vs. Iowa Wesleyan (11/24/09) Steals 3 vs. Dakota St. (12/6/12) 3 3x, last vs. Dakota State (12/6/12) Blocks 1 2x, last vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 1 5x, last vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) #13 PAM JANUARY Points 8 vs. Dakota St. (12/6/12) 10 vs. Milwaukee (11/21/10) Rebs 7 at Drake (11/11/12) 7 at Drake (11/11/12) Assists 3 2x, last vs. Dakota St. (12/6/12) 4 vs. USF (02/08/10) FG 3 vs. Dakota St. (12/6/12) 5 vs. Milwaukee (11/21/10) 3-Pt. 1 4x, last vs. Utah Valley (12/1/12) 1 7x, last vs. UVU (12/1/12) Steals 3 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 3 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) Blocks 1 at Northern Iowa (11/15/12) 1 3x, last at UNI (11/15/12) #15 KELLY STEWART Points 0 15 vs. Viterbo (11/27/11) Rebs 0 5 5x, last vs. (2/27/12) Assists 0 5 vs. Tabor (11/28/11) FG 0 6 vs. Viterbo (11/27/11) 3-Pt x, last vs. SIUE (3/1/12) #15 KELLY STEWART, CONT. Steals 0 5 vs. Viterbo (11/27/11) Blocks 0 3 at Southern Utah (1/28/12) #20 TAYLOR MOORE Points 0 9 vs. Viterbo (11/27/11) Rebs 0 4 vs. Viterbo (11/27/11) Assists 0 1 4x, last at Utah Valley (12/19/11) FG 0 3 2x, last vs. Tabor (11/28/11) 3-Pt. 0 3 vs. Viterbo (11/27/11) Steals 0 2 vs. Tabor (11/28/11) Blocks 0 1 vs. North Dakota State (2/11/12) #30 MARGARET MCCLOUD Points 11 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 11 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) Rebs 19 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 19 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) Assists 2 vs. Kansas St. (12/9/12) 2 vs. Kansas St. (12/9/12) FG 4 3x, last vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 4 3x, last vs Peru St. (12/15/12) 3-Pt. 0 0 Steals 3 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 3 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) Blocks 2 vs. Kansas St. (12/9/12) 2 vs. Kansas St. (12/9/12) #32 MCKAYLA KNUDSON Points 0 13 at Idaho State (12/21/11) Rebs 0 5 2x, last vs. ORU (12/29/11) Assists 0 2 vs. Tabor (11/28/11) FG 0 5 2x, last vs. Idaho State (12/21/11) 3-Pt. 0 0 Steals 0 1 4x, last at SUU (1/28/12) Blocks 0 2 2x, last vs. Cornell (1/9/12) #33 POLLY HARRINGTON Points 23 vs. Creighton (11/20/12) 25 vs. Labette CC (2/25/12) Rebs 13 vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) 15 vs. Hutchinson CC (11/25/11) Assists 1 2x, last vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) 3 vs. Hesston College (12/10/11) FG 8 vs. Creighton (11/20/12) 12 vs. Labette CC (2/25/12) 3-Pt. 3 vs. Creighton (11/20/12) 3 vs. Creighton (11/20/12) Steals 3 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 5 vs. Hesston College (11/19/11) Blocks 5 at Drake (11/11/12) 5 at Drake (11/11/12) #35 NICOLE SEEKAMP Points 27 vs. Utah Valley (12/1/12) 27 vs. UVU (12/1/12) Rebs 7 2x, last vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) 7 2x, last vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) Assists 6 at Drake (11/11/12) 6 at Drake (11/11/12) FG 9 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 9 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 3-Pt. 4 vs. Utah Valley (12/1/12) 4 vs. Utah Valley (12/1/12) Steals 2 2x, last vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 2 2x, last vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) Blocks 0 0 #42 HEIDI HOFF Points 16 vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) 16 vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) Rebs 4 3x, last vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 4 3x, last vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) Assists 2 2x, last vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 2 2x, last vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) FG 6 vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) 6 vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) 3-Pt. 2 2x, last vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) 2 2x, last vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) Steals 2 vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) 2 vs. Seton Hall (11/24/12) Blocks 2 at Pepperdine (11/23/12) 2 at Pepperdine (11/23/12) #44 LISA LOEFFLER Points 8 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 9 vs. Tabor (11/28/11) Rebs 5 2x, last vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 8 vs. Tabor (11/28/11) Assists 2 vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 2 2x, last vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) FG 3 3x, last vs. Peru St. (12/15/12) 4 vs. Tabor (11/28/11) 3-Pt. 0 0 Steals 3 at Cleveland State (11/9/12) 3 at Cleveland State (11/9/12) Blocks 0 0

15 #3 TEMPESTT WILSON at Cleveland State at Drake at Northern Iowa Creighton at Pepperdine Seton Hall Idaho State Utah Valley Dakota State at Kansas State Peru State at at at at at at at #4 TIA HEMILLER at Cleveland State at Drake at Northern Iowa Creighton at Pepperdine Seton Hall Idaho State Utah Valley Dakota State at Kansas State Peru State at at at at at at at #5 ALEXIS YACKLEY at Cleveland State at Drake at Northern Iowa Creighton at Pepperdine Seton Hall Idaho State Utah Valley Dakota State at Kansas State Peru State at at at at at at at #11 SAM MEHR at Cleveland State at Drake at Northern Iowa Creighton at Pepperdine Seton Hall Idaho State Utah Valley Dakota State at Kansas State Peru State at at at at at at at

16 #13 PAM JANUARY at Cleveland State at Drake at Northern Iowa Creighton at Pepperdine Seton Hall Idaho State Utah Valley Dakota State at Kansas State Peru State at at at at at at at #30 MARGARET MCCLOUD at Cleveland State at Drake at Northern Iowa Creighton at Pepperdine Seton Hall Idaho State Utah Valley Dakota State at Kansas State Peru State at at at at at at at #33 POLLY HARRINGTON at Cleveland State at Drake at Northern Iowa Creighton at Pepperdine Seton Hall Idaho State Utah Valley Dakota State at Kansas State Peru State at at at at at at at #35 NICOLE SEEKAMP at Cleveland State at Drake at Northern Iowa Creighton at Pepperdine Seton Hall Idaho State Utah Valley Dakota State at Kansas State Peru State at at at at at at at

17 #42 HEIDI HOFF at Cleveland State at Drake at Northern Iowa Creighton at Pepperdine Seton Hall Idaho State Utah Valley Dakota State at Kansas State Peru State at at at at at at at #44 LISA LOEFFLER at Cleveland State at Drake at Northern Iowa Creighton at Pepperdine Seton Hall Idaho State Utah Valley Dakota State at Kansas State Peru State at at at at at at at