Coyote Women Go for 21st Win Tonight; Plus A Little USD This and That
The USD women's basketball team (20-7, 11-6, 3rd, Summit League) has a lot at stake when they take on on IPFW tonight (7 pm) at the DakotaDome.
While USD is ineligible to participate in the upcoming Summit League Tournament and a shot at the NCAA Tournament, the Coyotes will try clinch third place in the league. USD wraps up conference play tonight as they seek their 21st win, which would be the most victories for USD in the DI transition. It would also represent the most wins since the 2007-08 campaign when they advanced to the NCAA DII title game in a 33-2 season.
It is also vital that USD continues to win in order to build a resume for a possible WNIT bid. The NCAA's RPI ranking released today placed USD 90th, up 10 spots from last week. USD, which owns a win over Summit League champion SDSU (#60 on the RPI rankings) and Idaho State (#74 in RPI), is ahead of Oral Roberts at 103. ORU is second in the Summit. The Coyotes defeated Idaho State, 66-54, in Pocatello, Idaho, earlier this season. They also upended SDSU, 59-53 in OT at the DakotaDome. SDSU owns a 59-51 decision over the Coyotes at Frost Arena. USD and Oral Roberts split this season, each winning on the other team's home floor.
If the Coyotes do not earn a WNIT bid, they appear to have the resume for the other postseason tourney, the Women's Basketball Invitational, which they went 1-1 a year ago, including a home victory over Idaho.
Coach Ryun William's Coyotes, projected seventh in the preseason Summit League poll, has won 20 games for the second straight season and the ninth time in school history. The Coyotes own winning seasons in 11 of the past 12 years.
For Stat Wonks: Here is a combined look at double-digit totals in points and rebounds for the Coyotes. For this season, USD has had a combined 68 double figure scorers (Amber Hegge, 24), 20 double-digit rebounders (Hegge, 11, Boss 9), and 14 double doubles (Hegge, 9). Combining the career double-digit point totals of all current Coyotes, the total is 211. In addition, individual player career totals shows a combined 47 double digit rebound totals and 37 double doubles. Amber Hegge has 23 career double doubles and Jodie Boss, 12. In terms of career double-digits point totals, Hegge has 77, Boss, 23; and Annie Roche, 55.
Boss Leads Block Party: One could say USD has held a block party during the 2011-12 season. Through 27 games, USD has set a school record with 199 blocked shots with its average of 7.7 per game second nationally behind Baylor and Brittany Griner. The old mark was set a year ago when the U had 180 in 32 games.
Jodie Boss has been at the center of this block shot party. For the second straight year, she has set a season mark for blocked shots with 113 and games to play. Boss, who has a blocked shot in 45 straight games, had 106 a year ago. Her career mark of 219 is also a school mark by substantial proportions. Boss, who has 381 career blocks (168 at Wayne State), owns the USD game mark with nine blocks. In her career, Boss has 11 games of seven or more blocks (eight at USD) and three games of nine or more blocks (one at USD). She also has had 48 games with four or more blocks, 33 of five or more and 22 with six or more. How about this? Together, Boss (113) and Hegge (60) have 173 blocked shots or just seven from the previous record.
Track Teams Continue to Excel Regardless of League -- After the USD Women's Track and Field claimed a 2nd place finish in the school's first-ever Summit League Indoor Track and Field competition, a little digging showed that the Coyotes have finished first or second in nine of the past 10 years in three different Track and Field indoor conference meets. Here is the breakdown -- Summit League, 2nd, 2011-12; Great West, 1st, 2010-11; Great West, 1st, 2009-10; Great West, 1st, 2008-09; NCC, 1st, 2007-08; NCC, 4th, 2006-07; NCC, 1st, 2005-06; NCC, 1st, 2004-05; NCC, 2nd, 2003-04; and NCC, 2nd, 2002-03. So, it appears that the preseason Summit League indoor projection of fifth for the Coyote women's Track and Field team was a tad off mark. Ditto for the Coyote men, which was projected sixth. The Coyote Men's Track and Field team finished fourth at the Summit League Indoor Championships. Over the past 10 years, they have finished 1st or 2nd, eight times in three different leagues. Here is the men's totals: Summit League, 4th, 2011-12; Great West, 1st, 2010-11; GWC, 1st, 2009-10; GWC, 1st, 2008-09; NCC, 2nd, 2007-08; NCC, 1st, 2006-07; NCC, 2nd, 2005-06; NCC, 1st, 2004-05; NCC, 3rd, 2003-04; and NCC, 2nd, 2002-03.
Coyote Guard Magic to the end -- Louie Krogman and Josh Mueller will go down in South Dakota history as two of the best guards to play at the prep and collegiate levels. Mueller starred at West Central and led his team to state Class A titles in 2000 and 2001, finishing with 2,563 points. Krogman led White River to a Class B crown in 2008, ending his career with 3,521 points (1st all-time). Both became Coyotes with Mueller produc...ing 1,991 points (2nd all-time) 801 assists (1st-all-time) and 307 3's (1st all-time) while Louie K. had 1,644 points (6th all-time) and 292 3's (2nd all-time). Unfortunatley both ended their careers with losses. However, they both made the final shot of their USD careers - fittingly three point shots. Louie, who had 17 points and five 3's (11 attempts), hit a three with 26 seconds left in an 84-77 loss to Oakland at the DakotaDome Saturday. Mueller hit a three with four seconds left in an 89-84 loss to Metro State in the DII Regional Final in 2005 in Denver. In that final game, Mueller had 27 points and seven 3's (11 attempts). Interestingly, both tossed up 11 three's in their final USD appearance.
Westbrook/Krogman Combine for 136 Career Double Figure Games: The senior guard tandem of Charlie Westbrook and Louie Krogman ended their Coyote careers with a combined 137 double-figure games, six games of 30 or more points (three each) and 45 games of 20 points or more. Together, they have led the team in scoring 54 times. After 21 points Saturday against Oakland, Westbrook surpassed 1,000 points (1,009), becoming the first two-year player in school history to reach that mark. He finished with 48 double-figure games with 21, 20 point games. Krogman had 89 double-digit scoring games, 24 games of 20 or more points, including six of his last seven in a Coyote uniform.
Krogman is "Iron Man" for Coyotes -- Krogman, who was an "iron man" for USD this season. He played all 40 minutes in the final eight games of this season and his career. For the season, he is the only Coyote to play over 1,000 minutes (1,008), averaging over 36 minutes a game. Westbrook is next at 32.4 minutes per game.
While USD is ineligible to participate in the upcoming Summit League Tournament and a shot at the NCAA Tournament, the Coyotes will try clinch third place in the league. USD wraps up conference play tonight as they seek their 21st win, which would be the most victories for USD in the DI transition. It would also represent the most wins since the 2007-08 campaign when they advanced to the NCAA DII title game in a 33-2 season.
It is also vital that USD continues to win in order to build a resume for a possible WNIT bid. The NCAA's RPI ranking released today placed USD 90th, up 10 spots from last week. USD, which owns a win over Summit League champion SDSU (#60 on the RPI rankings) and Idaho State (#74 in RPI), is ahead of Oral Roberts at 103. ORU is second in the Summit. The Coyotes defeated Idaho State, 66-54, in Pocatello, Idaho, earlier this season. They also upended SDSU, 59-53 in OT at the DakotaDome. SDSU owns a 59-51 decision over the Coyotes at Frost Arena. USD and Oral Roberts split this season, each winning on the other team's home floor.
If the Coyotes do not earn a WNIT bid, they appear to have the resume for the other postseason tourney, the Women's Basketball Invitational, which they went 1-1 a year ago, including a home victory over Idaho.
Coach Ryun William's Coyotes, projected seventh in the preseason Summit League poll, has won 20 games for the second straight season and the ninth time in school history. The Coyotes own winning seasons in 11 of the past 12 years.
For Stat Wonks: Here is a combined look at double-digit totals in points and rebounds for the Coyotes. For this season, USD has had a combined 68 double figure scorers (Amber Hegge, 24), 20 double-digit rebounders (Hegge, 11, Boss 9), and 14 double doubles (Hegge, 9). Combining the career double-digit point totals of all current Coyotes, the total is 211. In addition, individual player career totals shows a combined 47 double digit rebound totals and 37 double doubles. Amber Hegge has 23 career double doubles and Jodie Boss, 12. In terms of career double-digits point totals, Hegge has 77, Boss, 23; and Annie Roche, 55.
Boss Leads Block Party: One could say USD has held a block party during the 2011-12 season. Through 27 games, USD has set a school record with 199 blocked shots with its average of 7.7 per game second nationally behind Baylor and Brittany Griner. The old mark was set a year ago when the U had 180 in 32 games.
Jodie Boss has been at the center of this block shot party. For the second straight year, she has set a season mark for blocked shots with 113 and games to play. Boss, who has a blocked shot in 45 straight games, had 106 a year ago. Her career mark of 219 is also a school mark by substantial proportions. Boss, who has 381 career blocks (168 at Wayne State), owns the USD game mark with nine blocks. In her career, Boss has 11 games of seven or more blocks (eight at USD) and three games of nine or more blocks (one at USD). She also has had 48 games with four or more blocks, 33 of five or more and 22 with six or more. How about this? Together, Boss (113) and Hegge (60) have 173 blocked shots or just seven from the previous record.
Track Teams Continue to Excel Regardless of League -- After the USD Women's Track and Field claimed a 2nd place finish in the school's first-ever Summit League Indoor Track and Field competition, a little digging showed that the Coyotes have finished first or second in nine of the past 10 years in three different Track and Field indoor conference meets. Here is the breakdown -- Summit League, 2nd, 2011-12; Great West, 1st, 2010-11; Great West, 1st, 2009-10; Great West, 1st, 2008-09; NCC, 1st, 2007-08; NCC, 4th, 2006-07; NCC, 1st, 2005-06; NCC, 1st, 2004-05; NCC, 2nd, 2003-04; and NCC, 2nd, 2002-03. So, it appears that the preseason Summit League indoor projection of fifth for the Coyote women's Track and Field team was a tad off mark. Ditto for the Coyote men, which was projected sixth. The Coyote Men's Track and Field team finished fourth at the Summit League Indoor Championships. Over the past 10 years, they have finished 1st or 2nd, eight times in three different leagues. Here is the men's totals: Summit League, 4th, 2011-12; Great West, 1st, 2010-11; GWC, 1st, 2009-10; GWC, 1st, 2008-09; NCC, 2nd, 2007-08; NCC, 1st, 2006-07; NCC, 2nd, 2005-06; NCC, 1st, 2004-05; NCC, 3rd, 2003-04; and NCC, 2nd, 2002-03.
Coyote Guard Magic to the end -- Louie Krogman and Josh Mueller will go down in South Dakota history as two of the best guards to play at the prep and collegiate levels. Mueller starred at West Central and led his team to state Class A titles in 2000 and 2001, finishing with 2,563 points. Krogman led White River to a Class B crown in 2008, ending his career with 3,521 points (1st all-time). Both became Coyotes with Mueller produc...ing 1,991 points (2nd all-time) 801 assists (1st-all-time) and 307 3's (1st all-time) while Louie K. had 1,644 points (6th all-time) and 292 3's (2nd all-time). Unfortunatley both ended their careers with losses. However, they both made the final shot of their USD careers - fittingly three point shots. Louie, who had 17 points and five 3's (11 attempts), hit a three with 26 seconds left in an 84-77 loss to Oakland at the DakotaDome Saturday. Mueller hit a three with four seconds left in an 89-84 loss to Metro State in the DII Regional Final in 2005 in Denver. In that final game, Mueller had 27 points and seven 3's (11 attempts). Interestingly, both tossed up 11 three's in their final USD appearance.
Westbrook/Krogman Combine for 136 Career Double Figure Games: The senior guard tandem of Charlie Westbrook and Louie Krogman ended their Coyote careers with a combined 137 double-figure games, six games of 30 or more points (three each) and 45 games of 20 points or more. Together, they have led the team in scoring 54 times. After 21 points Saturday against Oakland, Westbrook surpassed 1,000 points (1,009), becoming the first two-year player in school history to reach that mark. He finished with 48 double-figure games with 21, 20 point games. Krogman had 89 double-digit scoring games, 24 games of 20 or more points, including six of his last seven in a Coyote uniform.
Krogman is "Iron Man" for Coyotes -- Krogman, who was an "iron man" for USD this season. He played all 40 minutes in the final eight games of this season and his career. For the season, he is the only Coyote to play over 1,000 minutes (1,008), averaging over 36 minutes a game. Westbrook is next at 32.4 minutes per game.
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