2018–19 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team

2018–19 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSummit League
Record28–6 (14–2 The Summit)
Head coach
  • Dawn Plitzuweit (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Jeschke
  • Aaron Horn
  • Jena Freudenberg
Home arenaSanford Coyote Sports Center
2018–19 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State † 15 1   .938 28 7   .800
South Dakota 14 2   .875 28 6   .824
Oral Roberts 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Denver 10 6   .625 18 14   .563
Western Illinois 8 8   .500 12 18   .400
North Dakota 6 10   .375 12 19   .387
North Dakota State 4 12   .250 7 22   .241
Purdue Fort Wayne 3 13   .188 7 22   .241
Omaha 2 14   .125 8 21   .276
2019 Summit League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team represented University of South Dakota in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by third-year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit, competed in the Summit League. They played home games in Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota.

The Coyotes went 28–6 overall and 14–2 in Summit League play. At one point during the season South Dakota were ranked for the first time in school history. In the Summit League tournament the Coyotes reached the championship game for the sixth time in the last seven years and again faced South Dakota State for the fifth time in those six years. The Coyotes reached the NCAA tournament, after the Summit League tournament loss to South Dakota State as an at-large bid in the Portland Regional as a number 8 seed. They faced off against Clemson but lost.