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Dakota State Trojans women's basketball
2024–25 Dakota State Trojans women's basketball team
University	Dakota State University
Athletic director	Bud Postma
Head coach	David Moe (8th season)
Conference	North Star Athletic Association
Location	Madison, South Dakota
Arena	DSU Fieldhouse
Nickname	Trojans
Colors	Trojan blue, DSU blue, and gray
NAIA semifinals
2023
NAIA quarterfinals
2000, 2006, 2021, 2023, 2024
NAIA round of 16
2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2021, 2023, 2024
NAIA tournament second round
2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
NAIA tournaments
2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
2000 (SDIC) 2021, 2022 (NSAA)
Conference regular season champions
1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1999–2000 (SDIC) 2005–06 (DAC) 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 (NSAA)

The Dakota State Trojans women's basketball team represents Dakota State University, competing as a member of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). During the 2025–26 academic year, the Trojans will be moving to the Frontier Conference. The Trojans play their home games at the DSU Fieldhouse in Madison, South Dakota. Their current head coach is David Moe.

History

Conference affiliations

• South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (1917–2000)
• Dakota Athletic Conference (2000–2011)
• NAIA independent (2011–2013)
• North Star Athletic Association (2013–2025)
• Frontier Conference (2025–)

Conference championships

South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference

• Regular season champion (6 times): 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1999–2000
• Conference tournament champion (1 time): 2000

Dakota Athletic Conference

• Regular season champion (1 time): 2005–06

North Star Athletic Association

• Regular season champion (4 times): 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Conference tournament champion (2 times): 2021, 2022

Coaches

Current Coaching Staff

Arenas

• DSU Fieldhouse (1957–present)

Individual awards and honors

All-Americans

NAIA

• Monica Matthies (1984-85)
• Dawn Gaffney (1998)
• Kathy Shypulski (2000-01)
• Jessica VanLoy (2006-08)
• Laura Tewes (2008)
• Jessi Giles (2020-22)
• Elsie Aslesen (2023)
• Savannah Walsdorf (2023-24)

SDIC honors

All-Conference

• Tammy Nearman (1979-80)
• Deb Boomsma (1980)
• Lori Coble (1980)
• Suzanne Allard (1980)
• Donna Davis (1981)
• Sherri Heckenlaible (1980-81)
• Teresa Underberg (1980-82)
• Janis Wipf (1981-82)
• Denise Haugland (1981-83)
• Gail Sonne (1982)
• Colleen Moran (1983)
• Carol Freeman (1983-84)
• Janelle Schaefer (1984)
• Monica Matthies (1984-85)
• Julie Fiegen (1984-86)
• Monique Nelson (1985)
• Robin Hagen (1985-87)
• Julie Heinz (1985-87)
• Suzanne Mallet (1988)
• Amy Miles (1988)
• Paula Feterl (1988-90)
• Amy Jensen (1988-90)
• Amy Crissinger (1988-91)
• Lisa Gullickson (1990-92)
• Lori Oujiri (1991-92)
• Carla Burma (1992-93)
• Kris Van Bockern (1995)
• Danielle Nolte (1996)
• Kari Satter-Holman (1997-98)
• Sheila Haack (1997 and 1999-2000)
• Dawn Gaffney (1998)
• Krista Peterson (1999)
• Kathy Shypulski (2000)

DAC honors

All-Conference

• Kathy Shypulski (2001)
• Jennie Sonne (2001 and 2003)
• Jessica Honermann (2003)
• Hali McClelland (2004)
• Laura Tewes (2007-08)
• Jessica VanLoy (2006-08)
• Angela Carr (2006)
• Sara Nelson (2007)
• Maria Gengler (2008)
• Katie Bourk (2009)
• Megan Swecker (2009)

NSAA honors

All-Conference

• Alyson Drooger (2014)
• Kylie Westover (2014)
• Sharee Galbraith (2015)
• Erin Rabenberg (2015)
• BreeAna Olson (2016-17)
• Britley Plautz (2018)
• Morgan Koepsell (2020)
• Jessi Giles (2019-22)
• Elsie Aslesen (2021-23)
• Caitlin Dyer (2023)
• Savannah Walsdorf (2021-24)
• Tabor Teel (2024)

References

1. "Dakota State University brand manual". Retrieved August 29, 2022.
2. "DSU Fieldhouse". dsuathletics.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
3. "David Moe". dsuathletics.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
4. Dannelly, Jason (April 27, 2013). "DSU accepts invite to join North Star Athletic Association". Victory Sports Network. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
5. Dircks, Jackson (May 22, 2024). "Dakota State University joins Frontier Conference". SDPB. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
6. "2020-21 Women's Basketball Standings". playnorthstar.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
7. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Standings". playnorthstar.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
8. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". playnorthstar.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
9. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". playnorthstar.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
10. "2024-25 #7 Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". dsuathletics.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
11. "Dakota State University NAIA Women's All-Americans". dsuathletics.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
12. "All-Conference list". dsuathletics.com. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

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