The Dakota State Trojans women's basketball team represents
Dakota State University
Dakota State University (DSU) is a public university in Madison, South Dakota, United States. The school was founded in 1881 as a normal school, or teacher training school. Education is still the university's heritage mission, but a signatur ...
, competing as a member of the
North Star Athletic Association
The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) was a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) that began play in the 2013–14 school year. The conference disbanded with six full member ...
(NSAA) in the
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) established in 1940, is a college athletics association for higher education, colleges and universities in North America. Most colleges and universities in the NAIA offer athletic schola ...
(NAIA). During the 2025–26 academic year, the
Trojans
Trojan or Trojans may refer to:
* Of or from the ancient city of Troy
* Trojan language, the language of the historical Trojans
Arts and entertainment Music
* ''Les Troyens'' ('The Trojans'), an opera by Berlioz, premiered part 1863, part 1890 ...
will be moving to the
Frontier Conference
The Frontier Conference is a List of college athletic conferences in the United States, college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference was founded in 1934. Member institut ...
. The Trojans play their home games at the
DSU Fieldhouse in
Madison, South Dakota
Madison is a city and the county seat of Lake County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 6,191 at the 2020 census. It is home to Dakota State University.
Geography
Madison is located in the center of Lake County in southeastern So ...
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Their current head coach is David Moe.
History
Conference affiliations
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South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference The South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) was an NAIA-associated collegiate athletic conference that ceased operations following the 1999–2000 academic school year when it merged with the North Dakota College Athletic Conference to form ...
(1978–2000)
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Dakota Athletic Conference
The Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) was a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). As the name implies, member teams were located in the states of North Dakota and South Dakota. T ...
(2000–2011)
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NAIA independent (2011–2013)
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North Star Athletic Association
The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) was a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) that began play in the 2013–14 school year. The conference disbanded with six full member ...
(2013–2025)
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Frontier Conference
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(2025–)
Conference championships
The
Trojans
Trojan or Trojans may refer to:
* Of or from the ancient city of Troy
* Trojan language, the language of the historical Trojans
Arts and entertainment Music
* ''Les Troyens'' ('The Trojans'), an opera by Berlioz, premiered part 1863, part 1890 ...
have won 20 regular season championships and 4 conference tournament championships.
South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference The South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) was an NAIA-associated collegiate athletic conference that ceased operations following the 1999–2000 academic school year when it merged with the North Dakota College Athletic Conference to form ...
* Regular season champion (11 times): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2000
* Conference tournament champion (1 time): 2000
Dakota Athletic Conference
The Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) was a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). As the name implies, member teams were located in the states of North Dakota and South Dakota. T ...
* Regular season champion (4 times): 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008
North Star Athletic Association
The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) was a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) that began play in the 2013–14 school year. The conference disbanded with six full member ...
* Regular season champion (5 times): 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
* Conference tournament champion (3 times): 2021, 2022, 2025
Postseason
NAIA tournament results
Dakota State has appeared in the
NAIA tournament 10 times. Their combined record is 17–10.
NSAA tournament results
Dakota State appeared in the
NSAA tournament 12 times. Their combined record is 14–9
Coaches
Current coaching staff
List of head coaches
Arenas
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DSU Fieldhouse (1978–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)
* Tabor Teel (2025)
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 (2024-25)
* Angela Slattery (2025)
* Bria Wasmund (2025)
* Lilli Mackley (2025)
All Time Statistical Leaders
Single-game leaders
* Points: Julie Fiegen (49, 1986)
* Rebounds: Deb Boomsma (22, 1980)
* Assists: Julie Heinz (17, 1986)
* Steals: Jessica VanLoy (10, 2007)
* Blocks: Alyson Drooger (12, 2014)
* 3 point FG made: Kary Hootman (9, 1990)
* Free Throws made: Sheila Haack (14, 1999)
Single-season leaders
* Points: Jessi Giles (603, 2021–22)
* Rebounds: Julie Fiegen (283, 1985–86)
* Assists: Julie Heinz (165, 1985–86)
* Steals: Michelle Butash (109, 1996–97)
* Blocks: Alyson Drooger (139, 2013–14)
* 3 point FG made: Kathy Shypulski (95, 2000–01)
* Free Throws made: Amy Balk (132, 2002–03)
Career leaders
* Points: Savannah Walsdorf (2,088, 2019–24)
* Rebounds: Savannah Walsdorf (1,010, 2019–24)
* Assists: Julie Heinz (528, 1983–87)
* Steals: Savannah Walsdorf (405, 2019–24)
* Blocks: Maria Gengler (264, 2004–08)
* 3 point FG made: Kathy Shypulski (248, 1997–01)
* Free Throws made: Jessi Giles (327, 2018–22)
References
External links
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{{Dakota State University