VERMILLION, S.D.—University of South Dakota athletic director David Herbster has announced the hiring of Dawn Plitzuweit as the 10th women's basketball head coach in program history.­
 
Plitzuweit (PLITTS-zoo-white) will be formally introduced at a press conference on Monday, April 25, at 11 a.m. in the Muenster University Center pit lounge on the USD campus. Herbster and Plitzuweit will not be available for comment until that time.
 
Plitzuweit has compiled a 188-93 record for a winning percentage of .669 in nine years as a head coach. She has guided programs to 19 winning seasons in 21 years of coaching experience at the NCAA Division I and Division II levels including 10 NCAA tournament appearances.
 
As a head coach, Plitzuweit led her teams to eight postseason appearances highlighted by a 2006 NCAA Division II Championship at Grand Valley State. She also guided Northern Kentucky through the NCAA Division I transition with four consecutive WBI berths.
 
Plitzuweit began her coaching career at her alma mater, Michigan Tech, under her collegiate coach, Kevin Borseth, in 1995. The pair teamed up for 11 seasons with stops at Michigan Tech, Green Bay and Michigan.
 
A 1995 graduate of Michigan Tech, Plitzuweit earned back-to-back Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year awards, four all-conference honors and three all-defensive team nods. She led the Huskies to a 99-22 record and four trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament. She was a Division II Bulletin second-team All-America selection and a two-time Kodak All-America honorable mention pick (1994, 1995). She earned WBCA All-Academic accolades in 1994 and 1995 and was named Michigan's NCAA Woman of the Year in 1995.
 
A native of West Bend, Wis., Plitzuweit and her husband, Jay, have a son, A.J., and a daughter, Lexi.

Plitzuweit's Year-by-Year Record
 
Northern Kentucky Head Coach
2015-16: 19-14, WBI First Round
2014-15: 19-14, WBI First Round
2013-14: 18-13, WBI Second Round
2012-13: 15-13, WBI First Round
4 Years 71-54 (.568)
 
Michigan Associate Head Coach
2011-12: 20-12, NCAA First Round
2010-11: 17-13, WNIT First Round
2009-10: 21-14, WNIT Semifinals
2008-09: 10-20
2007-08: 19-14, WNIT Quarterfinals
5 Years 87-73 (.544)
 
Grand Valley State Head Coach
2006-07: 21-8, NCAA DII Regional
2005-06: 33-3, NCAA DII Champions
2004-05: 28-6, NCAA DII Elite Eight
2003-04: 11-15
2002-03: 24-7, NCAA DII Regional
5 Years 117-39 (.750)
 
Green Bay Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
2001-02: 24-7, NCAA First Round
2000-01: 22-9, WNIT First Round
1999-00: 21-9, NCAA First Round
1998-99: 19-10, NCAA First Round
4 Years 86-35 (.711)
 
Wisconsin Assistant Coach
1997-98: 21-10, NCAA First Round
1 Year 21-10 (.677)
 
Michigan Tech Assistant Coach
1996-97: 21-9, NCAA DII Regional
1995-96: 18-11
2 Years 39-20 (.661)