VERMILLION, S.D.—University of South Dakota women's basketball head coach Kayla Karius has announced the addition of graduate transfer Madison Grange from Utah Valley. She will join the Coyotes this season for her final year of eligibility.
 
"We are thrilled to welcome Madison and the Grange family to Vermillion!" said Karius. "Madison is the perfect fit for us, as she's a highly dedicated student and a hard-working, versatile player. She brings great experience to the floor as a scoring guard who can shoot the three at a high level and use her length to get to the rim. We're excited for Madison to spend her final year of eligibility as a Coyote. Welcome to USD, Madison!"
 
Grange, a 5-foot-11 guard, comes to South Dakota with 109 career games under her belt at Utah Valley. She totaled 691 points, 284 rebounds and 161 assists in four seasons with the Wolverines. During the 2021-22 season, she was the only player to start and appear in all 31 games while averaging 10.6 points. She knocked down a team-best 39.2 percent from behind the arc, including an impressive single-game performance of 6-of-7 threes en route to a career high 24 points at UTRGV. Grange was a member of the Wolverines' 2021 NCAA Tournament squad. In the classroom, she was named to the Academic All-WAC team the last three years.
 
A native of Holladay, Utah, Grange was named Utah's 4A MVP in 2017 after leading Skyline High School to the Utah State Championship. She was a two-time first-team all-state selection and twice named to the all-state tournament team. She helped the Eagles to four region championships in her career. Grange averaged 16.4 points, five rebounds and two assists per game as a junior. She scored a single-game career high 31 points as a senior in 2018.
 
An honor roll student, Grange plans to work towards her master's in kinesiology and sport management at USD.