VERMILLION, S.D.—The Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, the Big Sky Challenge and a total of 16 home games headline the complete South Dakota women's basketball schedule revealed Monday by head coach Kayla Karius.
 
Featured nonconference home games include Northern Colorado (Nov. 14), UNI (Nov. 29) and Bradley (Dec. 20). The Coyotes will also take on South Carolina State inside the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Nov. 25.
 
In addition, South Dakota spends opening day at home inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center for the second-straight season. The Coyotes host Northern State in the home opener on Abbott Court on Nov. 6.
 
The previously announced Battle 4 Atlantis tournament takes place Nov. 18-20 in Paradise Island, Bahamas. South Dakota drew DePaul in the opening round with a 6:30 p.m. tip-off on Nov. 18. The Coyotes will face either Michigan or Middle Tennessee on Sunday with a third game guaranteed on Monday. The opposite side of the bracket includes Ole Miss, Arizona, Memphis and Howard.
 
The Big Sky Challenge, where Summit teams will take on Big Sky foes conference-wide, breaks up league programming in January. South Dakota's opponents include Montana (Jan. 3) on the road and Idaho State (Jan. 6) at home.
 
The Coyotes' nonconference also includes road trips to Creighton (Nov. 10) in Omaha, Nebraska, Loyola Marymount (Dec. 3) in Los Angeles, California, and UT-Martin (Dec. 16) in Martin, Tennessee.
 
The Summit League season tips off on Dec. 29 with a home game versus North Dakota State. Rivalry matchups with South Dakota State are scheduled for Jan. 20 in Brookings and Feb. 3 in Vermillion. The regular season concludes with Senior Day on March 2 versus North Dakota inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The Summit League Tournament returns to the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center March 8-12 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
 
Season tickets for Coyote basketball are on sale now. Fans can purchase a combined men's and women's season ticket for $300 or a women's season ticket for $200. Tickets can be purchased online by clicking here or by calling the USD ticket office at (605) 677-5959.