Biography
2019-20
Associated Press All-America honorable mention … espnW Mid-Major Player of the Year … Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year … Summit League Player of the Year … three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, garnering a spot on the first team for the second-straight season … three-time all-Summit League first team … Summit League all-tournament team … South Dakota’s Catie Tobin Female Athlete of the Year … Senior CLASS Award Candidate … member of the first team in Summit League history to go undefeated en route to a Summit League regular season crown and capture the Summit League Tournament trophy … the Coyotes went 30-2 and defeated Summit foes by more than 30 points per game in 19 meetings … ranked for a Summit League record 12 weeks in the Associated Press poll and 16 weeks in the USA Today Coaches poll … finished the season No. 17 in the Associated Press and No. 11 in the USA Today Coaches polls … one of three players to start all 32 games … tied the school record for games started with 130 in the Summit League Tournament’s championship game … averaged 16.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and five assists per game … shot 50 percent from the field, 42.6 percent from 3-point range and 80.8 percent from the stripe, ranking in the league’s top-10 for all three categories … led the Coyotes in scoring with 532 points and assists with 160 … led the Summit in assists and ranked 20th in the nation … also led the Summit and ranked 46th nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.08 … only player in South Dakota program history with more than 1,700 points, 600 rebounds and 400 assists … wraps up her career third on South Dakota’s scoring charts with 1,793 points … also finishes second for career 3-pointers made (235) and seventh for career assists (429) … reached double-figures in 31 of 32 games during the season with 10 20-point games … also posted five double-doubles … led the Coyotes in scoring for 17 of the games … scored a career-high 31 points at Denver with five 3-pointers … received Summit League Player of the Week (Feb. 3) following the performance … recorded a double-double with 22 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists as the Coyotes defeated Ohio State in the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout … added 13 points in the tournament’s second game against Northern Illinois en route to being named the South Point Thanksgiving Tournament MVP and a spot on the all-tournament team … nearly posted a triple-double in the road win at Green Bay with 23 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists … added 22 points in the season-opener at Northeastern … garnered the first Summit League Player of the Week (Nov. 11) honors of the season after performances at Northeastern and Green Bay … tallied a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds in the Coyotes’ 83-48 throttling of rival South Dakota State … coupled with a 20-point, eight-rebound performance at North Dakota State, received Summit League Player of the Week (Jan. 20) honors and a spot on the NCAA’s Starting Five for the week … led the Coyotes with 20 points at No. 5 South Carolina … became the first player since 2016 to dish out 10 assists in a game, notching a double-double of 16 points and a career-high 10 assists against Omaha … dished out five or more assists in 18 games during the season … scored 20 points against Drake and 16 at Utah to take home Summit League Player of the Week (Nov. 18) honors … added a double-double with 19 points and 11 boards at home against Denver … joined Hannah Sjerven and Taylor Frederick with double-doubles in the game, marking the first time since 2010 that three Coyotes had recorded double-doubles in the same game … coupled with a 19-point performance at Purdue Fort Wayne, garnered Summit League Player of the Week (Jan. 6) honors … five-time Summit League Player of the Week during the season, which ties for second in league history … received Summit League Athlete of the Month honors for both November and January, bringing her career total to three … garnered CoSIDA Academic All-District honors … voted to Academic All-Summit League team … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
2018-19
CoSIDA Academic All-America first team … All-Summit League first team honoree … helped the Coyotes reach the NCAA Tournament, becoming the first Summit League program to earn an at-large berth into the tournament … South Dakota was also ranked for two weeks in the AP Top 25 … one of six Coyotes to play in all 34 games this season, starting all 34 of them … one of three Coyotes to average double-figures … led the team in scoring for the second-straight year with 14.6 points per game (495 total) … also averaged 4.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game … shot 47.2 percent (175-371) from the field and 39.7 percent from outside the arc (62-156) … scored her 1,000th collegiate point against South Dakota State (1/6) while also scoring a career high 28 points in the game … moved to fifth in USD history for career 3-pointers made with 186 … recorded 24 double-figure games with eight 20-point games … garnered the Summit League’s January Athlete of the Month Award after averaging nearly 19 points, six rebounds and five assists during the month … named the Summit League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Dec. 17 following a 20-point performance in the Coyotes’ win at No. 22/24 Missouri … notched her lone double-double of the season against Loyola Marymount (12/20) in the Puerto Rico Classic with 24 points and 11 rebounds … handed out a season-high eight assists against Western Illinois (1/26) … made a season-high five triples against No. 23/22 Iowa State (11/28) for 17 points in the game … scored 26 points on 11-of-18 shooting and blocked a season-high three shots at Montana (11/24) … tallied 23 points and nine boards against the Jacks (2/24) in Brookings … reached double-figures in 16 of 19 games after the calendar turned to 2019 … led the charge in overcoming a double-figure deficit at Oral Roberts (1/18), scoring 25 points as the Yotes won by four … garnered CoSIDA Academic All-District honors … made the Academic All-Summit League team for the second-straight season … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
2017-18
All-Summit League first team honoree … first Coyote to earn Academic All-America honors in the Division I era … helped the Coyotes become the first undefeated Summit League Champion in 24 years ... Summit League all-tournament team … the Coyotes advanced to the WNIT quarterfinals … one of three Coyotes to average double-figures … averaged a team-high 12.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game … also dished out 2.5 assists and swatted one steal per game … played in 33 of 36 games, starting 32 of them … shot 47.4 percent (148-312) from the floor … made 42.2 percent (65-154) from outside the arc, which ranks fifth in the Summit … tallied 23 double-figure games and five 20-point games during the season … posted a career high of 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting in the WNIT against Michigan State (3/22) … recorded her first career double-double against Denver (12/30) with 24 points and 10 rebounds … garnered Summit League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Jan. 2 following the Denver game … received second-straight Summit Player of the Week nod and garnered NCAA Starting Five honors on Jan. 8 following a two-game road trip to North Dakota State and Western Illinois … scored 21 points, grabbed nine rebounds and handed out five assists at Western Illinois (1/4) … added 16 points, four assists and two steals at North Dakota State (1/2) … tallied two streaks of seven-straight games in double figures and finished off the season on a five-game streak in double figures … averaged 16.8 points and 7.3 rebounds across four WNIT games … posted back-to-back 20-point games against North Dakota State (2/3) and Fort Wayne (2/7) … scored 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds, dished out five assists and blocked a pair of shots against Colorado State (3/18) … voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team ... went on to earn a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-America team … earned a spot on the Academic All-Summit League team … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2016-17
Summit League Freshman of the Year … South Dakota's Rookie of the Year ... named to Summit League All-Newcomer team … started all 32 games for the Coyotes, averaging 31.1 minutes on the floor … scored a career high 22 points (7-9 FG) against IUPUI (1/7) … tallied 20 double-digit games and three 20-points games during the season … pulled down a career high 10 rebounds at UC Riverside (11/25) … dished out a season best seven assists against Northern Illinois (12/19) … made six 3-pointers in a single game twice during the season, against Concordia-St. Paul (11/30) and North Dakota State (1/26) … the Coyotes’ third-leading scorer averaged 11.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game … shot 40.9 percent (128-of-313) from the floor … made the second-most threes on the team with 59 … ranked ninth in the Summit League for assists per game and 19th for points per game … made the Summit League honor roll.
Prep
Led the Cavaliers to four South Dakota state titles ... named the South Dakota and Argus Leader Girls' Basketball Player of the Year in 2016 ... averaged 19.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game over her senior season ... an Argus Leader First Five basketball selection as a senior ... earned first-team all-state honors and all-tournament honors as a junior and senior ... four-time all-Black Hills Conference selection ... also played AAU basketball with the All-Iowa Attack ... helped the Cavalier track and field team to three consecutive state titles ... earned first-team all-state and all-Black Hills Conference honors for soccer while leading the Cavaliers to a state title in 2015 ... named academic all-state for soccer and basketball as a senior ... National Honor Society member ... graduated as St. Thomas More High School Valedictorian.
Personal
Daughter of Dan and Karrie Duffy ... older sister, Caitlin, played for the Coyotes ... political science and history double-major ... working on master's in interdisciplinary studies.
