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Women's Basketball

2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

Aaron C Packard/USD
Aaron C Packard/USD
Madisen Martinez
Madisen Martinez
Aaron C Packard/USD
Richard Carlson/Inertia
Richard Carlson/Inertia

32 Kyah Watson

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Highschool Stevens HS
  • Hometown Rapid City, S.D.

Biography

2021-22
Helped the Coyotes reach the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 … a part of the Coyotes’ regular season and tournament Summit League titles … a member of two-straight NCAA Tournament teams … played in 34 of 35 games during the season, starting 33 of them … averaged 5.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game … finished second on the team for rebounds (144) … tallied five double-figure games during the season … added a pair of double-digit rebounding games … scored a career-high 18 points against Oral Roberts (2/26) while knocking down three-consecutive 3-pointers and 7-of-11 from the floor overall … pulled down 10 rebounds in the regular season finale at Western Illinois (2/28) as the Coyotes clinched the Summit regular season title … played a key role defensively, holding 2021 Summit League Player of the Year Myah Selland to 0-of-10 from the field as the Coyotes defeated South Dakota State in the Summit League Championship … scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds against South Dakota State in the regular season (1/8) … grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against Valparaiso (12/10) … tallied 13 points and eight rebounds in a win at North Dakota (1/29) … scored eight points in the Coyotes’ win over No. 7/5 Baylor to reach the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16.

2020-21
Helped the Coyotes win the Summit League Tournament title and advance to the NCAA Tournament … played in just nine games due to a midseason injury … recorded five starts … scored 38 points, grabbed 29 rebounds and handed out 13 assists … recorded one double-digit scoring game with 11 points, four rebounds and two assists against Midland (12/30) … added one double-digit rebounding game with 10 boards against Lipscomb (12/6) … finished with nine points, 10 boards, four assists and two blocks in that Lipscomb game … added five points and a season-high three steals at Wichita State (12/10) … shot 36.7 percent (11-of-30) from the floor for the season.

Prep
A three-sport standout at Stevens High School ... garnered all-state honors on the basketball court for three-straight seasons ... averaged 14 points, eight rebounds and two assists per game during her senior season ... broke Stevens High School's career assists record with 240, previously held by WNBA all-star Becky Hammon ... added 956 career points, 456 career rebounds and 174 career steals ... made the South Dakota Class AA all-tournament team in 2019, albeit her senior championship was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... helped the Raiders win the South Dakota state volleyball championship in 2019 ... also anchored the Raiders' state championship 4x100-meter relay in 2017, running a then-state record of 48.38 seconds ... received the Argus Leader Courage Award in 2018.

Personal
Daughter of Kevin Watson ... health sciences major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2020-21Freshman

    Guard
    5'9"
    32
  • 32

    2021-22Redshirt Freshman

    Guard
    5'10"
    32