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Women's Basketball

2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

Aaron C Packard/USD
Aaron C Packard/USD
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Molly Sheppard
Madisen Martinez
Madisen Martinez
Aaron C Packard/USD
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Molly Sheppard

15 Taylor Frederick

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Harlan Community HS
  • Hometown Earling, Iowa

Biography

2019-20
Summit League Sixth Woman of the Year … Summit League honorable mention … 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 … the Coyotes’ top reserve with her lone start coming on senior day against North Dakota … one of four players to average double-figures for the season with 10 points per game … shot 53.8 percent from the floor, the second-best average in the league … averaged more points per minute than any player in the Summit … tallied 15 double-figure games during the season  and led the Coyotes in scoring three times … scored a season-best 20 points at Omaha on 8-of-12 shooting from the field … recorded her first career double-double versus Denver with 14 points and 10 rebounds … joined Hannah Sjerven and Ciara Duffy with double-doubles in the game, marking the first time since 2010 that three Coyotes had recorded double-doubles in the same game … led USD with 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting the in the Summit League Tournament semifinal victory over Oral Roberts to advance the Coyotes to their third-straight championship game … scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds on senior day against North Dakota … recorded 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and a season-high three steals in the Coyotes’ overtime win against Drake … notched a career-high five assists versus Coppin State … tallied 10 points and eight boards at Oral Roberts … reached double-digits in eight of the final 11 games of the season … caps off career with 122 consecutive games played, one shy of the South Dakota program record … made the Summit League honor roll.

2018-19
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 … averaged 8.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game … shot at a 48.2 percent (106-220) clip from the field … recorded 13 double-figure games … posted a career-high 26 points in the season opener at Creighton (11/7) on 9-of-12 shooting … named the Summit League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Nov. 12 after the Creighton performance …scored 15 points and grabbed a season-high eight boards at Drake (11/15) … swiped a season-best six steals at Purdue Fort Wayne (2/2) … also scored 15 points against the Mastodons on 6-of-8 shooting … scored 13 points, grabbed seven boards and blocked a season-best two shots against North Dakota (3/2) … finished a perfect 6-for-6 from the field versus Omaha (2/6) for 14 points … reached double-figures in nine Summit League games.

2017-18
Helped the Coyotes become the first undefeated Summit League Champion in 24 years … the Coyotes advanced to the WNIT quarterfinals … scored 164 points, grabbed 97 rebounds and tallied 30 steals on the season … shot 40 percent (66-165) from the floor … one of five players to take the court in all 36 games … reached double-figures in five games … scored a season high 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting against Bellevue (11/29) … also grabbed a season best nine rebounds in that game … scored 11 points and grabbed eight boards in the Summit League Tournament quarterfinal against Fort Wayne (3/3) … played 20 minutes against Michigan State (3/22) in the WNIT and was key defensively, blocking the Spartans’ final shot of regulation, to send the game to overtime … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2016-17
Saw time in 30 games for the Coyotes, averaging eight minutes off the bench … twice scored a season high 11 points, against Northwestern (12/15) and then in the first round of the WNIT against North Dakota (3/16) … grabbed a career high six rebounds against Western Illinois (1/28) … totaled 65 points, 46 rebounds and 12 assists … shot 46.4 percent (26-of-56) from the floor … made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
Led Harlan Community High School to back-to-back 26-0 seasons and a pair of Class 4A state titles ... averaged 15.0 points and 7.3 rebounds her junior season to earn first-team all-state honors ... shot 59 percent from the field and 76 percent from the line ... named the captain of the 4A all-tournament team after averaging 23.0 points and 9.3 rebounds during the state tournament ... also led the Cyclones to a pair of state volleyball championships.

Personal
Daughter of Jay and Kathy Frederick ... math education major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2016-17Freshman

    Forward
    6'1"
    15
  • 15

    2017-18Sophomore

    Forward
    6'0"
    15
  • 15

    2018-19Junior

    Forward
    6'0"
    15
  • 15

    2019-20Senior

    Forward
    6'1"
    15