April 1: South Dakota coach Dawn Plitzuweit is the recipient of the 2022 Kay Yow National Coach of the Year Award, presented annually to the Division I women’s head college basketball coach who embodies a winning spirit while displaying great character, on and off the court. Plitzuweit recently took the job at West Virginia.April 2: A sold-out Frost Arena (5,263 fans) watched the Jackrabbits crush Seton Hall 82-50 in the WNIT championship game. Kallie Theisen led the Jacks with 16 points and 11 rebounds as SDSU jumped out to a 40-18 halftime lead. WNIT MVP Myah Selland (Letcher) of SDSU had 98 points, 53 rebounds, 23 assists and 13 steals in the six tourney games. Teammate and fellow all-WNIT Tournament performer Haleigh Timmer (Rapid City) added 100 points and 30 rebounds in the event.April 2: SDSU senior women’s basketball player Tylee Irwin (Wahpeton, ND) ended her career by playing in her 159th game. She started 121 games, helped the Jacks win 127 games and scored 1,379 career 
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