May 7—VERMILLION — A day before she was to be introduced as the University of South Dakota women's basketball coach, Carrie Eighmey was waiting at a stoplight and spotted a familiar vehicle. She noticed the Nebraska license plate and a bumper sticker and came to a realization. "I was like, that is definitely my parents. They did not tell me they were coming. And they tried to surprise me. But ...
Eighmey joins USD after a brief stint at the University of Idaho, where she led the Vandals to a 15-16 record, going 8-10 in Big Sky Conference play.
Women's basketball plays 18 conference games per season, which will now be formatted by playing 16 teams once and one team twice.
Indiana women's basketball 2024-25 Big Ten opponents announced