[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 35 (Thursday, March 24, 1994)]
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                   UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES

  Mr. PRESSLER. Mr. President, with all the hype and attention being 
focused on the National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] Division 
I men's and women's basketball tournaments, let me take a moment to 
remind my colleagues there is yet another game in town. The NCAA 
Division II men's basketball tournament has brought the best small-
college basketball teams around the country to Springfield, 
Massachusetts. One of the teams in that field is my alma mater, the 
University of South Dakota Coyotes.
  This year, the USD men's basketball squad earned a trip to the elite 
eight for the second year in a row. Last night, the Coyotes met the 
University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles. Unfortunately, the 
Coyotes' bid fell short. However, they still have plenty of reasons to 
be proud of their season.
  On the road to Springfield, the Coyotes mounted an impressive record 
of 24 wins and only 5 losses--an effort that earned them their second 
straight North Central Conference Championship and North Central Region 
Championship. The Coyotes' basketball success has not come overnight. 
From 1977 to 1988, USD only managed a .383 winning percentage. However, 
since 1989, the Coyotes have achieved a winning percentage of almost 
.700, primarily under the direction of coach Dave Boots.
  Recently, I visited with students, faculty, staff, and administrators 
on the USD campus in Vermillion, SD. While this visit brought back many 
fond memories of my days as an undergraduate student there, I also saw 
how the university has continued to prosper in other ways under the 
leadership of President Betty Turner Asher. The University of South 
Dakota excels academically, as well as athletically.
  Again, I salute the University of South Dakota Coyotes men's 
basketball squad for their success in the NCAA Division II men's 
basketball tournament. I ask unanimous consent that materials 
concerning the Coyotes' season be included in the Record immediately 
following my remarks.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                 SOUTH DAKOTA IN NCAA ELITE 8 TOURNAMENT                
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                                                              Percent   
               South Dakota                   PPG    RPG  --------------
                                                            FG      FT  
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G-10 John Hemenway, 6-1, 160, So., Rockton,                             
 IL........................................    6.0    1.7   .409    .828
G-32 Randy Rosenquist, 6-4, 220, Sr., Sioux                             
 City, IA..................................   16.1    4.5   .432    .531
C-54 Mike Kloth, 6-9, 240, Sr., Wisner, NE.    3.5    6.4   .539    .552
F-22 Troy Terronez, 6-5, 200, Sr., Cedar                                
 Rapids, IA................................   12.7    4.3   .493    .768
F-52 Shane Murphy, 6-8, 205, Sr., Harlan,                               
 IA........................................   14.6    5.1   .540    .810
                                                                        
                  Reserves                                              
                                                                        
F-44 Loren Dekruyf, 6-5, 200, Jr., Boyden,                              
 IA........................................   12.8    4.7   .543    .852
G-34 Mike Koehler, 6-2, 200, Fr., Elkhart                               
 Lake, WI..................................    4.0    1.6   .554    .667
G-30 Mark Andres, 6-2, 185, Sr.,                                        
 Rhinelander, WI...........................    3.1    1.4   .429    .778
G-12 Brian Marso, 6-0, 175, So., Gillette,                              
 WY........................................    2.8    0.6   .500    .842
F-20 Monte Hess, 6-6, 215, So., LeMars, IA.    2.1    1.6   .560    .538
F-50 Mike Hanzel, 6-7, 215, So., Jordan, MN    1.5    1.4   .444    .750
G-14 Tyson Theeler, 6-4, Fr., Mitchell, SD.    1.6    0.7   .381   1.000
                                            ----------------------------
      South Dakota total...................   85.2   39.1   .505    .704
      Opponents............................   69.6   33.7   .418    .675
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              NCAA Division II Elite 8 national tournament

                        Quarterfinals, March 23

       1 p.m.--Norfolk State (27-5) vs. Washburn (28-3).
       3 p.m.--Cal State Bakersfield (24-6) vs. Indiana, PA (25-
     2).
       6:30 p.m.--South Dakota (24-5) vs. Southern Indiana (26-3).
       8:30 p.m.--Alabama A&M (27-4) vs. New Hampshire (27-4).

                          Semifinals, March 24

       6:30 p.m.--Norfolk State/Washburn vs. Cal St.-Bakersfield/
     Indiana, PA.
       8:30 p.m.--South Dakota/Southern Indiana vs. Alabama A&M/
     New Hampshire.

                         Championship, March 26

       1 p.m.--CBS.

                                                                           1993-94 SOUTH DAKOTA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS                                                                           
                                              [Season record: 24-5 (Home: 13-1/Away: 11-4)--North Central Conference: 15-3 (Home: 8-1; Away: 7-2)]                                              
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                                                                            3pt                                                            AVE.    AVE.                                         
              Name                 G-GS     FG      FGA     PCT   3pt FG    FGA     PCT     FT      FTA     PCT     REB     PTS     PF      PTS     REB     ST      BS       A      TO      MIN 
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Rosenquist.....................    29-29     169     391    .432      60     201    .299      69     130    .531     131     467      68    16.1     4.5      61       7     130      69     873
Murphy.........................    29-10     150     278    .540      30      66    .455      94     116    .810     148     424      93    14.6     5.1      15      12      46      37     651
DeKruyf........................     29-4     121     223    .543      36      71    .507      92     108    .852     135     370      37    12.8     4.7      17       2      28      25     687
Terrouez.......................    29-29     112     227    .493      47     111    .473      96     125    .768     126     367      53    12.7     4.3      20       5      63      35     864
Jones..........................    19-19      95     133    .714       0       1    .000      45      89    .506     126     235      48    12.4     6.6      23       8      28      46     478
Hemenway.......................    29-29      56     137    .409      15      47    .319      48      58    .828      49     175      33     6.0     1.7      23       3      90      37     595
Koehler........................     24-0      36      65    .554       5      12    .444      20      30    .667      39      97      16     4.0     1.6       5       0       8      12     183
Kloth..........................    29-25      41      76    .539       0       0    .000      16      29    .552     187     102      82     3.5     6.4      10      36      16      18     566
Andres.........................     29-0      27      63    .429       9      26    .346      28      36    .778      41      91      51     3.1     1.4       9       0      42      28     447
Marso..........................     21-0      15      30    .500      13      23    .565      16      19    .842      12      59      12     2.8     0.6       8       0      23      13     141
Hess...........................     17-0      14      25    .560       0       2    .000       7      13    .538      27      35       7     2.1     1.6       1       0       7       5      76
Hanzel.........................     17-0       8      18    .444       0       0    .000       9      12    .750      24      25      13     1.5     1.4       0       2       4       1      80
Theeler........................     18-0       8      21    .381       5      11     455       8       8   1.000      13      29       6     1.6     0.7       3       0       6       4      65
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Team...........................  .......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......      72  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......
      USD total................       29     852   1,687    .505     220     570    .386     541     769    .704   1,135   2,472     525    85.2    39.1     195      74     490     331  ......
      Opponents................       29     737   1,764    .418     151     440    .343     394     584    .675     977   2,019     635    69.6    33.7     167      56     373     366  ......
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                        coyote team season highs

       Points: 114 vs. Grand View & Nebraska-Omaha (2).
       Rebounds: 54 vs. Teikyo-Westmar.
       Assists: 35 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (2).
       Steals: 15 vs. Mount Mary.
       Blocked shots: 6 vs. South Dakota State.
       Field goals: 42 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (2).
       Field goal attempts: 72 vs. Teikyo-Westmar.
       FG percentage: .654 (34-52) vs. Augustana (2).
       Three-point field goals: 13 vs. Morningside.
       Three-point FG attempts: 31 vs. North Dakota State.
       3 pt. FG percentage: 625 (10-16) vs. Nebraska-Omaha (2).
       Free throws: 31 vs. Northern Colorado (2).
       Free throw attempts: 41 vs. Northern Colorado (2).
       FT percentage: 917 (22-24) vs. Mount Mary.


                     coyote individual season highs

       Points: 28, Loren DeKruyl vs. North Dakota (3).
       Rebounds: 14, Mike Kloth vs. Morningside.
       Assists: 11, Randy Rosenquist vs. Nebraska-Omaha.
       Steals: 5, Randy Rosenquist vs. Mount Mary & South Dakota 
     State.
       Blocked shots: 5, Mike Kloth vs. St. Cloud State.
       Field goals: 11, Shane Murphy vs. Nebraska-Omaha (1); 11, 
     Shane Murphy vs. Nebraska-Omaha (2).
       Field goal attempts: 18, Randy Rosenquist vs. Grand Canyon 
     & South Dakota State (2) & North Dakota (3) & North Dakota 
     State (3).
       FG percentage: 1,000, Chris Jones (7-7) vs. St. Cloud 
     State.
       Three-point field goals: 5, Troy Terronez vs. North Dakota 
     State; 5, Loren DeKruyl vs. North Dakota State (3).
       Free throws: 11, Shane Murphy vs. North Dakota State (3).
       FT percentage: 1,000, Loren DeKruyl (8-8) vs. Northern 
     Colorado (2); 1,000, Troy Terronez (8-8) vs. Northern 
     Colorado (3); 1,000, Troy Terronez (8-8) vs North Dakota (3).

                           1994 NCC STANDINGS                           
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                         Team                             NCC      All  
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South Dakota...........................................    15-3     24-5
North Dakota State.....................................    14-4     21-9
North Dakota...........................................    11-7     23-9
South Dakota State.....................................    11-7     19-8
Mankato State..........................................    10-8    14-13
St. Cloud State........................................    7-11    13-16
Morningside............................................    7-11    13-16
Northern Colorado......................................    7-11    11-18
Augustana..............................................    6-12    14-12
Nebraska-Omaha.........................................    2-16     4-22
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                             coyote tracks

       From the 11-year period from 1977 to 1988, South Dakota won 
     113 games and lost 182 for a .383 winning percentage. Over 
     the last six years starting with the 1989 season, the Coyotes 
     have won 127 and lost 54 for a .702 winning percentage.
       The Coyotes have put together six consecutive winning 
     seasons from 1988-89 to 1993-94, South Dakota has not had six 
     straight since the turn of the century when the Coyotes had 
     seven in a row from 1909 to 1915.
       Of the top-eight seasons in South Dakota history, Dave 
     Boots has five of them. He ranks third on the all-time 
     coaching win list with 127. The school's all-time leader in 
     Carl ``Rube'' Hoy, who won 167 (lost 189) in 24 years from 
     1927-49 and 1952-54. Dwane Clodfelter is second with 149 wins 
     (153 loses) in 13 years from 1954-67.
       South Dakota has lost only 12 games at home during the Dave 
     Boots' era and has finished in the upper division of the 
     North Central Conference in each of the last six years, 
     including the last two NCC championships.
       The Coyotes have won 57 of their last 71 games for an .803 
     winning percentage.
       South Dakota has had four 20-win seasons in the last six 
     years (22 in 1990, 20 in 1991, 25 in 1993 and 24 this 
     season).
       In USD's championship season last year, the Coyotes outshot 
     their opponents for the field in 21 games and held a 
     rebounding advantage in 20 games. This season, USD has 
     outshot the opposition 25 times and outrebounded opposing 
     teams 20 times.
       USD returns 85.1 percent of its scoring this season and 
     81.4 percent of its rebounding


                             coyote tidbits

       Shane Murphy has been North Central Conference Player of 
     the Week two times this season. Randy Rosenquist has been 
     named Player of the Week once. Rosenquist won the NCC steals 
     title (2.33), and Murphy won the three-point shooting title 
     (.564).
       The Coyotes captured three NCC team statistical departments 
     this season; scoring offense (84.1), field goal percentage 
     (.513) and rebounding margin (+3.22). USD was second in 
     scoring defend (69.2), third in assists (16.6) and seventh in 
     free throw shooting (.696).
       Randy Rosenquist has scored 20 or more point nine times. 
     Shane Murphy has done it eight times and Loren DeKruyf four 
     times.


                            player plaudits

       Senior Randy Rosequist, a two-time all-North Central 
     Conference selection, ranks fourth on the school's all-time 
     scoring list with 1,586 points. Rosenquist is the sixth 
     player in school history to reach 1,500 career points. 
     Rosenquist also ranks sixth in career assists (351), second 
     in career three-point field goals (206) and third in career 
     steal (205).
       Senior Troy Terronez ranks 8th on the career scoring list 
     with 1,322 points.
       Senior Mike Kloth ranks second in career blocked shots with 
     116 and he ranks 11th in career rebounds with 602. Kloth has 
     36 blocked shots this season which is the 6th-best single-
     seasons total in school history.
       The Coyotes are on experienced squad. The four players who 
     have been with the team the longest (Randy Rosenquist, Troy 
     Terronez, Mike Kloth, Loren DeKruyf) have combined for 428 
     games played since 1990-91.

                   Rosenquist, Terronez scoring watch

                        [USD's all-time leaders]

Tim Hatchett (1986-90).............................................2280
Jeff Nannen (1976-80)..............................................1782
Mike Graves (1986-90)..............................................1746
Randy Rosenquist (1990-present)....................................1586
Jack Theeler (1965-68).............................................1573
Chuck Iverson (1969-73)............................................1536
Rick Nissen (1972-76)..............................................1452
Troy Terronez (1990-present).......................................1322
1306ollins (1985-89).................................................

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