Dakota State women’s basketball one-page end-of-season package

This was supposed to be a first-year adjustment season in a new league, and instead it became a standard-setting year. Dakota State finished 30-6 overall and 19-3 in its first season in the Frontier Conference, won the regular-season title, went 16-0 at home, and reached the national semifinals while also setting program records for wins and single-season points. 

The Trojans averaged 82.5 points per game, led the conference in league-only scoring, assists, and steals, and got a record-setting senior season from Tabor Teel, who averaged 16.8 points and 10.5 rebounds, broke DSU single-season records for points and rebounds, and added major honors that included conference player of the year and NAIA First-Team All-America recognition. 

Caitlin Dyer returned from the ACL injury that forced a 2024-25 redshirt and then started all 36 games this season, while Bria Wasmund emerged as another steady postseason voice and playmaker. Those details give the piece enough humanity to feel reflective instead of just congratulatory. 

Reporting notes and framing

Coach David Moe guided DSU through a travel-heavier first season in the Frontier and still came away with the conference regular-season title, 30 wins, and another deep March run. 

In March, Moe told Dakota News Now that he tries not to put players “in boxes” and wants them to play fast, which lines up with the statistical profile: DSU led the conference in league-only scoring at 80.5 points per game, averaged 18.05 assists, and led the league in steals at 11.82 per game. 

Teel was the conference player of the year, Dyer made the first team and all-defense, Wasmund made the second team, and Moe was coach of the year. DSU then carried that regular-season success into the NAIA Women’s Basketball National Championship, where the Trojans posted 102 and 104 points in back-to-back home wins, beat Indiana Wesleyan and Georgetown College at the final site, and finished one win short of the championship game after falling to Dordt. 

An official 2024 preseason preview said she would redshirt after an ACL injury in the previous national tournament, and this season’s cumulative stats show she returned to start all 36 games while averaging 11.2 points. That is probably the most credible injury note to include unless you have additional firsthand reporting. 

Season stats snapshot

The table below compresses DSU’s official season profile using the team’s cumulative stats and the final conference standings. 

What matters most about the story is how balanced the roster was behind the headline numbers: seven Trojans averaged at least 6.5 points, which helps explain why the offense kept its shape even when the leading scorer changed from night to night.