NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Three members of The University of South Dakota women’s basketball teamhave received preseason honors from the Great West Conference, the league announced Monday.

Senior Jasmine Mosley (Bellevue, Neb.) and sophomore Annie Roche (Vermillion, S.D.) were selected to the preseason All-Conference second team, while sophomore Amber Hegge (Crofton, Neb.) was an honorable mention selection.

The Coyote women were picked to finish fourth in the conference in a preseason poll of the league’s coaches. North Dakota received two first-place votes and was the coaches’ pick to win the league with 42 points, followed by Chicago State and Utah Valley (40 points each). USD received one first-place vote and was in fourth at 28 points.

Mosley averaged 9.4 points a game a year ago. She led USD with 105 assists, was second on the team at 5.1 rebounds per game and was third in steals with 31.

Roche averaged 9.2 points a game a year ago and was second on the team with 102 assists. Roche also shot 80.3 percent from the free-throw line.

Hegge, who redshirted last year, was a key in USD’s run to the Division II National Championship game in 2007-08. Hegge averaged 8.4 points and 4.4 pers per game that season and also had 36 blocks to lead the team.

The Coyotes, who return three starters from last year’s 18-11 squad, will play Winona State in an exhibition game in Yankton, S.D. on Nov. 11 before opening the regular season on Nov. 15 in Sioux Falls against Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Great West Conference Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
Team (First-Place Votes) Points
1. North Dakota (2) 42
2. Chicago State (2) 40
Utah Valley (2) 40
4. South Dakota (1) 28
5. Texas-Pan American 17
6. Houston Baptist 16
7. NJIT 13
*Courtesy: USD Sports Information