The journey for this now-Luxembourger began 16 years ago in the college town of Vermillion, South Dakota, with the guidance of Coyote coach Chad Lavin.
“When I first came to USD, I had no idea what my potential was,” Yoerger said. “Working with Lavin, he made me realize how much potential I actually had and he gave me that chance starting with my freshman year. He actually started me that very first game as a freshman and from then on it’s always stuck with me that if I work hard and put in the time and energy, that anything is possible.”
Yoerger was a four-year starter for the Coyotes. She graduated as USD’s second-leading scorer with 1,605 points and remains fourth on USD’s all-time rebounds list with 884. She remains on USD’s top-10 list for both blocked shots (101) and steals (176).
She was a key piece to the Coyotes’ run to the 2008 NCAA Division II championship game.
The Coyotes won 31-straight games over a five-month span. USD got to cut down the nets for the NCC Tournament and then the NCAA Regional, both held inside the DakotaDome. Once the Coyotes reached the Division II’s Elite Eight, a trip to Kearney, Nebraska, followed.
“The run we had my junior season was unforgettable,” Yoerger said. “I think about that all the time, all the memories when they pop up on Facebook with all of those old pictures and such. My best memory in college was going to Kearney and seeing everyone with the Coyote red – it felt like a home game. Even though we lost, it was a week that you don’t forget.”
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