September 13th, 201790USD will host two Summit League championships this year – one this fall and one in spring.
The cross country championship will take place at The Bluffs golf course on Oct. 28, the same day the football team takes on Southern Illinois.
Spring will see the Coyotes travel to Sioux Falls Feb. 14-17 to host the swimming and diving...
September 10th, 201798USD upset Bowling Green 35-27 in Ohio Saturday. Bowling Green, an FBS team, couldn’t handle senior quarterback Chris Streveler, who accounted for four touchdowns against the Falcon defense. The Falcons had trouble finding the end zone in the first half, and scored three field goals. Scoring was opened by a 2-yard rushing...
September 5th, 201785USD dominated Drake in every facet of the game Saturday, winning 77-7. USD’s 77 points marks their most since the team beat Minnesota-Crookston 77-0 in 2005. The Coyote offense ran 89 plays for 602 yards, averaging 6.76 yards per play. Drake’s chances in Des Moines, IA, ended only 1:45 into the first quarter, when senior QB...
August 29th, 2017111There’s a reason “student” comes first in “student-athlete.”
Women’s volleyball was one USD team that exemplified that mindset last year, in addition to winning on the court.
The team has been recognized for its achievements in the classroom by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
The team tore up the Summit...
August 28th, 201799USD football returns this Saturday, when the Coyotes travel to Des Moines, IA, to take on Drake University.
Over the summer, the football team has been preparing for a season which could see them improve on last year’s effort.
“We have a lot to prove to our fans and our community,” said Adam Harris, a senior defensive back.
Last...
April 21st, 2017127The USD Coyotes took on the USD Coyotes in the annual Spring Game Friday night. The team was split into a white team and a red team for the matchup, which followed the season's spring practices. There were no returns in this game, as there were no kickoffs and the punts were dead when caught, placing the ball on the 30-yard line...
April 21st, 2017150On April 21, 1862, Dakota Territory Governor William Jayne signed legislation declaring the founding of a university in the town of Vermillion. One hundred fifty five years later, South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard proclaimed April 21, 2017 "USD Day." During USD's birthday party held in the Muenster University Center pit lounge, USD...
April 19th, 2017166The Vermillion Public School District is teaming up with USD to better focus on elementary students' strengths. In 2016, the district was awarded a Bush Foundation grant to establish a professional development partnership between Jolley Elementary and the USD School of Education. The grant was given through the Bush Foundation’s...
April 18th, 2017347The USD football team will be playing national powerhouse Oklahoma University in 2019. The game, scheduled to take place Sept. 7, will be USD’s second game of the season. USD will be paid $575,000 to play OU in Norman, OK. These so-called “cupcake games” allow smaller schools, such as those in the Football Championship...