Students shine during ‘Yotes Got Talent
University of South Dakota students sang, played music and created art Tuesday night in Aalfs Auditorium in Slagle Hall. Look through our photo gallery of the night here:
Dakota Days royalty revealed
The University of South Dakota royalty were revealed Tuesday night in Aalfs Auditorium Slagle Hall following ‘Yotes Got Talent. Here you can read their answers to Phillip Millar’s Q&A with each finalist. Alayna Ackerman PM: What is the strangest thing you have seen on vacation? AA: “In Hawaii, I boogie boarded next to a seal.” […]
Volleyball rolling through Summit League
The University of South Dakota volleyball team is turning heads with an impressive start to the Summit League Conference season. As the team’s senior leader Kendall Kritenbrink puts it, they’re bringing the heat from every angle of the court. “Nobody knows where to go or who to stop because every hitter is an offensive threat,” Kritenbrink said. […]
USD Women’s soccer gets its first conference win
The University of South Dakota Women’s soccer team defeated Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne 1-0 in Vermillion Sunday. Corey Strang scored the lone goal for the Coyotes, who had the run of play throughout the match. USD tallied 14 shots in the match, 11 on goal. IPFW only managed two shots, one on goal. The Coyotes started the […]
USD soccer draws scoreless with Omaha
The University of South Dakota Women’s soccer team drew with the University of Nebraska-Omaha in Vermillion Friday, as neither team could find the back of the net in the 0-0 overtime match. USD managed to hit goalpost iron twice in the match. In the 14th minute, first-year defender Katlin Ptacek had a shot hit the left upright […]
New DakotaDome bleachers increase ad options, safety concerns
Coyote Crazies and other University of South Dakota fans have more rules to follow with the installation of new student section bleachers in the DakotaDome. One of the major rule changes is designed to keep students from blocking the LED advertisement boards installed by an LED Display Company above the student section. “Right now, we don’t […]
USD volleyball slides past Oral Roberts to start conference season
It wasn’t fast, and it wasn’t easy. But the University of South Dakota volleyball team topped Oral Roberts in five sets 3-2 to begin the conference season 1-0, extending the Coyotes home win streak to 13. After splitting the first two sets, the Coyotes failed to capitalize on two game points in the third set, […]
Redshirt athletes spend first year preparing for glory
Most student athletes come to school with visions of game-time glory. However, first-year redshirts have to wait a year for this glory. University of South Dakota football player Tacari Carpenter, a first-year wide receiver from Robbins, Ill., said he never expected to redshirt — not participate in games for the first year. Carpenter is a […]
Swing for the fences: Phi Delt alum completes feat for ALS research
With his batting gloves bloodied and Lou Gehrig’s famous speech playing in the background, Anthony Fusco’s father took to the mound to pitch the last 10 softballs before a flood of emotions rushed through Fusco, bringing him to tears. Fusco was in pain. “It was an overwhelming moment,” he said. “I had planned all summer for this.” Fusco is a […]
Athlete spotlight: Tennis player Dragana Brankovic
Q: Why did you choose to attend USD? A: I heard they have a good tennis program and the business program is very good — like nationally accredited — and I’m majoring in business so I thought it would be a good opportunity to come here. Q: Did you know you wanted to go to college […]