November 8th, 202130 Two new Coyotes will find themselves on the sideline this upcoming basketball season. Eddie Hill and Ariel Braker found themselves in the position of men’s and women’s assistant basketball coaches, respectively. Prior to coming to USD Aug. 30, Hill had previous assistant coaching experience. After graduating from Washington...
In the next week, both the men’s and women’s basketball teams will begin their seasons at home in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC). First, the men hit the court Thursday to take on...
October 31st, 2021111 Freshman Micah Poellet and junior Maddie Lavin are both USD triathlon athletes who have received honors within the sport. While they are both on a similar athletic path right now, the way in which they got to this point is very different. Poellet began her career as a triathlete when she was very young due to her mother's...
October 11th, 202125 Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic changed many day-to-day operations for USD. Many departments, such as the athletic department, faced new rules and regulations that were put in place to keep everyone involved safe and healthy. Entering the 2021-2022 sports season, fans and students flocked to athletic events again, leading to...
October 10th, 2021107 High school marching bands from all over the state are making their way to Vermillion for a chance to compete against each other in the Quad State Competition which will be held Oct. 16 in the Dakota Dome. This competition is a chance for high schools to come together and perform while also giving The Sound of USD a chance to show...
September 27th, 202130 The USD volleyball team beat in-state rival SDSU in a match that lasted four sets Friday night. The Coyotes defeated SDSU 19-25, 25-12, 25-22, 25-18. After falling behind in the first set, the Coyotes were unable to regain momentum and found themselves dropping the first set 25-19. The team reasoned that their inability...
September 19th, 202140 Senior outside hitter Sami Slaughter didn’t always have her heart set on playing volleyball in college. When entering high school, Slaughter had her sights set on being a basketball star. It wasn’t until her junior year of high school that she came to realize her future might be similar to that of her mother, who played volleyball...
September 14th, 202182 The USD volleyball team hosted Bradley, Central Arkansas and Milwaukee as a part of the South Dakota Classic Sept. 9-11 at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC). The Coyotes set a Division I record in the final game of the tournament Friday. Thursday night, the Coyotes took on Bradley inside the SCSC, where they won 3-0. The win...
September 5th, 202172 A skull fit for a chameleon is being produced in a biology lab on USD’s campus. Junior Alexis Slack, a biology of human dynamics and neuroscience major, is working on a project that involves using a 3D printer to develop a series of skulls—chameleon, cat, and human—that can be deconstructed and put back together. Her first...
