Sports
USD basketball continues in NIT and WNIT
Both the USD men’s and women’s basketball teams will continue to play after losing in the Summit League Tournament on Saturday and Sunday. The men’s team automatically qualified for the NIT after missing their chance at the NCAA Tournament due to winning the regular season title with a record of 22-11. The eighth-seeded Coyotes will […]
Coyotes fall to SDSU in heartbreaker
It was a second-round game that could’ve passed as a championship. The top-seeded Coyotes were upset by fourth-seeded South Dakota State in front of a packed Denny Sanford Premier Center on Monday night by a score of 74-71. The Jackrabbits battled back after being down as much as 16 points to make it a tie […]
Coyote women fall in first round to Omaha
Many would say the women’s season ended too early as the fourth-seeded Coyotes fell to the fifth-seeded Omaha Mavericks in their first-round matchup of the Summit League Tournament by a score of 58-64. The game proved to be a much different effort by the Mavericks than the previous matchup on Feb. 18 in Vermillion, where […]
Coyotes defeat Leathernecks, advance in tournament
No one said winning would come easy. The first-seeded USD Coyotes (24-8) took on the eighth-seeded Western Illinois Leathernecks in the first round matchup of the Summit League Tournament in Sioux Falls at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. The Coyotes rushed out to an early lead of 18-11 just moments into the game, but would […]
USD softball finishes 3-2 in Santa Clara
The Coyotes softball team (5-7) traveled to Santa Clara, California to take part in the Santa Clara Tournament Friday through Sunday. With a 2-5 record entering the weekend, the Coyotes were looking to gain a winning record after playing five games in the three-day span. The Coyotes played against Creighton during the first, but it […]
Schedules present challenges for athletes
At 6 a.m., while many students on campus are still asleep, most USD student-athletes are already awake and practicing. Practices are held early to accommodate the student-athletes’ busy schedules. Even in the offseason, athletes can face 20 hours of practicing a week. “Right now we are in our offseason. It’s our spring season so we […]
Coyote men finish regular season on top
Before the season started, the USD men’s basketball team was ranked seventh out of nine teams in the Summit League Preseason Poll. Now, after facing the doubt and a season full of injuries, the Coyotes find themselves on top. The Coyotes claimed the Summit League title on Saturday for the first time in program history. The […]
Hertting looks to swimming retirement after graduation
Diver Greysen Hertting has made history at USD with her numerous wins, records and awards throughout her career. Now a senior and approaching the end of her time as a diver, Hertting is ready to move on to another career. One of Hertting’s most notable accomplishments is winning the Summit League Athlete of the Week 32 times in the […]
Player of the Pack: Berkley Nowlan
Berkley Nowlan is a medical biology major and a senior on the swimming & diving team. Dustin VanHunnik: Do you keep up with current events in the media today? Berkley Nowlan: Yes, I would say I do more or less. DV: Do you use social media a lot, even as a student-athlete? BN: I use […]
Coyotes place third and fourth in Swimming & Diving Summit League Championships
After a season focused on improvement and team building, it came to a fitting end at the Swimming and Diving Summit League Championships for the Coyotes. The championships took place inside the IUPUI Natatorium Wednesday through Saturday. The men’s team finished fourth place this year, after placing fifth in last year’s championships. The women’s team maintained […]