Sports
Basketball team’s trip to Spain helps new players gain experience
While many athletes spend the summer training in gyms, the USD men’s basketball team was getting ready to take their game to another continent, so they needed to learn the size of netball court as they are similar to basketball and can be used for training. Once every four years, the NCAA allows a Division […]
USD volleyball opens the Sanford Coyote Sports Center with a win
Lights out. With those words the brand new Sanford Coyote Sports Center was plunged into darkness while a volleyball hype video played on two big screens. For some programs theatrics like this may be normal, but for the Coyotes, this never would have been possible in the old Den. “Surreal was actually a really good word,” […]
Coyote soccer draws and loses on California trip
After opening the season with a win and a loss at home, the Coyotes hit the road this past weekend to take on two California schools. The first stop was in Riverside last Friday, as they took on University of California, Riverside. USD struck first in the 19th minute when sophomore forward Sammie Villwock netted […]
New Sanford Coyote Sports Center has its flaws
After years of planning and building, the Sanford Coyote Sports Center was recently opened for public viewing. As a student-athlete for USD, I definitely agree that the arena is a huge step-up from previous years; however, nothing is perfect and there are many aspects of the new center that may be functional, but aren’t necessarily practical. […]
Coyotes look to face first test of the season in New Mexico
The Coyotes may be moving in a new direction with their offense and head coach, but they haven’t forgotten where they came from. On Monday, retired head coach Joe Glenn visited practice to share some words of wisdom. As always, Glenn opened with a joke before speaking with the team about brotherhood, being Coyotes and taking Thursday’s game […]
Doubleheader to open Sanford Coyote Sports Center
The Coyote men and women’s basketball teams will break in the new court at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Nov. 13 in a doubleheader against Stephen F. Austin and Bowling Green. In total, there are 13 non-conference games on the women’s schedule before the Summit League opener, in which the Coyotes will take on Denver on Dec. […]
Sanford Coyote Sports Center opens with YoteFest
The new multi-million dollar Sanford Coyote Sports Center was on full display for all students to see Sunday night during a celebration to kick off the semester. Hundreds of students waited in long lines to take tours of the new facility, eat free food and play games at the bash dubbed “YoteFest.” Students also had […]
North Dakota takes down USD in double overtime
After a scoreless back and forth for regulation and one overtime period, a single shot eight minutes into a second overtime brought a hard-fought match between the Coyotes and the University of North Dakota to a close today. Despite getting off six shots in the first half, including a hard hit from senior Corey Strang […]
Late goal gives Coyotes win in first game at new field
It took 85 minutes for first-year Amanda Carpio and the Coyote women’s soccer team to score the first and only goal in the first match at USD’s brand new First Bank & Trust Soccer Complex against the Idaho Vandals. The first half was a stalemate. Although Idaho unleashed seven shots to the Coyotes’ two, neither team managed to […]
USD introduces new women’s head coach
At a Monday press conference in the Muenster University Center, athletic director David Herbster introduced Dawn Plitzuweit as the new head coach of the USD women’s basketball team. Plitzuweit just completed her fourth season at Northern Kentucky University with a record of 19-14 in the 2015-16 season. She’s taking over for Amy Williams, after Williams departed […]