Sports
Men’s Basketball Coach Dave Boots netted 500th win against SDSU
A crowd of nearly 5,000 watched as the triumphant University of South Dakota men’s basketball team edged out a close 74-71 victory against South Dakota State on Jan. 5. All in attendance had witnessed head coach Dave Boots collect his 500th win with the university, but Boots was looking elsewhere; his next game. From 1980 […]
Coyotes look for payback
Wednesday, the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team will be looking to protect its house against rival South Dakota State University. Head Coach Amy Williams said playing against your key rival always gets the juices flowing. “Athletics are fun, and special games like this rivalry, are exciting,” Williams said. “And it’s even more fun […]
USD zones in on rivalry rematch
On Jan. 5, the University of South Dakota Coyotes men’s basketball team watched with grins on their faces as rival South Dakota State walked off the court with a loss. USD (8-13) will now have to repeat their efforts as they travel to Brookings, S.D. to take on the Jackrabbits on January 31. The Coyotes […]
David Herbster steps in as USD’s interim Athletic Director
For someone who has spent nearly his entire professional career in collegiate athletic marketing and administration, David Herbster is familiar with the concept of being at the right place, at the right time. “So many times in athletics, it’s all about timing,” Herbster said. President James Abbott named Herbster the University of South Dakota’s interim […]
Three Wellness Center staff members aid in saving a life
It started out as a typical day for sophomore Isaac Yellowbank, who plays “noon ball” every Monday at the Wellness Center with his father-in-law, Sam Prue. That’s where his memory gets hazy. “The other team beat us right away, so we were only on the court for maybe 10 minutes,” said Prue, who noticed the […]
Coyotes pull off second straight victory
It wasn’t pretty, but the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team was able to pick up their second straight win Saturday afternoon against the University of Oakland Golden Grizzlies in the DakotaDome. The Coyotes were able to pull off the victory with a final score of 64-49. “It was a grind-it-out win. It wasn’t […]
Coyote women win big
It was all about confidence for the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team on Thursday night — confidence that led to a 31-point victory against the Fort Wayne Mastodons. The USD women took the lead early in the game and never looked back, grabbing a 82-51 victory over Fort Wayne in the DakotaDome. This […]
Shhh….Coyotes to play a ‘Silent Night’
University of South Dakota fans are saddling up for the Coyotes’ ‘Silent Night’ event as the men’s basketball team takes on Kansas City today at 7 p.m. in the DakotaDome. In ‘Silent Night’ fashion, USD fans are asked to remain silent until the Coyotes score their 12th point, when they can burst into loud cheers […]
Sayler resigns from USD, accepts same position at Miami University
David Sayler, the University of South Dakota’s director of athletics, announced his resignation Thursday, and will accept the same position at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, said President James Abbott in an email USD staff and faculty. Sayler has overseen USD’s transition to a Division-I status for the past two years. His work has included […]
Coyotes host second consecutive match-up with Cardinals Dec. 15
Coming into the season, fans, students and even experts had no idea what to expect from the 2012-2013 University of South Dakota men’s basketball team. Last year’s team went 10-18, and on top of that it had three seniors graduate. Those three seniors consisted of the team’s top two scorers (Charlie Westbrook and Louie Krogman) […]