February 6th, 202054 The Coyote women's basketball team has their highest ranking ever — 21 AP/17 coaches poll — the second ever at-large bid for the Summit League in 2019 and over 100 wins under head coach Dawn Plitzuweit; how have the Coyote women achieved these? Plitzuweit said the building of the team's success starts with three main elements....
February 4th, 202044 The Coyotes (17-8, 7-3 CONF) defeated the Peru State Bobcats
(12-11, 11-6 CONF) 106-45 Tuesday inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. USD, who earned their sixth consecutive victory, took a break from their conference schedule to host the Bobcats, a member of the NAIA. The Coyotes follow this game with six more Summit League...
January 28th, 2020165 Both the Coyotes men’s and women’s basketball teams are led by a strong group of seniors as they prepare for the second half of conference play. The USD women (19-2, 8-0) are atop the Summit League standings at the mid-point for the regular season and rank No. 21 in the latest Associated Press Top 25. The Coyotes are No. 18...
January 25th, 202066South Dakota (14-8, 5-3) beat Oral Roberts (11-9, 4-3) 91-80 Saturday night. This win was the Coyote's third in a row and their fifth win in their last six games. Senior forward, Tyler Hagedorn, led the Coyotes with 31 points, 9 rebounds and was 6-8 on three pointers. His 31 points were two shy of his season best. “I had the redshirt...
January 19th, 2020130 The Coyotes (12-8, 3-3 CONF) earned a weekend sweep in basketball over their in-state rivals, the Jackrabbits, as the men’s team took down SDSU (14-8, 5-2 conf) 99-84 in front of 5,349 fans inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Sunday afternoon. USD’s win directly followed the women’s 83-48 victory over SDSU in the...
November 12th, 201934USD men’s basketball opened its season in Honolulu, Hawaii, defeating Pacific on Saturday, Hawaii on Sunday and Florida A&M on Monday to win the Rainbow Classic and a 3-0 start. USD vs. Pacific USD tipped off its season against Pacific (2-2) in the Stan Sheriff Center Friday night. Senior forward Tyler Hagedorn, returning from a...
