2011
New additions help tennis team find success early
Despite adding four new players to their roster this season, the University of South Dakota women’s tennis team didn’t struggle to find rhythm in their first tournament of the season. The Coyotes traveled to Peoria, Ill., from Sept. 9-11 and competed at the Bradley Invitational. There, USD went 4-2 in singles play and 2-2 in […]
Men’s golf team takes second at Erv Kaiser Classic
The University of South Dakota’s men’s golf took second place at their second tournament of the year, Tuesday in Oxbrow, N.D. playing at North Dakota State University’s Erv Kaiser Classic. The Coyotes ended the tournament with a three round score of 909, five shots short of first place. The University of Manitoba shot a 299 […]
SGA offering Badger game deal
Ticket, transportation and lodging: $100. A nearly 8 hour bus trip and chance to see the University of South Dakota play a Big Ten contender: priceless. The Student Government Association is sponsoring a bus for students to have the opportunity to see USD play the University of Wisconsin Madison Badgers Saturday, Sept. 24. SGA president […]
Q&A: Kritenbrink makes Chewbacca noises
Kendall Kritenbrink is a freshman outside hitter from Gretna, Neb. on the University of South Dakota volleyball team. She currently leads the team with 199 kills on the season and on Sept. 15, she set a school record for kills in a match with 34. Austin Ashlock: Do the English people eat English muffins, […]
Coyotes’ once in a lifetime game
After two consecutive victories at the DakotaDome, the University of South Dakota football team heads to Madison, Wis., where the Coyotes will play in front of as many as 86,000 fans and face the No. 6 ranked University of Wisconsin Badgers. Head coach Ed Meierkort said he is excited for the game against the undefeated […]
Coyotes drop home opener
In their first home match of the 2011 season, the University of South Dakota women’s volleyball team’s five-game winning streak ended. Summit League rival North Dakota State defeated USD in three straight sets Monday night, with a final score of 0-3. The NDSU sweep marks the Coyotes’ first Summit League loss and drops their record […]
Women’s soccer team loses another heartbreaker in double overtime
Heading into their Sept. 15 game against Boise State University, the University of South Dakota women’s soccer team had already taken three teams into double overtime. Make that four, tied 0-0. At the end of both the 90th and 100th minutes, the Coyotes were one goal away from their first victory of the 2011 season, […]
PREVIEW: MUC to host The Naked Roommate
Chances are, the average college student has not had the opportunity to attend a presentation at which the speaker has declared his intentions to perform “The Syphilis Song,” and teach his audience how to get as much sex as they want. However, on Sept. 22. starting at 7 p.m., advice columnist and author Harlan Cohen […]
PREVIEW: Ballet comes to the Wellness Center
A new ballet class is being offered at the Wellness Center Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Taught by Maddison Kissick, a 24-year-old graduate student, the class is for anyone, from beginner to expert, interested in learning ballet. For more on this story, see the Sept. 21 edition of The Volante.
Duling honored with year-end GWC award
For some, the challenge of balancing schoolwork with the physical demands of being a college athlete often can be too much to handle. That is not the case for University of South Dakota senior track runner Alexa Duling. This August Duling was recognized for her ability to shine on and off the track, when she […]