Team Recap
Football
Recap: Behind new sophomore quarterback Kevin Earl, the Coyotes notched their first ever Missouri Valley Football Conference victory defeating Missouri State 17-14 Saturday. The Coyotes jumped out to the early 6-0 lead going into halftime but fell behind 14-6 going into the fourth quarter. The final quarter was all Coyotes, as they scored 11 straight points to pull off the come-from-behind victory.
Key Players: Earl got a victory in his first collegiate start Saturday. Earl completed 22 of 35 passes for 159 yards along with a touchdown and an interception.
First-year red-shirt Trevor Bouma scored the Coyotes only offensive touchdown in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game off an 18-yard pass from Earl. Bouma also had 12 carries for 59 yards and 6 receptions for 56 yards. Bouma was both the Coyotes’ leading rusher and receiver.
Player to Watch: Sophomore linebacker Keyen Lage recorded four tackles over the weekend to help the Coyotes. Lage is second on the team with 31 tackles to go along with one sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
Record: 2-3
Up Next: The Coyotes host Indiana State Saturday at 1 p.m. at the DakotaDome.
Volleyball
Recap: The Coyotes improved to 4-0 in conference play on the season defeating both South Dakota State and North Dakota State over the weekend. The Coyotes won both road matches 3-1. This weekend added to the Coyotes nine straight Summit League matchups dating back to last season.
Key Players: Junior Riley Haug had a big weekend helping the Coyotes on their way to victory. Friday night Haug recorded 11 digs, and on Saturday Haug recorded five services aces. On the year Haug now has 54 digs and nine services aces.
Junior Kendall Kritenbrink also had an impressive performance over the weekend. On Friday she recorded 26 kills and an additional 21 kills which moved her into sixth all-time for the Coyotes with 1140 in her career. This year she has 340, leading the team with 4.53 kills per set.
Player to Watch: Sophomore Kaitlyn Hastings led USD in digs with 14 Saturday against SDSU. She also recorded 12 digs in the Coyotes victory against NDSU Friday. Hastings is second on the team with 196 digs this year, an average of 2.80 digs per set.
Record: 13-6 (4-0)
Up Next: The Coyotes continue their conference schedule Friday, Oct. 11 with a matchup against Denver at 5 p.m. at the Dome.
Cross Country
Recap: The Coyotes had a stellar showing at the South Dakota State Classic over the weekend. The men’s team tied for second, and the women finished third.
Key Player: The men’s team was led by sophomore Mubarik Musa’s seventh place finish. Musa finished the race with a time of 25:47.84.
Sophomore Amber Eickhorn helped the Coyote women finish third behind her 18th place finish. Eickhorn finished the race with a time of 18:26.41.
Up Next: The Coyotes have a week off before hosting their home meet. The Coyotes will host the USD Tim Young Invitational Oct. 19 beginning at 10 a.m.
