2014
ROTC student selected as award recipient
During her four years in college, courage, integrity, leadership and selflessness have helped senior Alison Hoffman succeed in nursing and in the Reserve Officer Training Corps. “Those (qualities) are important to me in multiple ways,” she said. “I don’t really think about those qualities — they just flow from everything I do — but those […]
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Interim coach James not hired on as head coach, USD to conduct national search
Interim head coach Joey James will not be hired on as head coach of the USD men’s basketball team next season as the university will undergo a national search, according to a press release by USD athletics. “As we stated in October, the men’s basketball coaching position at the University of South Dakota is one […]
UPDATED: USD women advance to NCAA tournament after 82-71 win over Denver to capture the Summit League title
Coyotes will be dancing in the NCAA tournament for the first time ever. The University of South Dakota’s women’s basketball team capped off a dream run through the Summit League Tournament by defeating Denver 82-71 and punched its ticket into the national 64-team tournament. “We’re so happy to bring this championship home for all ‘Yotes,” […]
Reactions to USD winning the Summit League Championship
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“Onward” set for public launch
The University of South Dakota Foundation’s capital campaign, “Onward South Dakota,” has raised just under $95 million to date, said Foundation President Steve Brown. Brown said the Foundation and USD administration have scheduled a public launch event for the campaign Oct. 10, 2014 — the Friday of Dakota Days. During the event, it the campaign’s fundraising success […]
Interim coach James not hired on as head coach, USD to conduct national search
Interim head coach Joey James will not be hired on as head coach of the USD men’s basketball team next season as the university will undergo a national search, according to a press release by USD athletics. “As we stated in October, the men’s basketball coaching position at the University of South Dakota is one […]
UPDATED: USD pulls off Summit League upset, ends five-year SDSU reign topping tourney
After almost two full seasons of frustration, the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team have conquered their biggest rival. Not shy of the dramatic, the Coyotes sent South Dakota State packing and propelled themselves one step closer to their first NCAA national tournament with the semifinal win. The 72-58 victory against the five-time league […]
UPDATED: USD women squeeze out Summit League win with 1.1 seconds to go, will play SDSU Monday at noon
An 11-0 lead to start the game. A leading scorer with 35 points. Fifty-two points in the paint. It looked to be Western Illinois’ day. But the University of South Dakota’s Raeshel Contreras cashed a deep three with 1.1 seconds left to give the Coyotes a 96-94 win, catapulting her team to Monday’s Summit League […]
UPDATED: USD men’s basketball Summit League run ends against Denver, 71-55
The University of South Dakota men’s basketball team didn’t look like the January version of themselves Sunday night when they were handed defeat by the Denver Pioneers, 71-55. PHOTO GALLERY For the second consecutive season, the Coyotes were dropped from the Summit League Tournament in the first round. This time, the result came at the […]