Intramural interest
When University of South Dakota freshman Alisha Roesler wants time away from the daily grind of classes and schoolwork, instead of looking to the TV remote or the friendly confines of a pillow, she looks to her softball mitt. Roesler, just like hundreds of her fellow USD students, choose to subdue their urge to take […]
Q&A: Blackburn would get rid of North Dakota
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week The Volante sports staff will interview a member of the USD athletic community and ask them off-the-wall questions. Enjoy the hilarity. Missy Blackburn is a junior pitcher for the University of South Dakota softball team out of Sioux Falls. S.D. During her tenure at USD, Blackburn has pitched 13 complete games […]
Coyote seniors work out for NFL scouts
The 2012 NFL Draft is just weeks away, and six University of South Dakota senior football players got their chance to boost their stock and impress the scouts as USD hosted an NFL Scout Pro Day inside the DakotaDome on Thursday afternoon. Seniors Jeremy Blount, Tom Compton, Dante Warren, Marquis Butler, R.J. Polley and Dion […]
Q&A: Turner wouldn’t mind an elephant mascot
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week The Volante sports staff will interview a member of the USD athletic community and ask them off-the-wall questions. Enjoy the hilarity. Lucas Turner is senior men’s golfer out of Bowdle, S.D. Turner recently placed 37th at the Jackrabbit Invitational in Primm, Nev. with a score of 224. Austin Ashlock: Do you […]
Coyotes fall in WNIT
Inside the University of South Dakota men’s track locker room doubled as a conference room, USD seniors Annie Roche and Amber Hegge sat in front of the media Monday night wearing an the unmistakable mask of disappointment. “It has been a great season, a lot of fun, but just not very much fun right now,” […]
USD women earn first-ever NIT bid
After roping in 22 wins during their inaugural season in Division I, the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team received their first-ever bid into the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. The Coyotes will host Drake University in the first round of the NIT on Thursday, March 15 at 7 p.m. in the DakotaDome. The 32-team […]
Coyote women’s basketball receives first-ever bid to Women’s National Invitation Tournament
After roping in 22 wins during their inaugural Summit League Season, the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team received their first-ever bid into the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. The Coyotes (22-7) will host Drake University (18-15) in the first round of the WNIT on Thursday, March 15 at 7 p.m. in the DakotaDome. Head […]
PREVIEW: USD women’s basketball team prepares for last game
The University of South Dakota women’s basketball team will wrap-up their season Thursday night when they host the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Cougars in the DakotaDome. Having won ten of their previous eleven games, the Coyotes look to make it one better Thursday on the way toward collecting win No. 21 on the season. While the […]
USD’s Compton a late draft choice
While most University of South Dakota students were preparing for their upcoming mid-term exams, former University of South Dakota senior offensive tackle Tom Compton was put to the test not by college professors, but National Football League scouts. The four-year starter for the Coyotes traveled to Indianapolis this weekend to participate along side the best […]
Coyotes take third in Summit
A 70-56 victory over conference foe Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne was all the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team needed to clinch third place in the Summit League on Monday night. In the team’s first season of Division I play, the Coyotes have managed to climb their way up the Summit League standings, […]