Behind the scenes: A look at sport marketing
Behind the scenes of every USD sporting event is the marketing team that has been preparing for at least a week. The sport marketing team does more than just promote the games through social media; it’s an entire process for every game that requires a crew of at least ten people. To help businesses or […]
New director of student engagement hired
USD student services has named Brooke Poppe as the new head of student engagement, and she will take over the position on March 22. In an email with The Volante, Kim Grieve, vice president of student services and dean of students, said they hired Poppe to lead the spirit squads. Poppe will replace Drew Ritchie, […]
Coyote women remain undefeated 13-0
The Coyote women added another Summit League win to their record by defeating the Golden Eagle Oral Roberts 72-55. On Senior Saturday the Golden Eagles (6-7) traveled to the Sanford Coyote Sport Center to take on the undefeated Coyotes (13-0). The women’s team came out slow, but continued their 17 game win streak. Head coach […]
Player of the Pack: Logan Power
Basketball forward Logan Power is a junior from Lincoln, Neb., and is majoring in kinesiology and sports science. Ali Boysen: What’s your favorite thing about being a Coyote? Logan Power: I would say being able to hang out with the guys on this team every day and going to work with them every day. Being […]
Coyote men continue win streak over Fort Wayne Mastodons, 86-69
The Coyote men defeated the Fort Wayne Mastodons 86-69 on Love Vermillion Day in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. Head coach Craig Smith attributed Thursday night’s success to a good week of practice and playing strong offensively. “We were clicking on offense…shooting 64 and a half percent in that first half,” Smith said. By the […]
Support the Coyote women athletes
Throughout history, women’s sports have never been respected as much as men’s sports. Research has found that men’s athletics gets more coverage and status, and according to an article from BBC their salaries are higher. Even USD has its own issue with a gender bias in athletics. According to goyotes.com, the men’s basketball team on […]
USD men’s basketball team narrowly beats NDSU 76-72
The men’s basketball team traveled to Fargo, North Dakota on Saturday and added another conference win to make their record 8-2. The Coyotes took on North Dakota State’s Bison (4-5) and came out with a close win of 76-72. The Yotes jumped out to a 10-point lead early in the first half. They continued with […]
Coyote men’s basketball team dominates Western Illinois Leathernecks
The men’s basketball team traveled to Macomb, Ill. to take on the Western Illinois Leathernecks on Thursday night. The Coyotes earned their 19th season win against the Leathernecks with the final score of 80-54. Putting up the most points for the Coyotes was Tyler Hagedorn with 19 points, followed by Matt Mooney with 12 points […]
Coyote men’s and women’s basketball beat SDSU back-to-back
The Coyote men’s basketball team defeated state rival South Dakota State University Jackrabbits with a final score of 87-68. Wednesday night the Jackrabbits traveled to Vermillion for the state rival game, which ended with SDSU’s spot at the top of the Summit League being handed over to Coyotes. Head coach Craig Smith said the game […]
Player of the Pack: Allison Howard
Allison Howard is a sophomore double majoring in political science and communications who plays cross country and track. Ali Boysen: Why did you choose cross country and track? Allison Howard: I think it takes a lot of passion because it takes so much focus. When you run it’s like this all-consuming kind of pain and […]