Q&A: Munneke loves being by fires
USD junior golfer Ty Munneke helped lead the golf team throughout their fall season. Munneke shot a 69 in the 2011 Erv Kaiser Invitational in Oxbow, ND. Cassie Bartlett: What did you dress up as for Halloween? Ty Munneke: I was a penguin. I live with five other guys and we thought it’d be funny […]
Soccer losing streak continues
Four games remain in the regular season, but the University of South Dakota women’s soccer team has only one win so far this season. Head coach Mandy Green said the tough season has created a lot of tension on the team. “We are one goal score away from having an eight or nine win season,” […]
Coyotes start Dakota Days with victory over SDSU
To kick-off homecoming week, the University of South Dakota women’s volleyball team defeated conference rival South Dakota State University Monday night at the DakotaDome. The Coyotes defeated the Jackrabbits in four games, losing the first set 20-25, but winning the next three 25-14, 25-19 and 25-22 in front of more than 1,100 fans. Senior Tahnee […]
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 […]
Q&A: No stuffed animals for Marlette
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. Tim Marlette is a junior red shirt linebacker from Sioux Falls, S.D. on the USD football team. He has seven total tackles on the year so far. In 2010 he […]
Athletes of the Year: Dante Warren
The 2010-2011 season was the first season the University of South Dakota football team faced some big-name Division I teams and the team and coaching staff say they’re thankful junior quarterback Dante Warren led the way. After redshirting during the 2007 football season, Warren slowly made his way from backup quarterback to starter for the […]
Athletes of the Year: Amber Hegge
Junior forward Amber Hegge is one of 11 players in school history to eclipse 1,000 points and 500 rebounds for her career, and she’s only a junior. Hegge is also 15th in career scoring and fourth in blocks with 1,163 and 107, respectively. Playing in all 35 games her freshman year at USD and earning […]
Men’s basketball team looking forward to new additions
Although the college basketball season has ended, the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team is already looking forward to next year. The Coyotes had a successful season, making it to the Great West Conference Tournament championship game for the second consecutive year and finished with a record of 18-15, marking head coach Dave Boots […]
Coyotes remain unbeaten
The boys of summer were playing in the snow this weekend, as the University of South Dakota club baseball team traveled to Iowa to compete in four conference games. The baseball team is a competitive team that also likes to have fun, senior captain Justin Palmer said. He also said the team is always looking […]
USD falls in GWC, earns berth to post-season
In their first post-season tournament berth since transitioning to Division I, the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team competed in the Women’s Basketball Invitational. After defeating the University of Idaho in the first round, the team fell to Cal State-Bakersfield in the second. Head coach Ryun Williams said the team was selected to play […]