Younger Men’s Basketball Hopeful for Upcoming Season
The Men’s basketball team finished the 2022-2023 season with a record of 12-19 and 7-11 in conference play as they finished sixth in the Summit League. Sophomore guard Max Burchill said he personally thought the season overall went very well. The Coyotes ended the season with two Honorable Mention All-Summit League Players, junior forward Tasos […]
Edwards Throws a No-Hitter as Softball Defeats Western Illinois
The Coyotes hosted their home opener after the renovations to Nygaard field finished. The three-game series was against Western Illinois on April 15-16. The Coyotes were the fourth to last team in the NCAA Division I softball, to host their home openers. The other three teams are SDSU, North Dakota and North Dakota State, respectively. […]
USD Women’s Pole Vault leaping to the top
USD’s women’s pole vault team ended the 2023 indoor track and field season as the nation’s top team in pole vault. The Coyotes are now onto the outdoor season and look to improve on their rankings and record new personal bests. The vaulters didn’t seem surprised when finding out that they were ranked first. “Coach […]
Track and Field Hosts Early Bird
The Coyotes hosted their first home outdoor track and field meet of the season. The USD Early Bird meet was held on Friday and Saturday. In the women’s 100-meter dash, Coyotes sophomore Erin Kinney took first place with a time of 10.98, which would have been the second-best time in the nation if it wasn’t […]
Former USD Head Coach Heads to Big Ten
Minnesota has announced that former South Dakota women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit will be their head coach on March 18. This came almost one year after Plitzuweit left South Dakota for West Virginia University. Plitzuweit signed a six-year contract with the Golden Gophers after spending her first six seasons as a head coach with South […]
Softball Kicks off Conference Play with Two Wins
The Coyotes softball team kicked off their Summit League schedule against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks. The Coyotes came into Summit League play with a record of 11-15 and sat in fourth place in the conference. The Fighting Hawks came into tournament play with a record of 3-27 and sat in eighth place in the […]
Coyotes Close the Season with a Win
The Coyotes men’s basketball team fell to ORU on Thursday, 70-82. They bounced back on Saturday snapping their five-game losing streak with a 82-48 win over Kansas City On Thursday, the Coyotes played the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, who are undefeated in conference play. Oral Roberts came in with their regular starting lineup of seniors […]
Golf Teams Ready to Hit the Green
The Coyotes started competition on Feb. 12, as the women’s team traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, to play in the Tulane Classic. The men’s team traveled to Palm City, Florida, to play in the Advance Partners Intercollegiate. The Coyotes men’s golf team is projected to finish seventh in the Summit League Preseason Poll. As for […]
Women’s Swim and Dive Win Before Summit League Championships
The Coyote swim and dive team hosted the Coyote Invite at home on Feb. 3 and 4. Day one of the meet, the Coyotes won four events. Two were relays, and two were individual. The Coyotes started the day as a team made of sophomores Christina Spomer, Skyler Leverenz and Emily Kahn, plus fifth year […]
Kinney and Mülla Set South Dakota Collegiate Records
The Coyotes hosted their annual Alumni Meet, going against four other Division I schools in Wichita State, Omaha, South Dakota State and Creighton. The Coyotes finished the meet with eight individual victories and three relay victories. Sophomore Erin Kinney got the day started by breaking the DakotaDome, the USD and the South Dakota Collegiate record […]