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Volleyball team dominates Oral Roberts 3-1
The Dakota Days volleyball game was a success in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Tuesday night. The Coyote women defeated Oral Roberts 3-1 at their home court. The Coyotes dominated in the first set 25-13. The Coyotes had 18 kills total during the first set. The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles took the second set, the […]
Bond between USD’s sibling athletes an inseparable one
Not many sibling student-athletes attend USD, but those who do love the experience. Sophomore Nick Kopp and first-year Ben Kopp, members of the swimming and diving team, said they both enjoy encouraging and supporting one another. “I would say we have a close bond,” Ben Kopp said. “We are super supportive of one another and […]
Coyotes defeat Leathernecks 38-33, remain undefeated
The Coyotes traveled to Macomb, IL, Saturday to play Western Illinois in a matchup of undefeated teams. The No. 10 ranked Coyotes were put to the test after the Leathernecks posted 27 unanswered points, but held on to win 38-33. The win brought their record up to a 4-0 for the first time since 2006, […]
Women’s soccer prepares for Summit League conference play
The USD women’s soccer team is looking to turn their season around for the beginning of Summit League conference play this week. “It looks like we’ve been off to a rough start, but it’s the best this team has played against the strongest competition we’ve faced,” said Mandy Green, the team’s head coach. The Coyotes […]
Volleyball team looks to improve after Summit League conference
The Summit League conference saw one win and one loss for the women’s volleyball team. Western Illinois The Coyote women defeated Western Illinois at the first home game in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Friday night. The Coyotes won 3-2 against the Leathernecks, after tying the fourth set. The Coyotes won the first set 26-24 […]
Player of the Pack: Chris Streveler
Chris Streveler is a fifth-year senior working toward a master’s in sport management. Karina Dufoe: How did you decide on sport management? Chris Streveler: I actually finished my undergrad at Minnesota, so that was in kinesiology, so my master’s here is in sports management. I wanted to get into something that was more on the […]
Student-athletes make strides toward career choices
Summer jobs, internships and research opportunities are all part of the college experience for many USD students. Two student-athletes spent the last two summers combing their passions and academics, working to prepare themselves for future job opportunities. In addition to training and preparing for their seasons, first-year graduate student Lara Boman and junior Lauren Mattison conducted […]
Photo gallery: Volleyball team falls to NDSU in second day of Summit League play
Despite dominating the first set 25-11, the Coyote volleyball team trailed behind for three sets, losing to the North Dakota State University Bison. The first set saw non-stop kills and attacks. Junior outside hitter Hayley Dotseth led the team in kills with 14. Dotseth also left the game with 23 digs. Senior Meagan Kerns had […]
Photo gallery: Volleyball team defeats Western Illinois at home-opener
The Coyote women are off to a great start of the year, after defeating Western Illinois at the first home game in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Friday night. The Coyotes won 3-2 against the Leathernecks, after tying the fourth set. The Coyotes took the first set, and won 26-24. The second set saw the […]
Confiding in a coach: USD swimmer feels supported after coming out as gay
After seeing the promise of a safe environment in a “You Can Play” video created by the athletic department in 2014, sophomore Bryce Fehringer was drawn to USD. Fehringer wrote a blog post on OutSports over the summer about when he came out as gay to his swim coach Jason Mahowald. Since then, he’s received positive […]