Sports
Player of the Pack: Brady Saunders
Brady Sauders is a junior nursing major and captain of the USD diving team. Enosh Kattinapudi: What is your favorite USD sport to watch besides your own? Why? Brady Sauders: I would say basketball. It’s a fun sport to watch and to play. EK: Would you play that sport if you were able to? BS: […]
The fan of the century, face of the university
Having touched the lives of thousands of students, attending more than 75 years of Coyote sporting events and working with the Alumni Association for 15 years, it’s safe to say Nancy McCahren is USD’s number one fan. “I don’t think you will find anyone who is more enthusiastic, more passionate and more on board with the […]
Coyote basketball seniors reflect on years at USD
As the basketball season comes to an end for USD, three Coyote seniors Tyler Flack, Abigail Fogg and Bridget Arens say goodbye to their teams. Tyler Flack Tyler Flack is the lone senior on the men’s basketball team this season and has had a thriving career of five years with the Coyotes. Flack said his […]
Vermillion Dart League headline Monday night bar scene
In bars across Vermillion, Monday nights are reserved for darts. Ten teams compete for bragging rights in the Vermillion Dart League at Leo’s Sports Bar, Varsity Pub and Eagles 2421. Nicholas Haley, captain of the Cat on a Leash team that plays at Varsity Pub, said the teams play games of 501. “Each player on […]
Women defeated by Iowa in second round of WNIT
The Coyote women fell to Hawkeyes in Iowa City Saturday afternoon in the second round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament with a final score of 73-78. Sophomore guard Allison Arens led USD’s efforts with 24 points and six rebounds. Other double-figure scorers for USD included sophomore guard Jaycee Bradley and freshman guard Ciara Duffy. Iowa center […]
Coyotes register first win in WNIT
The USD women’s basketball team will progress into the second round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament after their 78-55 win over the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks on Thursday. The Coyotes took 18 points each in the first and second quarter, while North Dakota scored nine and 12 in their first and second quarters, […]
Coyote men fall in first round of NIT
The Coyotes stumbled in their first matchup of the NIT by falling to Iowa inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena by a score of 87-75 on Wednesday night. After gaining a final chance to play this season following the heartbreaking loss to South Dakota State in the Summit League tournament, the Coyotes didn’t last long in their first […]
USD basketball continues in NIT and WNIT
Both the USD men’s and women’s basketball teams will continue to play after losing in the Summit League Tournament on Saturday and Sunday. The men’s team automatically qualified for the NIT after missing their chance at the NCAA Tournament due to winning the regular season title with a record of 22-11. The eighth-seeded Coyotes will […]
Coyotes fall to SDSU in heartbreaker
It was a second-round game that could’ve passed as a championship. The top-seeded Coyotes were upset by fourth-seeded South Dakota State in front of a packed Denny Sanford Premier Center on Monday night by a score of 74-71. The Jackrabbits battled back after being down as much as 16 points to make it a tie […]
Coyote women fall in first round to Omaha
Many would say the women’s season ended too early as the fourth-seeded Coyotes fell to the fifth-seeded Omaha Mavericks in their first-round matchup of the Summit League Tournament by a score of 58-64. The game proved to be a much different effort by the Mavericks than the previous matchup on Feb. 18 in Vermillion, where […]