Sports
Coyote women defeat Stephen F. Austin in Sanford Coyote Sports Center opener
The Coyote women took care of business in their first game in the new Sanford Coyote Sports Center, defeating the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 80-74. After falling behind in a first quarter that saw the Lumberjacks shoot 75-percent from behind the arc and entering the second quarter down 19-24, the Coyotes found their rhythm and […]
Coyotes fall short against South Dakota State
The Coyotes hung with rival South Dakota State throughout the game, but a missed opportunity to take the lead and a late interception would seal the game for the Jackrabbits. Despite the Coyotes’ best efforts, they fell 21-28. SDSU struck first with a three-yard rushing touchdown to put the Jackrabbits up 7-0 early in the […]
Coyote swimming and diving lose two meets on the road
The Coyote swimming and diving teams traveled to Iowa last weekend for back to back meets with the University of Iowa and Northern Iowa. USD was in Iowa City on Thursday to take on the Hawkeyes. Senior diver Greysen Hertting shined for the Coyotes as she won the women’s three-meter dive with a score of […]
Coyotes prepare for SDSU rivalry game
The Coyotes’ path to the playoffs now goes through South Dakota State University and North Dakota State University — two of the best teams in the country. Another close game last weekend didn’t go the Coyotes’ way, as USD lost 28-35 to Southern Illinois. Despite being down 14-35 after a Southern Illinois score early in […]
Coyote volleyball hopes to close out season with wins
The South Dakota volleyball team is coming off of a weekend of mixed results. On Friday, the Coyotes traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana to take on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Jaguars in their second matchup of the season. The Coyotes won the first meeting between the two teams in October three sets to none and they had high hopes […]
Men’s basketball kicks off season with exhibition win
Before jumping into pre-conference play, the Coyote men’s basketball team welcomed Loras College into the Sanford Coyote Sports Center for an exhibition last Friday. A crowd of 645 attended the free game, which was the first chance to watch USD basketball in the new arena. With only five players from last year returning, the exhibition […]
Recruiting basketball players a lengthy process for USD team
Every star gets their start somewhere. For some, it could be just another opportunity, for others it could be a life-changing decision. Regardless of the decision, however, many people don’t know where one comes from before they were nationally exposed. The people credited with finding these prime players are a school’s recruiting team. While this […]
Women’s cross country win third straight Summit League title
The Coyote women’s cross country team won their third straight Summit League title last Saturday at the Summit League Championship in Macomb, Illinois. USD became just the fourth school to win three straight Summit League titles. The USD men finished fourth at the tournament. The men came in behind South Dakota State University who won […]
USD hopes to rebound after 35-34 loss to Western Illinois
After a hour-long first quarter that saw the University of South Dakota score 17 and junior quarterback Chris Streveler throw for 163 yards and two touchdowns, the Coyotes looked good Saturday against Western Illinois. They added another two touchdowns in the second quarter to go into halftime up 31-14. The second half was another story […]
Coyote soccer ends season on a high note
After a loss to Oral Roberts dashed the Coyotes chance of making the Summit League Tournament, the team ended their season strong with wins over the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Fort Wayne this past weekend. The Coyotes faced off against UNO last Friday in the First Bank & Trust Soccer Complex. The first half saw […]