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Summit League cross-country championship breakdown
With the Summit League Cross-Country Championships upcoming and my heart starting to skip a beat, I figured it was time for a well-needed preview. We’re going to take this team-by-team to predict what will occur this Saturday in Brookings. Men’s team *All men’s times are based off 8,000 meters Seventh place: Oral Roberts Ultimately, it looks like Oral Roberts […]
Soccer sits on cusp of first program playoff
The USD women’s soccer team defeated Western Illinois 4-2 this past Sunday to complete a home weekend sweep that included a 2-1 victory against IUPUI on Friday. The weekend sweep leaves USD one win away from clinching a spot in the Summit League Tournament with one game to go Sunday at Fort Wayne. “Hopefully we […]
Football team riding wave of momentum into Northern Iowa game
Change is in the air in Vermillion, as the USD football team looks to turn a new page. After back-to-back wins over NDSU and Missouri State, the Coyotes will face a tough road test in 22-ranked Northern Iowa. UNI’s season is floating below expectations, with a 3-4 overall record and a 1-3 record in the […]
Football team catching a new wind moving forward
This year’s football team is different. The Coyotes have now doubled their wins from a year ago, going from two last year to four this year with four games still to play. Gone is the hopeful optimism of the early season that this year could be different. Replaced is a feeling this team has had […]
Summit League cross-country championships near
The USD cross-country teams will look to put on a memorable performance this Saturday when they head to Brookings for the Summit League Championship. “We need to have the best race we can possibly have on that day on that course,” head coach Dan Fitzsimmons said. “We’ve already run there this year. The women ran […]
Coyotes win second straight game, beat Missouri State
The Coyotes came out strong this past Saturday afternoon with a 40-10 win over Missouri State. Missouri State struggled to find their legs throughout the game. Their first and only touchdown came on a 100-yard kickoff return in the first quarter. They didn’t score again until a field goal late in the fourth quarter. USD started out strong in […]
Coyotes cruise past Missouri State 40-10
Last year Missouri State beat USD 31-12, but this year was a different story. The Coyotes cruised to a 40-10 win this past weekend and looked impressive on both sides of the ball. “That same team put it on us a year ago, really good, but what a difference a year makes,” said Coyote head […]
Coyotes progress as the Summit League Championships near
Competition in Peoria, Ill., proved to be another week of solid performances and improvements not only for the Coyote cross country teams a whole, but individually as well. The Newman Golf Course has historically been one of the fastest courses of the Coyotes’ season, and has produced a number of outstanding performances throughout the years. Senior […]
Struggles, frustrations surrounding football team do not disappear with an unlikely road win
As kicker Miles Bergner lined up the game-winning field goal, it must have seemed surreal to players, coaches and fans at the Fargodome. They were seeing their Coyotes pull off the most stunning victory in the FCS this season. We know the numbers leading up to the contest. NDSU had outscored USD 143-7 in their […]