Sports
Extensive cooperation between USD officials required to make Saturday game possible
At 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, 10,000 people will turn their attention to the efforts of two football teams as they struggle for dominance for four quarters. If all goes as planned, the game will run smoothly, people will enjoy themselves and then they’ll go home. What many of these fans might not see are the […]
Women’s basketball prepares for first game, season
The women’s basketball team has been practicing all summer and game week is finally here. USD’s first game is Friday against Utah in Salt Lake City and their first home game is Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. in the DakotaDome against Marquette. “It’s going to be a fun year and we got a lot of […]
Men’s basketball aims for NCAA Tournament trip as season begins
A trip to the Summit League semi-finals last year gave the men’s basketball team its first taste of victory they’ve ever had in the Tournament. This year the team looks to take it one step forward and win it all, for a chance to go dancing in the NCAA Tournament. Head coach Craig Smith enters […]
Coyotes look forward to State game, possible playoff berth
It’s that time of year again when the state of South Dakota is preparing for the clash between the Jackrabbits and the Coyotes. Past games and the transition to Division I have been difficult for the Coyotes. They have been roughed up by SDSU in past years they’ve squared off, but this year they hope […]
Volleyball wins 3-1 against SDSU
The volleyball team started off rivalry week with a 3-1 home victory over South Dakota State on Sunday evening. The Coyotes stomped the Jackrabbits in set one 25-19, lost set two 18-25, and then came back to finish out the game strong with a 25-16 victory in the third set and a 25-13 win in the […]
Coyotes pull off dramatic win over Southern Illinois
It was a shootout in Vermillion, with little to separate the two teams. Southern Illinois took USD right down to the wire but in the end, a blocked field goal from Drew Iddings was the difference that earned the Coyotes a 34-3 win. Saturday’s win also marked USD head coach Joe Glenn’s 200th win. […]
Soccer loses first round of Summit League Tournament
The USD women’s soccer team fell to North Dakota State 4-3 in the first round of the Summit League Tournament in Brookings on Thursday. It was a heartbreak of a game for the Coyotes, who led 3-2 with three minutes left in the game, before NDSU’s Lauren Miller was able to equalize and send the […]
Women’s cross-country team comes out on top in championship
The USD women’s cross-country team earned its second Summit League Championship this past weekend in Brookings. It was about 54 degrees at the Edgebook Golf Course when the gun shot off on Halloween day. “All year long we had a target on our back, everybody knew our top three runners were our strong point,” Dan […]
Soccer clinches first-ever playoff berth
The USD women’s soccer team clinched a spot in its first-ever Summit League Tournament and will take on North Dakota State in the first round on Thursday in Brookings. “It’s an awesome feeling, I can’t describe it,” senior defender Kasha Meyer said. “It has been our goal every year since I was a freshman, and […]
Beschorner hits tenth year as Coyotes’ coach
It was a Thursday night practice for the Coyote football team, and in less than 48 hours they would be travelling to Cedar Falls to take on the No. 18 team in the country, Northern Iowa. Based off of the team’s mood, it would’ve been hard to tell. Music blared from the speakers in the […]