Sports
Young line-up leads to ‘up-and-down’ season
Coming into the 2013-14 season, the University of South Dakota Coyote men’s basketball team featured a roster with nine underclassmen. Pair that with a team that went 10-20 last year, interim head coach Joey James knew it wasn’t always going to be pretty. James said the entire season has been a grind for his Coyotes […]
USD women’s basketball nets its first conference win
With one more home game before road match-ups with its two biggest rivals, the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team was desperate for its first conference win of the season. What resulted was one of the team’s best halves of basketball this season, head coach Amy Williams said. The Coyotes turned in a rout […]
USD women drop to 0-4 in conference play after loss to Western Illinois
Timely scoring and 13 three-pointers were a winning formula Thursday night for Western Illinois as they dropped the University of South Dakota’s women’s basketball team to 0-4 in conference play. Most of the Western Illinois threes came from the fingers of sophomore guard Michelle Maher, who led all scorers with 27 points in the 81-71 […]
Winter break sports recap
The men’s and women’s basketball and swimming and diving teams were busy during winter break, with all four teams competing throughout the three week break. The Coyote men’s basketball team lost to Morehead State Dec. 19, with a score of 120-83. The team then had a break until Dec. 29, when they lost to Youngstown […]
Men’s and women’s swim teams sweep Western Illinois
After a delay, cancellation and rescheduling, the University of South Dakota men’s and women’s swimming and diving meet was held at the DakotaDome Sunday morning. The Coyotes took on Summit League rival Western Illinois. “We’ve had a month off since our last meet, so we have to get back here and get into race mode […]
USD leads in Summit League after win against IPFW
Summit League men’s basketball teams are looking up at the University of South Dakota at the top of conference standings after the Coyotes (8-9, 3-0 Summit) captured their fifth straight win with a 75-61 victory over Fort Wayne (15-6, 3-1 Summit). Head coach Joey James said he thinks the Coyotes played about 35 minutes of […]
Coyotes remain undefeated in Summit League play
A 5-9 record through the first 14 games wasn’t the record men’s basketball interim head coach Joey James had envisioned for non-conference play to begin the season. One way to ease the pain of a tough non-conference record is to start conference play on the right note, and that’s just what the Coyotes have done. […]
USD golfers making sure they improve over offseason
With the fall 2013 season at a close, the spring season won’t begin again for the Coyotes until February, however both the men’s and women’s golf teams are continuing work in the DakotaDome. The fall season had notable finishes for both the men’s and women’s teams, but as head coach Nick Hovden said, one the […]
Coyotes looking for consistency
The Coyotes are limping into Saturday’s match-up with Green Bay after three consecutive losses, and Green Bay is no easy feat. Green Bay is coming into the DakotaDome at 5-3, fresh off a victory over the University of Virginia Saturday. The Phoenix are ranked No. 12 in the College Insider’s Mid-Major’s Top 25, and head […]
COLUMN: More resources provide best production
Facebook had me convinced a while back that the University of South Dakota was quickly becoming the best university in the Midwest. As soon as plans for a new sports facility and basketball arena were made public, my news feed flooded with shares and statuses from current, former and future students celebrating USD’s advancement. It […]