Sports
Soccer Remains Winless in Summit League Play
South Dakota hosted their second and third Summit League games against Omaha and Denver this past weekend. On Friday the Coyotes hosted Omaha that ended in a 1-1 tie. The Mavericks got on the board first with a goal at minute 54. The goal was scored by junior midfielder Alyssa Hansen and assisted by junior […]
Coach has Extra Responsibilities During Offseason
Softball head coach Robert Wagner huddled his team around him after practice on Monday evening. With sounds of cleats stomping and softballs smacking the inside of the gloves, his voice peaked above everything giving directions to his players right before their first fall camp. During the Coyotes’ offseason, Wagner and the team decided to host […]
Maliah Atkins Getting Recognized Nationally
Maliah Atkins, a junior defender for South Dakota’s women’s soccer team, was called up to play for the Jamaican National Soccer team. She got the call in the middle of August, and she left to go play with the team on Aug. 29. She said she is very excited whenever she gets the chance to […]
Karius Announces Women’s Basketball Schedule
The USD women’s basketball team released their season schedule on Sept. 14 including a non-conference slate which boasts a match-up between two March Madness teams and a tournament in Las Vegas. The team’s schedule will begin on Nov. 1 with an exhibition game against the South Dakota School of Mines and will follow six days […]
Volleyball: Longest Winning Streak in Nation
The Coyotes entered the Summit League season with a record of 11-1 with the only loss being their first match against No. 4 ranked Louisville. They took on Summit League opponent Omaha Thursday night where they won in five sets in front of a home crowd. The Coyotes stayed hot as they took the first […]
Football Falls to No. 1 to NDSU
The Coyotes lost to the reigning FCS Champions No. 1 North Dakota State (NDSU) on Sept. 24. South Dakota entered the contest with a 1-2 record after defeating the Cal Poly Mustangs last week. North Dakota State entered the Dakota Dome with a 2-1 record coming off a loss to the Arizona Wildcats last week. […]
Football Wins First Home Game
The Coyotes hosted Cal Poly in their first home game of the season on Sept. 17. South Dakota came into the with an 0-2 record after losing to Kansas State and No. 3 in the FCS Montana. The Coyotes opened up the game with a 75-yard rushing touchdown from sophomore quarterback Carson Camp. This was […]
Diederich Helps Volleyball Team Start the Season
Junior outside hitter Evelyn Diederich could not imagine anything other than volleyball. From childhood to her teen years, and now into adulthood, she could not picture any moment of her life without volleyball. In her senior year of high school, Diederich was named Class 6A Player of the Year and a First-Team All-Stater while […]
Godfrey’s Last Season on Field, First as Captain
As a freshman, long snapper Dalton Godfrey never thought being a team captain was in the cards for him, but head football coach Bob Nielsen always saw something in Godfrey from day one. “[Nielsen was] like ‘you’re being a good leader, but I think you could do a little more’ and I just kept doing […]
Volleyball comes out on top in South Dakota Classic
The Coyotes hosted their second tournament inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC), where they took on CSU Bakersfield, West Virginia and Northern Colorado. Sept. 9, saw the Coyotes take on the Roadrunners, where they went on to sweep CSU in three sets (25-17, 25-23, 25-22). Junior outside hitter Elizabeth Juhnke led the match with […]