Sports
Coyotes take to the hardwood
Following a season that produced just ten wins, the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team enters its 2012-13 season looking to get on the right path. With the loss of guards Charlie Westbrook and Louie Krogman following the 2011-12 season, the Coyotes will be looking to a combination of familiar and fresh faces to […]
Coyotes still searching for first conference win this weekend
With three games remaining on its schedule, the University of South Dakota football team is attempting to gain whatever momentum is left in an otherwise forgetful season thus far. There is no denying that the last two games have been a disaster. The Coyotes have been outscored 99-14 and have been outgained by 367 yards. […]
COLUMN: NBA season to be ruled by heavy spenders
It’s back. After an off-season filled with trades and free agent signings, the National Basketball League returns for its first full season since 2010. While this summer may not have been as historic as the 2010 unveiling of Lebron James going to “South Beach,” it still changed the basketball landscape. Dwight Howard left the Orlando […]
Q&A: Kasperbauer: Look for him on Twitter
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week The Volante sports staff will interview a member of the USD athletic community and ask them off-the-wall questions. Enjoy the hilarity. First-year Casey Kasperbauer is a guard for the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team from Carrol, Iowa. Kasperbauer averaged 24.6 points per game during his senior season at Carrol […]
COLUMN: Say sayonara to renovations
University of South Dakota students had better get used to standing on shoddy bleachers and staring at concrete walls hidden conspicuously behind large black curtains. Because, as announced last week, plans to renovate the DakotaDome have been cancelled. USD administrators have placed the project, which would have been a part of the addition of a […]
USD teams prepare to host first meets
The USD Swimming and Diving team will be taking a dip in home waters as they take on the University of Nebraska-Omaha and the University of WisconsinGreen Bay on Nov. 2 and 3, respectively, in Vermillion. The season has just begun for the team and Head Coach Jason Mahowald says that the team is doing […]
A Rivalry Rekindled
“It doesn’t get any bigger,” the University of South Dakota’s head volleyball coach Matt Houk said. Even with post-season hopes on the line, Friday’s battle against South Dakota State does not need any extra hype. “It’s always big, always a big match,” Houk said. “Were not trying to think about the post season right now. […]
Coyote soccer to finish season against UMKC
The women’s soccer team picked up their first Summit League win over North Dakota State (7-9-0, 4-3-0). The Coyotes won the game 3-2, with a big performance from senior Erin Bello who added a goal and two assists. “Erin (Bello) played with a large amount of determination,” assistant coach Josh Green said. “NDSU was in […]
QuickHits: USD women’s golf concludes 2012 season in Florida
LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla.—South Dakota’s women’s golf team wrapped up its fall season with a 14th-place finish at the Pat Bradley Invitational hosted by Florida International Sunday through Tuesday. The Coyotes finished the 54-hole event with a team score of 1,023. The host-Panthers shot past the rest of the field by scoring at 876. FIU, one […]
Following USD’s largest loss since ‘09, Coyotes eager to end five-game skid
Finding the positive with a record of 1-6 (0-4) and coming off of a nightmarish 54-0 loss is not an easy task. However, the University of South Dakota football players have no choice but to continue to buckle up their chinstraps and continue fighting. Head Coach Joe Glenn says traveling to Sioux Falls was a […]