Sports
Coyotes’ Hegge ‘brings everything to the court’
Even before the start of the 2011-2012 USD women’s basketball season, senior forward Amber Hegge was predicted to have a standout year for the Coyotes when she was selected to the Summit League Preseason All-Conference team for USD’s first year in the conference. At the men’s and women’s basketball Media Day on Nov. 3, women’s […]
USD continues winning streak
Lackluster shooting countered by stellar defensive play was all the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team needed to earn a win over the University of Nebraska-Omaha Tuesday night at the DakotaDome. The Coyotes held the Mavericks to just thirteen field goals over the course of the game on their way to a 58-38 victory, […]
Jackrabbits return to the DakotaDome Thursday
Heading into their biggest game of the year, the University of South Dakota’s men’s basketball team will play host to in-state rival South Dakota State University for the first time since losing to them 86-56 on Jan. 12. The contest between the Coyotes (8-14) and Jackrabbits (19-6) will be the first at the DakotaDome since […]
Q&A: Pinkelman has fridge full of milk
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. Chad Pinkelman, a senior jumper from Norfolk, Nebraska, competes in three jumping events for the University of South Dakota men’s track and field program. Pinkelman, a business management major, is […]
USD begins three-game home stand
With a 4-4 record at the DakotaDome, the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team will be looking too add to that mark as they open a three-game home stand. On Saturday, Feb. 4, USD will host the University of Missouri-Kansas City Kangaroos in a double header between both women and men’s teams. The Coyotes, […]
USD track and field host meet Thursday
The University of South Dakota track and field squad has gone through some long and rigorous practices over the past few days. These practices are leading up to a big three-day stretch for the team, which starts off at the DakotaDome tomorrow for the Bill Hillenbrand meet. Women’s head track and field coach Lucky Huber […]
USD competes in ‘Bracketbuster’
In the first full year of Summit League competition, the University of South Dakota mens basketball team has already learned a lot about what it is like to play at the Division I level. On Saturday, Feb. 18, USD will take another step towards being a D-I basketball team as they host the Texas State […]
USD looks to continue streak
Before Monday night’s game in Tulsa, Okla., the Oral Roberts University women’s basketball team had their eyes set on consecutive home victory number 22. A feat, courtesy of the University of South Dakota, they never achieved. Behind senior forward Amber Hegge’s 24 points, USD took down conference rival ORU by a score of 60-57 on […]
PREVIEW: USD to host Texas State in ESPN Bracketbuster game
The University of South Dakota men’s basketball team will host Texas State University in the 10th Annual Sears Bracketbusters on Feburary 18 at 7 p.m. in the DakotaDome. The Bracketbuster match-ups were selected on ESPNU and contain match-ups for ten Summit League teams. The Coyotes open a three-game home stand on Saturday Feb. 4 against […]
Q&A: Boss-Wachal fan of Daffy Duck
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. Senior Jodie Boss-Wachal is a center for the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team out of Columbus, Neb. Dec. 10, Wachal set the USD women’s career blocked-shots record when […]