Sports
Coyotes return to DakotaDome Saturday
After a tough 28-3 loss last week, the University of South Dakota football team (4-3) is looking to get back on track as they come back to the DakotaDome and take on the University of California Davis (2-4). The loss last week disappointed Head Coach Ed Meierkort, who said he thought the team had been […]
Soccer losing streak continues
Four games remain in the regular season, but the University of South Dakota women’s soccer team has only one win so far this season. Head coach Mandy Green said the tough season has created a lot of tension on the team. “We are one goal score away from having an eight or nine win season,” […]
Q&A: Logato sometimes prefers soccer
Carol Logato is one of two seniors on the University of South Dakota women’s volleyball team. She plays libero and sometimes outside hitter for the Coyotes. She is a Political Science major and Spanish minor from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After transferring to USD her junior year from Hutchinson Community College in Kansas Logato leads […]
Powell’s catch in homecoming game up for GEICO Play of the Year award
After being featured as No. 5 on ESPN’s SportsCenter Top 10 Plays, junior wide receiver Will Powell didn’t think his one-handed catch would receive any more publicity. But he was wrong. Monday, Geico chose Powell’s highlight from the Oct. 8 game against Southern Utah as a nominee for the Geico Play of the Year. It […]
Frierson can’t live without mom
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. Chris Frierson is a sophomore defensive back for the University of South Dakota football team from Tampa, Fla. So far this season, he has 15 tackles with 13 solo tackles. […]
Coyotes continue success
The victory wasn’t the only highlight of the Dakota Days game Oct. 8. In the first quarter of the game, junior wide receiver Will Powell made a one-handed pass, a catch good enough to make it on ESPN’s SportsCenter’s top 10 plays that night. Head coach Ed Meierkort said Powell’s catch was a huge play […]
Tim Young invite Saturday
The morning will start at 6 a.m. with a morning run around campus followed by breakfast before the University of South Dakota cross country team competes in this season’s only home meet. Head coach Dan Fitzsimmons said the home-field advantage plays a key role for team preparation for the South Dakota Tim Young Invitational Saturday, […]
Swimming and diving team ready for season
The upcoming 2011-2012 season for the South Dakota men’s and women’s swimming and diving team looks to start right where it left off last season. In the most recent Summit League conference poll, the USD women captured a third place ranking, while the men secured fourth. The Coyotes, who kicked off their season Oct. 1 […]
Coyotes win Dakota Days game 24-19
The University of South Dakota football team defeated Southern Utah 24-19 in the Coyotes’ Dakota Days homecoming game, Saturday in the DakotaDome. Leading the way for the No. 18 ranked Coyotes was senior quarterback Dante Warren. During the game, Warren had two rushing touchdowns and threw for another. Early in the opening drive Warren threw […]
Women’s soccer team earns first win
The University of South Dakota women’s soccer team snatched a win and a tie in their first conference match-ups of the season last weekend, leaving the team with a 2-0 conference record. The team faced Western Illinois Friday, Sept. 30 in Vermillion. The Coyotes scored two goals at the hands of junior Erin Bello, and […]