Soccer
Coyote women’s soccer beats in-state rival South Dakota State 2-1
The South Dakota Coyotes soccer team took on in-state rival South Dakota State Oct. 24. The Coyotes came into the matchup with a 9-3-2 record and at 4-2 in Summit League play, placing them third in the conference. The Jackrabbits came in with a 5-0-1 Summit League record, making them second place overall. The Jackrabbits […]
Coyote women’s soccer sweep the weekend
Over the weekend, the Coyote women’s soccer team competed in two games. The Coyotes went into the weekend with a 7-3-2 record on the season and a record of 3-2 in Summit League play. The first game was Friday, Oct. 15 against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks, who are 1-2 in Summit League play. […]
Coyotes beat Summit League newcomer St. Thomas 4-0
The USD women’s soccer team played their first Summit League game Friday night where they also had the opportunity to be the first Summit League team to welcome conference newcomer St. Thomas. St. Thomas came into the matchup with a 2-5-1 record, coming off a loss against Idaho 2-3 Sept. 18. The Coyotes came into […]
A look inside a goalkeeper’s life
Emma Harkleroad, a fifth-year USD women’s soccer team goalie, is accomplishing big things on and off the field. Harkleroad is ranked 4th in the nation for goals against average and 3rd for save percentage in the NCAA. Last year, Harkleroad graduated Manga Cum Laude with a degree in medical biology from USD and is continuing […]
USD takes down Cyclones 1-0
For the first time since 2017, USD soccer hosted a Power Five conference team Sunday. The Iowa State Cyclones came to Vermillion with a 3-4 record after beating Creighton 1-0. The Coyotes went into the game with a 4-1-2 record after beating Northern Iowa 1-0 last week. The Coyotes shut out the Cyclones 1-0 in […]
Coyote soccer off to a rollercoaster start
The Coyote soccer team is coming off the 2021 spring season, where they made the Summit League Tournament and fell in the opening round. After a trio of exhibition games, the Coyotes got their season underway Aug. 21 with a 1-0 win over Northern State, followed by a 0-0 tie at Colorado State Thursday and […]
Soccer finishes spring season with Summit League Tournament loss
An unprecedented spring season ended Thursday afternoon as the top-seeded Denver Pioneers defeated the USD soccer team 2-0 in the Summit League Semifinals. The Coyotes entered the game hot, recording four straight shutout victories to end the season, but Denver’s defense prevented the Coyotes from getting much momentum. Denver scored two goals in the first […]
South Dakota soccer heads to the Summit League Tournament, facing No. 1 Denver
The South Dakota Coyote soccer team (9-6-1) is seeded fourth to take on No. 1 seed Denver (14-1-1) in the Summit League women’s soccer tournament hosted in Omaha, Nebraska. The game is set to play April 15 at 2 p.m. The winner of the South Dakota State (12-0-4) and Omaha (8-4-4) game will play the […]
South Dakota soccer picks up pair of shutout wins
After recording their first shutout of the season in the first game of the series, the Coyotes complete shutout number two against North Dakota State Saturday at First Bank and Trust Soccer Complex. After the matchup April 1-3 the Coyotes (7-8-1) move to fourth place in conference play after defeating NDSU (6-8). Jordan Centieno and […]
Training in it so they can play in it
Coming off a 1-1 weekend series in Kansas City, the Coyote soccer team aims to push through unprecedented challenges during its spring Summit League season. After playing in the snow and sub-freezing temperatures against Kansas City the women walked away with a 3-2 loss and a 5-0 shutout win. The difference in the two games […]