Summit League Championship
Coyotes second quarter run knocks out NDSU, advance to semifinals
The USD women’s basketball team took a wire-to-wire victory over North Dakota State Saturday inside the Denny Sanford Premier Center. With the 74-51 win, USD advances to the semifinals of the Summit League Tournament. The Coyotes opened the game by finding Senior Allison Arens in the corner for a quick 3-pointer, and never gave up […]
Summit League Tournament Preview: Coyotes coming in hot
A coaching staff’s inaugural year accompanied by injuries and growing pains limited the USD men’s basketball team for a large part of the season, but after winning four of their last five games, the Coyotes look to storm through the Summit League. Todd Lee’s first season as head coach was far from what was hoped […]
Summit League Tournament Preview: Coyote women gear up for revenge tour
In 2018, the South Dakota women’s basketball team went 14-0 in conference play, made it to the Summit League Championship, and were 40 minutes away from making it to NCAA Tournament. The only team that stood in the way of a bid was their rival up north, South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits, led by the […]
Swimming & Diving season ends with runner-up finish
The South Dakota men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams concluded their seasons as runners-up at the Summit League Championships at the Midco Aquatic Center last Saturday. The women’s second-place finish was the best mark in school history, while the men became the first team to finish as a runner-up in consecutive seasons. Denver’s men […]
Three Coyotes set records at Summit League Championships
USD broke three meet records as both the men’s and women’s track teams placed top-three in the Summit League Championships inside the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex over the weekend. USD’s women’s team finished second with a total of 146.5 team points as North Dakota State took first with 214 points. The men’s team took third […]
Coyote men defeated in final round of Summit League Tournament
The second-seeded Coyote men followed a similar route as the women earlier Tuesday, as the No. 1 South Dakota State University Jackrabbits swept past them in a heartbreaking final match of the Summit League Tournament in front of an 11,114 crowd at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls. The Jacks triumphed over the […]
Women upset by Jackrabbits in heartbreaking loss
The 20-win streak by the No. 1 Coyote women was broken by No. 2 South Dakota State University in the Summit League Tournament championship. The Coyotes were upset by the Jackrabbits 50-65. This ended the Coyotes’ streak and their chance at the championship title. The Jacks will go to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship for […]
Coyote men advance to finals for first time
After securing a 76-58 win against Denver Monday night, the Coyote men advance to the Summit League Finals for the first time in program history. The men take on rival and top-seeded South Dakota State University for the championship title. The Coyotes held off the Pioneers throughout the entirety of the game, only letting the […]
Women secure spot in championship game
It was an intense back-and-forth game between the No.1 Coyotes and No. 5 Golden Eagles in the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center Monday afternoon. The Coyotes, however, remained victorious and earned a spot in the championships, winning 65-53 against Oral Roberts. The game gave the Coyotes their 20th win overall in the season, ranked fifth in […]
Coyote men beat Omaha in first round of Summit League Tournament
Sioux Falls, S.D.— Though No. 7 Omaha put up a fight in the second half of the game, the Coyotes pushed through and beat Omaha 87-73 at the Summit League Tournament in the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center Saturday night. The Coyotes, who are the No. 2 seed in the Conference, advance to the semifinals set for […]