Women’s Basketball
USD basketball continues in NIT and WNIT
Both the USD men’s and women’s basketball teams will continue to play after losing in the Summit League Tournament on Saturday and Sunday. The men’s team automatically qualified for the NIT after missing their chance at the NCAA Tournament due to winning the regular season title with a record of 22-11. The eighth-seeded Coyotes will […]
Coyote women fall in first round to Omaha
Many would say the women’s season ended too early as the fourth-seeded Coyotes fell to the fifth-seeded Omaha Mavericks in their first-round matchup of the Summit League Tournament by a score of 58-64. The game proved to be a much different effort by the Mavericks than the previous matchup on Feb. 18 in Vermillion, where […]
Coyote women get blowout win in last home game
The Coyote women (22-5, 11-3 Summit) hosted the Omaha Mavericks (13-14, 6-8 Summit) Saturday for their final home game of the season. Senior center Abigail Fogg and senior forwards Bridget Arens and Kelsey Biltoft were honored during warmups for the senior night matchup. The Coyotes started the scoring early and cruised to a blowout win […]
USD athletic events see attendance improvements
With the opening of the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC) and team improvements during games, USD is gaining an increase in game attendance. During the Summit League Tournament championships last year, there were 65,533 attendees for men’s and women’s championships, a 5,000 attendee increase from 2015, according to the Summit League website. This increase coincides […]
Coyotes fall to SDSU
The Coyotes (19-5, 8-3 Summit) traveled to Brookings on Saturday to take on rival South Dakota State (18-5, 9-2 Summit) inside Frost Arena. After falling behind early, the Coyotes seemed unable to mount any sort of comeback throughout the rest of the game as the final score came to 70-58. The Jackrabbits defense held strong […]
Athletic trainers’ passion translates to positive relationships with athletes
While the crowds are cheering and athletes are giving their all during games, athletic trainers are always on the sidelines, carefully watching out for any injuries that might occur. Tyler Dopheide, an athletic trainer for the football team, and Kylea Sheley, an athletic trainer for the women’s basketball team, are two USD employees who exceed […]
A Coyote comeback falls short against Western Illinois
The USD women’s basketball team (18-4, 7-2 Summit) hosted the Western Illinois Leathernecks (16-6, 6-3 Summit) on Saturday at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The Leathernecks offensive play was at its best during the first half as they accumulated 46 points while the Coyotes gathered just 31 points. Leathernecks junior guard Morgan Blumer scored 28 […]
USD women continue winning streak
The USD Coyotes (18-3, 7-1 Summit) dominated the NDSU Bison (5-16, 3-5 Summit) at home Thursday night with the final score 0f 80-48. All five starters hit 3-pointers, and the Coyotes were one shy from tying their record of most-made 3-pointers in a game. Sophomore Jaycee Bradley led the scoring on both sides with 23 points, hitting […]
Jaycee Bradley: The rise of a leader
Some young players take time to develop before they make big impacts on the game. Sophomore guard Jaycee Bradley hasn’t been one of them, as she became a leader of the new-look team early on in the season. Bradley has become one of the most noteworthy leaders on the team this season, averaging second in […]
Arens sisters ‘grateful’ to be playing together at USD
Coming off of an 87-59 win against Fort Wayne last week the USD women’s basketball team will be looking to score big this week against North Dakota State, a team the Coyotes lost 73-83 to earlier this month. Hoping to help put a W in the column for the Coyotes will be Allison Arens, a […]