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Edwards Throws a No-Hitter as Softball Defeats Western Illinois
The Coyotes hosted their home opener after the renovations to Nygaard field finished. The three-game series was against Western Illinois on April 15-16. The Coyotes were the fourth to last team in the NCAA Division I softball, to host their home openers. The other three teams are SDSU, North Dakota and North Dakota State, respectively. […]
Tennis Falls in Home Finale against Oral Roberts
The tennis team held their home finale on Friday as they fell to the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 2-5. The Golden Eagles struck first in singles play as sophomore Chara Grammatikaki defeated freshman Anna Medvyedyeva 6-3 and 6-1. South Dakota evened things up as they won the battle of the ones. Sophomore Bea Havlickova took […]
Track and Field Hosts Early Bird
The Coyotes hosted their first home outdoor track and field meet of the season. The USD Early Bird meet was held on Friday and Saturday. In the women’s 100-meter dash, Coyotes sophomore Erin Kinney took first place with a time of 10.98, which would have been the second-best time in the nation if it wasn’t […]
Tennis Defeats Tommies in Home Opener
The tennis team hosted their first home duel this season as they defeated the St. Thomas Tommies 6-1 on Friday. Sophomore Grace Chadick earned a team best 14th singles win on the year and gave USD a one-point lead after defeating Tommies graduate student Olivia Paradise in two sets both by the score of 6-3. […]
All Applicants Pass Water Safety Course
Three students have passed the annual Red Cross instructor course this weekend that was hosted at the Wellness Center. The Water Safety Instructor Course is a weekend long course where students or community members can demonstrate their skills in the water to, later, become a Red Cross instructor. Applicants who pass the water course will […]
Softball Kicks off Conference Play with Two Wins
The Coyotes softball team kicked off their Summit League schedule against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks. The Coyotes came into Summit League play with a record of 11-15 and sat in fourth place in the conference. The Fighting Hawks came into tournament play with a record of 3-27 and sat in eighth place in the […]
Four Track and Field Athletes to Compete at NCAA
On Feb. 25-26, the men’s and women’s track and field teams cemented their first Summit League Championship win since joining the conference. This was the second straight women’s win and the first for the men since 2015. Both teams haven’t won the conference tournament since 2011 when they were previously in the Great West Conference. […]
Women’s Basketball Loses in Quarterfinals, First Time in Six Years
The women’s basketball team fell 92-69 to Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament on Sunday. This is the first time the Coyotes have lost in the quarterfinals since 2017, former head coach Dawn Plitzuweit’s first year with the program. The 2017 loss was also the last time current head coach Kayla […]
Men’s Basketball Fall in Quarterfinals Against ‘Baby Bison’
The men’s basketball team fell to North Dakota State 70-68 in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament. The Bison opened the game with a shot in the paint from sophomore forward Andrew Morgan. Six minutes through the first half, Coyotes sophomore guard Max Burchill hit a 3-pointer to put USD up by two. Senior […]
Swim and Dive Break 17 School Records in Minneapolis
The USD women and men swim & dive teams finished second and third, respectively, at the Summit League Championships in Minneapolis Feb. 22-25. The Coyote women scored 695.5 points which was only behind the University of Denver’s 1,047 points, while the men put up 546 which was behind Lindenwood University’s 798.5 and Denver’s 902. The […]