South Dakota Men’s Basketball Continues to Slide

The Coyote men’s basketball team took on North Dakota on Thursday, Feb. 1 at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center, along with  South Dakota State on Sunday, Feb. 4 in Brookings, South Dakota.  The first match-up for USD began with tip-off at 7 p.m. The Fighting Hawks scored the first baskets of the night with a […]

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Coyotes Fall to Fifth in Summit League Rankings

The Coyotes women’s basketball team faced off against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks in Grand Forks on Feb. 1.  After the first quarter, the Coyotes held a 13-7 advantage. They then extended their lead 26-13 through the second quarter after redshirt sophomore Natalie Mazurek made her second of three 3-point buckets.  To end the first […]

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Williamson Extended Through 2027

Coming off a historic 2022 season in which the Coyotes Volleyball team went 29-4 and even broke the Sanford Coyote Sports Center attendance record with 2,774 people, South Dakota’s volleyball head coach Leanne Williamson has inked a five-year contract extension through the fall of 2027.  “I enjoy USD. I like the community and obviously the […]

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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 […]

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Oral Roberts Secures Top Spot in Summit League Tournament 

With South Dakota defeating Kansas City in the final game of the Summit League regular season, the teams will be focusing on the Summit League Tournament in Sioux Falls.  This year, the tournament will look a little different as all 10 teams in the conference will be traveling to Sioux Falls. Unlike last year, the […]

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Women’s Basketball Fall on Senior Day

The Coyotes split their weekend after defeating Omaha 61-41 on Thursday and fell to Denver 74-79 on Saturday. On Thursday, the Coyotes hosted the Omaha Mavericks. It took nearly three minutes for the Coyotes to put points on the board after sophomore forward Morgan Hansen made a 3-pointer to tie the game at three. The […]

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Men’s Basketball Breaks Three Game Losing Streak

The Coyotes men’s basketball team split their weekend at home falling to Denver 60-75 on Thursday and defeating Omaha 84-68 on Saturday. On Thursday night, the Coyotes hosted the Denver Pioneers.  The Coyotes won the tip-off and scored on the opening possession as junior forward Tasos Kamateros hit a jumper. Kamateros made his second bucket […]

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Fall Sports Ends with NCAA Tournament

The 2022 fall season of sports has ended which means the volleyball and football teams are heading into the offseason.  Football Moments Throughout the Season The football team finished their season 3-8 after starting the season with the toughest schedule in the FCS.  In their first home game of the season, they hosted the Cal […]

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Volleyball Advances to Summit League Championship for Third Straight Year

In the semifinals round of the Summit League Tournament on Friday night, the No.1 South Dakota Coyotes faced off against the No. 4 Denver Pioneers.  South Dakota defeated Denver in three sets, 25-21, 26-24 and 25-18.  In set one of the match, the Coyotes and Pioneers went back and forth all the way up until […]

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Coyote Volleyball Claims Top Spot in Summit League

With two regular season games left, many teams are changing their focus to the Summit League Tournament in Omaha. Only six teams get into the tournament this year. No. 1 South Dakota Coyotes: USD is 15-1 in conference play and 26-2 overall. Their games left include North Dakota State on Nov. 17 and North Dakota […]

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