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Soccer Season Ends in North Dakota
South Dakota’s soccer team headed up to North Dakota for their final two games of the 2022 regular season Oct. 21 and 23. With the Summit League playoffs vastly approaching, the Coyotes only needed a tie or a win to secure their playoff hopes. The other teams that were hoping to get their spot were […]
Seven Seniors Say Goodbye to Coyote Soccer
The Coyotes hosted their final two home games on Friday and Sunday. USD had an overall record of 3-6-5 and a Summit League record of 2-1-2 prior to these games. South Dakota hosted the Kansas City Roos on Friday. Neither team was able to score in the first 45 minutes of play. However, both teams […]
Soccer Remains Winless in Summit League Play
South Dakota hosted their second and third Summit League games against Omaha and Denver this past weekend. On Friday the Coyotes hosted Omaha that ended in a 1-1 tie. The Mavericks got on the board first with a goal at minute 54. The goal was scored by junior midfielder Alyssa Hansen and assisted by junior […]
Soccer Ends Week With Two Ties
The Coyotes returned home from a trip out west to play the Drake Bulldogs at First Bank and Trust Complex on Thursday. They looked to get back in the win column after two straight losses. USD got the scoring action started early with a goal at minute eight. The goal was a strike from outside […]
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 […]
Sticking Together in College
Being on the same team as a sibling is something many never experience. For Joana and Janaina Zanin, they were on the same soccer team in high school and now college. Their dad was a professional soccer player in Brazil and, they said, had them kicking the ball as soon as possible. Joana Zanin said […]
Coyote athletes find new ways to stay active
Sports and activities have been canceled or postponed for the rest of the spring due to the COVID-19 outbreak across the country. For many Coyote athletes, the spring is a season for competition or off-season training. After classes were set to be online for the remainder of the semester, all South Dakota athletic facilities are […]
Coyote soccer shut out by Denver
After conceding an early goal, the Coyotes (6-9, 1-3) fell to Denver (5-9-1, 2-3) 1-0 Sunday at First Bank & Trust Soccer Complex in Vermillion. Denver’s junior midfielder Meg Halvorson sunk a shot into the back of the net six minutes into the game for the lone score. Despite a strong game on both sides […]