Summit League
USD Raises their 2022 Season Banners in Home Openers
The women’s volleyball team played a three-game series starting Thursday, Sept. 7 through Friday, Sept. 8 at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. For the first game, the Coyotes took on the Drake Bulldogs at 6 p.m on Thursday. Drake outscored South Dakota 25-17 in the first set, but the Coyotes bounced back to claim the […]
Softball Drops Two vs Creighton
The Coyotes faced Creighton in a doubleheader on Tuesday in a nonconference matchup coming in with a record of 19-21. In the day’s first game, the Coyotes lost 7-1. The Bluejays started the scoring off in the first inning with a single into right field by freshman catcher Lily West leading junior left fielder Cayla […]
Women’s Basketball Bringing the Hammer Next Season
The Coyotes Women’s Basketball team finished the 2022-2023 season with an overall record of 14-16 and 10-8 in conference play finishing fourth in the Summit League. This was the first season under new coach Kayla Karius after former head coach Dawn Plitzuweit left for West Virginia. Sophomore guard Grace Larkins said that the team has […]
Younger Men’s Basketball Hopeful for Upcoming Season
The Men’s basketball team finished the 2022-2023 season with a record of 12-19 and 7-11 in conference play as they finished sixth in the Summit League. Sophomore guard Max Burchill said he personally thought the season overall went very well. The Coyotes ended the season with two Honorable Mention All-Summit League Players, junior forward Tasos […]
Nielson, USD Football Hoping to Bounce Back
It’s been an eventful year for the Coyotes’ football. Most notably in the acquisition of offensive coordinator Josh Davis from South Dakota State and a new starting quarterback in redshirt sophomore Aidan Bouman. But with the spring game complete, all eyes are set on the upcoming fall for USD football. The 2023 season kicks off […]
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 […]
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 […]
USD Women’s Pole Vault leaping to the top
USD’s women’s pole vault team ended the 2023 indoor track and field season as the nation’s top team in pole vault. The Coyotes are now onto the outdoor season and look to improve on their rankings and record new personal bests. The vaulters didn’t seem surprised when finding out that they were ranked first. “Coach […]
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 […]