Diederich Helps Volleyball Team Start the Season 

Junior outside hitter Evelyn Diederich could not imagine anything other than volleyball. From childhood to her teen years, and now into adulthood, she could not picture any moment of her life without volleyball.   In her senior year of high school, Diederich was named Class 6A Player of the Year and a First-Team All-Stater while […]

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Volleyball comes out on top in South Dakota Classic

The Coyotes hosted their second tournament inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC), where they took on CSU Bakersfield, West Virginia and Northern Colorado. Sept. 9, saw the Coyotes take on the Roadrunners, where they went on to sweep CSU in three sets (25-17, 25-23, 25-22).  Junior outside hitter Elizabeth Juhnke led the match with […]

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Coyotes start 2022 season with back-to-back wins

The Coyotes kicked off their 2022 campaign by hosting the Coyote Invitational inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC). They brought in teams Missouri, Northern Kentucky and No. 4 Louisville.  South Dakota’s first game was their annual white-out against Louisville on Aug. 26. In this game, the South Dakota fans broke the single game volleyball […]

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Three Coyotes named to Academic All-Summit League

The South Dakota Coyotes had three junior volleyball players make the Academic All-Summit League. Elizabeth Juhnke, Aimee Adams and Madison Harms were named for their academic success off of the playing court.   Business major Juhnke said the award recognizes student athletes who do well managing their athletics and academics.   “I think it’s just […]

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Volleyball set to defend Summit League Title

By Tavin Carncross The USD Volleyball team is coming off a strong spring season where the Coyotes won the Summit League Tournament Title and made an NCAA Tournament appearance.  The Coyotes were scheduled to get the 2021 season underway last weekend, but due to COVID-19 protocols, the team’s first three games of the season in […]

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Coyote volleyball to face Missouri in the NCAA Tournament

After taking the Summit League Title in a five set thriller over Denver, USD volleyball is in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in school history, and will face Missouri in the opening round of the tournament. “I’m really excited about the matchup,” Maddie Wiedenfeld said. “I think that our team is super motivated […]

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Coyote volleyball continues to be ‘a little bit better every day,’ preps for Summit League Tournament

Coming off a pair of 3-2 losses against Kansas City, the USD (10-3) volleyball team faces Western Illinois (2-12) as their last regular-season matchup this weekend before heading to the Summit League Tournament.  The Summit League Tournament will see teams from across the league compete April 2-3 inside the Pentagon for a chance at an […]

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Coyote volleyball picks up pair of wins at SDSU

USD volleyball extended it’s win streak to four over the weekend, defeating South Dakota State 3-1 on Sunday and 3-0 Monday. The Coyotes were without Elizabeth Juhnke Sunday, and dropped the opening set 25-21 before winning the final three sets and the match. The last time the Coyotes dropped a set to SDSU was Nov. […]

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Coyotes sweep NDSU over weekend series

The USD (5-1) volleyball team faced off against the North Dakota State (4-4) Bison inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Sunday night. The Coyotes came away with a win after four sets 26-24, 25-19, 24-26, 27-25. This match is the first in a two-day series inside the SCSC. The matchup is a pink out game […]

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South Dakota volleyball splits weekend with Omaha

USD volleyball split matches over the weekend against the Omaha Mavericks, sweeping Sunday’s match and losing in five sets Monday night. During the first matchup Sunday night the Coyotes defeated the Mavericks in a 3-0 sweep inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC). USD showed a strong defensive display during the home opener winning 25-16, […]

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