Softball Teams Prepare for the 2024 Spring Season

The softball team is getting ready to kick off their 2024 spring season. With a team of 20 girls, exactly half the roster is new, as the team took on five transfer players along with five new freshmen. Another new face to the program is assistant coach Shannon Privovar. Coming from The University of Sioux […]

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Men’s and Women’s Basketball Upcoming Games Preview

Before the next issue of The Volante comes out, the South Dakota men’s and women’s basketball teams will be hosting four home games inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC). Men’s Basketball The men’s team currently has a record of 3-2 on the season after their previous matchup against Purdue Fort Wayne where the Coyotes […]

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Fall Sports Season is Wrapping Up

The South Dakota football and volleyball teams only have a few games left on their schedule before their respective playoffs or tournaments arrive.  South Dakota Football: 7-2 overall and 5-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference record The football team currently sits tied for second in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) only behind in-state rival SDSU. […]

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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.  […]

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Jackrabbits Top Seed in Tournament after Perfect Conference Record

This year the Summit League Tournament has expanded to all 10 teams. There will be two play-in games on Friday as the bottom four teams will compete for the last two spots in the quarterfinals. The Women’s play-in games will kick off the tournament in Sioux Falls on Friday with games at 12:30 p.m. and […]

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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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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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Volleyball’s 16th Straight Win against Jackrabbits

On Friday, the Coyotes matched up against in-state rivals, the Jackrabbits.  South Dakota had a record of 20-2 on the season and 9-1 in the Summit League as they are currently on a seven game winning streak. As for SDSU, they entered the match with a 10-12 overall record and a 4-7 conference record.  The […]

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Weidner: Nielson’s Hot Seat Cools on D-Days

South Dakota football head coach Bob Nielson has been the topic of conversation around Vermillion lately after losing four of his first five games of the season. Begging the question: Is Nielson’s time with the Coyotes coming to a close? Nielson was the head coach of a fellow Missouri Valley team, the Western Illinois Leathernecks […]

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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 […]

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