SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—South Dakota junior shortstop Lauren Eamiguel (Mesa, Arizona) has been named the Summit League Softball Player of the Week the conference office announced Monday. It is the second time Eamiguel has earned the honor and first this season.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—South Dakota junior guard Chloe Lamb has been named the Summit League Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the period ended Feb. 23rd. This marks South Dakota's seventh weekly honor this season with Lamb becoming the third different player to be recognized.
VERMILLION, S.D.—South Dakota women's basketball has climbed to No. 12 in the USA Today Coaches Poll announced Tuesday.
SIOUX FALLS – South Dakota sophomore Jake Leichner won the 100 IM and Maddie Lavin set a school record on the final day of the Summit League swimming and diving championships presented by the U.S. Air Force Special Warfare.
NEW ORLEANS—South Dakota's men's and women's pole vault squads remain tops in the nation in the latest USTFCCCA rankings released Monday.
VERMILLION, S.D.—The University of South Dakota athletic department is auctioning off four jerseys this week to raise money for Dakota Hospital Foundation, a non-profit organization in Vermillion committed to a mission supporting community health and wellness.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—South Dakota freshman Brithton Senior has been named the Summit League Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for the period ended Feb. 16. This marks his second award of the year.
AMES, Iowa—South Dakota junior Abby Ripperda broke the 5,000-meter program record on Friday night at the Iowa State Classic inside the Lied Center.
VERMILLION – The Coyote men’s basketball team overcame a sluggish start to claim their eighth straight win in an 85-72 victory over Western Illinois Wednesday night in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
Vermillion, S.D. -- South Dakota head women's soccer coach Michael Thomas has announced the Coyotes' upcoming spring schedule with seven opponents over five dates.
VERMILLION — As Rylan Pratt takes a few warmup shots, Brady Albrecht and Trent Kingsbury sit down to tie their shoes, and for three other guys into the gym, this feels like noon ball.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa—UNI avenged its season-opening loss to South Dakota by beating the Coyotes 9-4 in the final game of the Doc Halverson UNI-Dome Classic Sunday. USD finished 2-3 on its opening weekend while the Panthers went 3-3.
VERMILLION — South Dakota track and field picked up 15 more event titles Saturday for a total of 18 event champions at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet on the Mildred J. Hillenbrand Memorial Track inside the DakotaDome this weekend.
SIOUX FALLS – South Dakota swimming and diving captured 11 individual events during the two-day Jackrabbit Invite that was held at the Midco Aquatic Center in Sioux Fals.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Despite singles wins from Jana Lazarevic and Habiba Aly for the third straight match, South Dakota women's tennis fell to Missouri State, 5-2, in Sunday's match played at the Cooper Tennis Center.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—South Dakota senior guard Ciara Duffy picked up her fifth Summit League Player of the Week award this season for the period ended Feb. 2. Duffy now has eight career weekly honors.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota senior forward Tyler Hagedorn earned his second Summit League Player of the Week award Monday after averaging 23.5 points and going an efficient 6-of-8 from deep in leading the Coyotes to two big road wins over Denver and Omaha last week.
VERMILLION — How does a team that’s won seven-of-eight Summit League games respond to playing an NAIA team right before the stretch run of the season?
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VERMILLION – The Coyotes were out to prove they are the best team in the Summit League this season, and they did so from wire-to-wire on Sunday afternoon in Vermillion.
VERMILLION – The Coyotes starters scored 87 of their 99 points as the Coyotes topped the Jackrabbits 99-84 Sunday afternoon in Vermillion.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—South Dakota senior guard Ciara Duffy has been named the Summit League Player of the Week for the period ended Jan. 19. Duffy garners player of the week honors from the league for the fourth time this season and the seventh time in her career.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—South Dakota senior pole vaulter Chris Nilsen has been named the Summit League Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week for the period ended Jan. 19.
VERMILLION, S.D.—The University of South Dakota will host its fourth-annual all-girls sports clinic on Jan. 26 in honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
RENO, Nev.—South Dakota senior Chris Nilsen placed third in the elite vault competition and the Coyotes swept the top-four spots in the women's collegiate competition this weekend at the National Pole Vault Summit in Reno.
VERMILLION — For as someone as humble as Ciara Duffy, her telling you that her teammates deserve all the credit is nothing new to hear.
VERMILLION, S.D. -- South Dakota men's golf head coach John Vining is pleased to announce the addition of Ben Daane to the 2019-20 recruiting class.
SIOUX FALLS – The South Dakota women's tennis team is picked to finish third in the Summit League behind six-time defending champion Denver and Oral Roberts according to the preseason poll announced Wednesday.
VERMILLION — You’d expect a Player of the Year to do exactly what Stanley Umude did in a three-minute span Saturday.
VERMILLION, S.D.—South Dakota women's basketball extended its streak of appearances in the USA Today Coaches Poll to six consecutive weeks on Tuesday. The Coyotes clock in at No. 22 again this week.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—South Dakota senior guard Ciara Duffy has been named the Summit League Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the period ended Jan. 5.
VERMILLION, S.D. -- South Dakota women's soccer head coach Michael Thomas is pleased to announce the signing of Taylor Ravelo to a National Letter of Intent. Ravelo will join the Coyotes for the 2020 season.
VERMILLION, S.D.—Caleb Christensen has been named an assistant sports information director at the University of South Dakota. Christensen will serve as the primary contact for the Coyotes' men's basketball, women's soccer and men's and women's golf programs.
VERMILLION, S.D. – The South Dakota volleyball team will be hosting three winter clinics at the beginning of the New Year. Kindergarteners through high school seniors will be able to train their skills with help from the 2019 Coyote volleyball team on their home court inside the Sanford Coyo…
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A former University of South Dakota Coyote who became the toast of Winnipeg has been selected as the state’s Sports Celebrity of the Year, as chosen by the South Dakota Sportswriters Association.
Note: Box score unavailable at time of this release due to a faulty computer at Western Illinois.
MACOMB, Ill.—Western Illinois sophomore guard Zion Young scored 21 points – all in the second half – to lead the Leathernecks to an 82-75 win over South Dakota Sunday in Western Hall in the Summit League opener for both teams.
COLUMBIA, S.C.—South Dakota senior guard Ciara Duffy scored 20 points as the No. 25/21 Coyotes dropped a 73-60 decision to No. 5/6 South Carolina inside Colonial Life Arena on Sunday afternoon.
VERMILLION, S.D.—South Dakota offensive lineman Isaac Erbes and Kian Rexroat-Potts along with linebacker Jakari Starling earned recognition on HERO Sports' FCS Freshman All-America Team announced Tuesday. Erbes earned first-team honors while Rexroat-Potts and Starling received honorable mention.
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VERMILLION — The box score will show that Kansas City defeated South Dakota 78-75 and a further look will show Jahshire Hardnett made a three-pointer with two seconds left, but there’s more to it.
VERMILLION — Urgency.
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VERMILLION — Following a 16-0 regular season in conference play and one regular season loss at Iowa State, the Coyotes felt as though they did enough for an NCAA Tournament bid despite a semi-final loss to Omaha in the Summit League Tournament
VERMILLION — Just win.
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VERMILLION — They might as well just win the title.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—South Dakota has a Summit League-best three student-athletes named to the Academic All-League Team announced Tuesday. It marks the second time since joining the conference in 2012 that the Coyotes have had three representatives.
VERMILLION, S.D.—South Dakota women’s basketball enters the USA Today Coaches Poll for the first time this season at No. 24. The Coyotes were ranked for five-straight weeks last season from Feb. 12 to March 12.
LAS VEGAS—South Dakota senior guard Ciara Duffy was named the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout’s Most Valuable Performer and earned a spot on the all-tournament team.
ST. LOUIS—South Dakota redshirt freshman linebacker Jakari Starling is one of 12 defensive players selected to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team announced Tuesday. League coaches, sports information directors and a media panel selected the team.
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VERMILLION — Out of disappointment has come a new challenge for the South Dakota volleyball team.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. South Dakota junior midfielder Alexis Mitchell was named to the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Womens All-Region team.
VERMILLION — The Sanford Coyote Sports Center has been a tough place for opponents to come in and win, but Missouri State was able to escape Vermillion with a 74-66 victory over the University of South Dakota Coyotes Monday night.
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VERMILLION — The last time South Dakota defeated South Dakota State, some Coyotes players hadn’t even been born yet.
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