This is the full version of the Men’s Basketball Commentary that I wrote for the 2/20 issue of The Volante. I decided to put this up on the sports blog because it is a little more fleshed out than the one that ran. Some of my full points were cut due to space restraints in [...]
By Vance Janak
Three consecutive North Central Conference road games added up to three-straight losses for the USD men’s basketball.
The Coyotes finished their three-game road swing Saturday with a 75-71 loss to St. Cloud State in Halenbeck Hall.
Senior forward Eric Hall scored a career-high 30 points while junior center Steve Smith added 13 points for the [...]
It looks like Coach Boots hammered into the Coyotes head the idea of rebounding as they have already grabbed a couple offensive rebounds and a couple of defensive rebounds. Both three point shots didn’t fall for the Coyotes though. Boots is still all over the officials and it is the most animated I have seen [...]
The Coyotes need to come out with more energy at the half. Boots will make sure the adjustments are made. The Coyotes need to be more aggressive and less tentative on the offensive end. Things started to be clicking better as the half ended, but improvements still need to be made. Steve Smith leads the [...]
The Mavericks jump out to a quick 2-0 lead. Atila Santos got the first bucket and so far it seems he is going to touch the ball in every possession for the Mavericks. It looks like the Mavericks want him involved early. He just got to the line and forced the foul on Steve Smith. [...]
First off, on behalf of the Volante staff, I would like to apologize because of the technical difficulties we had during the women’s game. The USD women ran away with an easy victory over the Mavericks. Their will be an update shortly on the results of the women’s game.
Now onto the mens game. USD comes [...]
Ready, set, BLOG.
The Volante sports section will conduct its second-ever live blog for a road Coyotes game, this Thursday (tomorrow, already).
We’ll have a group of guys on site in Mankato, Minn. for the women’s and men’s basketball games at MSU-Mankato.
Matt Dahlseid, Justin Rust, Justin Wolfgang, Drew Quandt and myself will be on hand for both [...]
By Vance Janak
The Volante
The fourth-ranked USD men’s basketball team hopes things are a little easier the second time around against North Central Conference foe Nebraska-Omaha.
In the first meeting this season Jan. 24 in the DakotaDome, the Coyotes (19-1, 4-1 NCC) came away with an 81-70 victory while hitting just 4-of-23 3-pointers.
But Junior guard [...]
So I was kind of right with my pre-game entry about what to expect with Saturday’s double header in the DakotaDome for the USD men’s and women’s basketball teams with MSU-Mankato.
As I stated in the entry, the women would win by 15-20 while the men would get a tight game.
Can I get a [...]
The funs gets underway at 6 p.m. in the DakotaDome tonight.
That’s when the USD women’s basketball team tips off with MSU-Mankato.
The Coyotes, winners of 16 straight games (18-1) will put their win streak and perfect 4-0 North Central Conference record on the line while the Mavericks (16-4, 2-3 NCC) [...]
