VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota head soccer coach Michael Thomas is pleased to announce the addition of Maggie Sherman to the Coyote coaching staff.
 
"We are excited to bring Maggie into Vermillion," Thomas said. "We feel her experiences will benefit both our soccer program and the University as a whole. We can't wait to get her on campus and put her to work."
 
Sherman spent the 2020-21 season as an assistant coach at Southern Utah. Under Sherman, Southern Utah finished third in the Big Sky Conference with 45 saves on the season and finished second with a .833 save percentage. Goalkeeper Jennifer Kovisto ranked third in the conference with 5.38 saves per game.
 
Sherman graduated from Colorado State in 2015 and was a part of the inaugural Colorado State soccer team as a goalkeeper in 2013. She played for the Rams her junior and senior seasons and recorded the first win in program history against Nevada Reno in 2013. She recorded a team-high 59 saves as a junior and was named to the Academic All-Mountain West team.
 
She earned her bachelor of science in health and exercise science with a concentration in health promotion and a business administration minor. At Ohio University she was in the recreation and sport pedagogy coaching education program where she earned a master's degree in soccer coaching in May of 2020.
 
"I want to thank Michael, Maddie, Corey and David for such a warm welcome to the South Dakota community," Sherman said. "I am so grateful for this opportunity and excited to meet the team and to continue in building a successful program here at USD. Go Yotes!"
 
Sherman's first day with the Yotes will be July 12.