VERMILLION, S.D. — South Dakota volleyball kicks off the 2025 season with a trio of matches in Bozeman, Montana starting on Friday night against RV Oregon at the 2025 EVEN Hotel Bobcat Invite. The Coyotes will also take on host team Montana State Saturday and Prairie View A&M to close out the weekend on Sunday.
 
South Dakota Weekend Schedule
Friday, August 29 • 5:00 p.m. CT • vs. RV Oregon
Saturday, August 30 • 6:00 p.m. CT • vs. Montana State
Sunday, August 31 • Noon CT • vs. Prairie View A&M
 
Where To Watch

• Friday and Sunday's matches against Oregon and Prairie View A&M will not be streamed but will have live stats available.
• Saturday's match against Montana State can be found on ESPN+. 

Key Storylines

• The Coyotes kick off the 2025 campaign with a pair of tournaments on the road hosted by Montana State (Aug. 29-31) and UCONN (Sept. 4-6).
• South Dakota then returns to the SCSC for back-to-back weekend tournaments for the Coyote Invitational (Sept. 11-13) and the South Dakota Classic (Sept. 18-20).
• The Yotes have a pair of early season Power 4 matchups, as they face Oregon of the Big 10 in the season opener (Aug. 29) and later welcome Kansas of the Big 12 to the SCSC on Sept. 13.
• Of the 12 nonconference games on the Coyote schedule, five were NCAA Tournament teams a season ago (Oregon, Kansas, Colgate, FGCU and Wichita State).
• Oregon was a Sweet 16 team in 2024 and fell in five to eventual National Champion Pittsburgh. Kansas advanced to the Round of 32, while Colgate, FGCU and Wichita State all fell in the first round.
• Two nonconference foes appear in the AVCA Preseason Top-25 in No. 14 Kansas and RV Oregon.
• The Yotes return the Summit League Defensive Player of the Year, Kamryn Farris, who led the conference with 565 digs (4.75 per set).
• South Dakota graduated its kills leader from a season ago (Kylen Sealock, 417) but return sophomores Lauren Medeck and Morgan Bode who were No. 2 and 3 in kills with 316 and 224.
• Avery Van Hook is back to command the USD offense and was a Summit League Honorable Mention after dishing out a conference high 1,208 assists (10.24 per set) in 2024.
• Yotes in Europe! The Coyotes took their first foreign trip as a program this offseason, spending nearly two weeks in Spain and Portugal. South Dakota played four matches across their stay against Next Level Voleibol and Caep Soria Voleibol.
• Leanne Williamson enters year 12 as the head coach at USD and holds a program best 231-103 record.