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SIU swept by UNI, fall to 6-3 in MVC

By Brent Meske, @brentmeskeDE • March 29, 2015

The Salukis played their first Missouri Valley Conference games on the road and limped away with three losses.SIU softball (11-14-1, 6-3 MVC) came into the weekend series against Northern Iowa (12-16,...

SIU dominates Bill Cornell Spring Classic

By Brent Meske, @brentmeskeDE • March 28, 2015

Saluki track and field began its outdoor season by winning 18 events and sweeping the men's and women's competitions Saturday at Lew Hartzog Track and Field Complex.Freshmen Raven Saunders and Lindsey...

Salukis among nation’s most improved

By Thomas Donley, @TdonleyDE • March 27, 2015

Hiring Cindy Stein has the effect of doing the hokey pokey for a women’s basketball program. Stein has turned around every program she has coached, turning losing teams into winners and mediocre teams...

Salukis snap losing streak by overthrowing Governors

By Thomas Donley, @TdonleyDE • March 25, 2015

While a suspect led police on a chase through Carbondale on Wednesday, the SIU baseball team was running away from Austin Peay State. Sophomore right fielder J.C. DeMuri gave the Salukis (4-19, 0-3) all...

Saluki Athletes serious in classroom

By Matt Wells, @mattwells_DE • March 25, 2015

To jump the highest, hit the farthest, run with the most explosion and to swim like a fish, the academics of a student athlete can be forgotten. At SIU, the Troutt-Wittmann Academic and Training Center...

Salukis to improve on successful indoor season

By Brent Meske, @brentmeskeDE • March 25, 2015

The Saluki track and field team transitions indoor success to the outdoor season when they begin Friday.SIU finished the indoor season with an NCAA champion and a ninth place overall finish from the women’s...

Last ditch effort falls short for SIU softball

By Brent Meske, @brentmeskeDE • March 24, 2015

SIU (11-11-1, 6-0) saw its six-game win streak snapped at the hands of non-conference opponent Murray State (17-10) in a 6-4 loss Tuesday night in Kentucky.SIU started freshman Savanna Dover in the circle...

Pendleton announces he will transfer

By Aaron Graff, @Aarongraff_DE • March 24, 2015

SIU men’s basketball junior guard Jalen Pendleton will transfer at the end of the spring semester.Pendleton said his decision is based on his playing time next season.“I told [the coaches] I wanted...

Finger injuries hinder success for All-American

By Brent Meske, @brentmeskeDE • March 24, 2015

Holding a 16-pound shot put requires all the power your hand has to offer, and when your throwing hand has three injured fingers, it becomes far more difficult.Junior thrower Josh Freeman suffered strains...

Salukis become Cowboys in NFL offseason

By Brent Meske, @brentmeskeDE • March 23, 2015

The Dallas Cowboys—2014 NFC East Champions—now have two former Salukis on its roster after separate offseason moves. Fullback Ray Agnew signed a two-year deal with the Cowboys on March 13. He said...

Women’s tennis team streaks into conference

By Matt Wells, @mattwells_DE • March 23, 2015

It takes many different types of wins throughout a season for a team to be great.SIU women’s tennis (9-6) extended its win streak to 8 matches since Feb. 23 in Friday's doubleheader after they swept...

Salukis showing little pop in early going

By Thomas Donley, @TdonleyDE • March 23, 2015

SIU baseball is struggling to hit for power this spring. Through 22 games, the Salukis are (3-19, 0-3) and last in the Missouri Valley Conference with a slugging percentage of .289, 60 points lower than...

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Letter to the editor: Trent Brown bids farewell to Saluki Nation

By Trent Brown, Saluki Men's Basketball • April 17, 2024

The hardwood at Banterra is where some of you may have heard my name. Others may not know me at all. This note, however, is still to you because...

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