SIU basketball programs announce postponements, rescheduled matchups

January 14, 2021

Trent Brown makes his way down the court in the Murray State game Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at the SIU Banterra Center in Carbondale Ill. SIU won with a final score of 70-66.

The Southern Illinois women’s basketball team (5-4, 2-2 MVC) had to postpone their series against Loyola (Jan. 15-16) at the Gentile Arena and they postponed the series against Valparaiso (Jan. 22-23) at the Banterra Center.

The postponements were due to a positive COVID-19 test in the Salukis Tier 1 personnel, which includes athletes, coaches and staff.

The MVC has announced the rescheduled dates for these games, the series against Loyola will take place Jan. 30-31 and the series against Valparaiso will take place Feb. 27-28.

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SIU men’s basketball program (7-3, 1-3 MVC) had to postpone their series against Indiana State (Jan. 9-10) and their series against Valparaiso (Jan. 16-17) due to a positive COVID-19 test in their Tier 1 personnel.

The series against Indiana State has been rescheduled for Jan. 25-26 and the Valparaiso series was rescheduled to Feb. 20-21.

The MVC also announced game-date changes for a number of other games in the conference.

Staff reporter Janae Mosby can be reached at jmosby@dailyegyptian.com or on Twitter at @mosbyj.

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