On Black Friday, SIU’s Men’s Basketball team (3-3) hosted the winless Alcorn State Bravehawks (0-5). With a 40 point second half performance, the Salukis came back from being down 14 points at halftime to win 62-59.
By Joey Bernard, Staff Reporter
• November 22, 2021
In the tournament’s third place deciding game, the SIU Men’s Basketball team played the Creighton Blue Jays on Monday night. The Salukis lost the game off a last second shot with one second left. That shot made the final score 66-64.
In the semifinal of the Paradise Jam basketball tournament, Nov. 21, the Salukis played the Northeastern Howlin Huskies and lost 59-47. This loss came after Southern Illinois upset Colorado in the first round.
In their final game of the regular season, SIU lost a playoff clinching match against Youngstown State 35-18. Had SIU won the match, they would have clinched a bid in the playoffs, however, a loss puts their playoff dreams in doubt as they await selection Sunday to find out if their season will continue.
Some bright spots for SIU included sophomore running back Justin Strong, who was easily the highlight of the Salukis offense on the day. Strong accumulated 107 rushing yards on nine carries that included his longest play, a 67 yard rush in the second quarter to set up SIU’s first touchdown of the day. Strong also helped out in the passing game, with 18 yards off of two catches, with one of them being a touchdown to finish the first half.
By Joey Bernard, Staff Reporter
• November 19, 2021
The Saluki Men’s Basketball team travelled over to the Virgin Islands this weekend for the Paradise Jam Tournament. They started off on Friday with a 67-63 win against Colorado.
The Salukis took on the Evansville Aces on Friday, Nov. 19 in a Missouri Valley Conference matchup. The Aces came out on top in three sets.
This loss is SIU’s 20th in a row, and the team is 0-17 in the conference so far this season.
outhern Illinois University Athletics’ investigation into abuse allegations made against Head Swimming Coach Geoff Hanson cleared him of wrongdoing, according to a Nov. 17 statement from the school.
The SIU women’s basketball team (0-2) travelled to Missouri today to face the Kansas City Roos (1-1). SIU lost the matchup by a 67-46 score on the night.
Graduate Student forward Abby Brockmeyer was by far the highlight of the night for the Salukis. Brockmeyer posted a double-double on the night with her performance. She tallied 21 points, a team high, 13 rebounds, also a team high, two steals, an assist, and went 8-13 on field goal attempts for the night. Brockmeyer also led the team in minutes played on the night with 31.
Both of SIU’s Swim and Dive teams took home first in the Annual A3 invitational over this past Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Four different schools were invited to take part in the event including Bellarmine, Valparaiso, Eastern Illinois, and the University of Evansville.
The Southern Illinois football team (7-3; MVC 5-2) traveled to Terre Haute, IN to matchup against the Indiana State Sycamores (4-6; MVC 2-5). The Salukis won 47-21.
The Sycamores received the ball to start the game. They managed to drive the ball down into Salukis territory, but freshman cornerback David Miller intercepted the ball with 12:24 left in the first quarter.
Saluki Men’s Basketball (1-1) returned to the Banterra Center for their first home game Friday night. SIU struggled in the first half, but ultimately came out on top with a 73-55 victory over Austin Peay (1-1).
The Salukis were highlighted by three double digit point performances in junior point guards Lance Jones and Steven Verplancken and junior forward Marcus Domask.
The Southern Illinois Salukis (0-1) are hosting the Austin Peay Governors (1-0) on November 12th at 7 P.M. it will be the first game with fans in the Banterra center since early 2020.
