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Salukis womens golf finishes third at MVC

Salukis women’s golf finishes third at MVC

By Matt Wells, @mattwells_DE April 21, 2015

The Saluki women’s golf team placed third at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship, which was played from Sunday to Tuesday at the Spirit Hollow Golf Club in Burlington, Iowa.Of the 10 teams that...

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Saluki in volunteering for the long run

By Brent Meske, @brentmeskeDE April 20, 2015

Collegiate athletics lasts up to five years, but volunteering and succeeding academically live on long after running spikes are hung up for the final time.Senior distance runner Tori Parry has volunteered...

Hartzell pitches himself to community

Hartzell pitches himself to community

By Aaron Graff, @Aarongraff_DE April 20, 2015

The second of four open forums for athletic director finalists took place Monday.Rick Hartzell served as director of athletics for the University of Northern Iowa from 1999 to 2008.“We took over a program...

Saluki coaches lightening load for new catchers

By Thomas Donley, @tdonleyDE April 20, 2015

Catcher is the most demanding position in all of baseball.The backstop calls pitches and has to make sure those pitches stay in front of him. He has to play his position in a stance that causes wear and...

Sophomore ready to fill center field void

Sophomore ready to fill center field void

By Brent Meske, @brentmeskeDE April 19, 2015

A center fielder is the outfield’s leader, and at the end of this season, the spot will be open.Sophomore left fielder Merri Anne Patterson said she is ready to take over for senior center fielder Kalyn...

SIU mens tennis done after day one

SIU men’s tennis done after day one

By Matt Wells, @mattwells_DE April 19, 2015

Saluki men’s tennis (6-16, 0-4) lost 4-1 to Maryland Baltimore County (12-6, 1-0) Friday in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament at Westminster Christian Academy in St. Louis, ending SIU's season.The...

Salukis sweep Ramblers, improve to 11-9 in MVC

By Brent Meske, @brentmeskeDE April 18, 2015

SIU softball (17-22-1, 11-9) swept Loyola (13-30, 3-16) and has won four of its last five Missouri Valley Conference games with six remaining this season. In game one, senior pitcher Katie Bertelsen (14-12)...

Softball ends, careers begin for seniors

Softball ends, careers begin for seniors

By Brent Meske, @brentmeskeDE April 18, 2015

Editor's note: The following is the first of a three-part series detailing the next steps for the Saluki softball senior class. Diamonds last forever, but diamond dreams often last only four years.Outfielders...

Salukis win second straight conference series

By Thomas Donley, @tdonleyDE April 18, 2015

The SIU baseball team won its second consecutive weekend series, taking two of three games from in-state conference rival, the Illinois State Redbirds.SIU (9-31, 5-7) moved from last place into a three-way...

Athletic director forums open with Tommy Bell

Athletic director forums open with Tommy Bell

By Aaron Graff, @Aarongraff_DE April 17, 2015

The first of four SIU athletic director finalists had a community forum Friday at John C. Guyon Auditorium in Morris Library.Tommy Bell, director of athletics at Western Illinois University, said Southern...

Governors rule the day against Salukis

By Thomas Donley, @tdonleyDE April 15, 2015

Three weeks after the SIU baseball team blew out Austin Peay State in Carbondale, the Governors turned the trick on the Salukis in a 17-7 non-conference victory in Clarksville, Tenn.Austin Peay (20-14,...

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