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Salukis fall short in Windy City

By Symone Woolridge • March 6, 2014

After defeating the top team in the Missouri Valley Conference Saturday, the Salukis fell short to the Loyola University-Chicago Ramblers 67-56.The game started close as the Salukis only trailed by four...

Arch Madness underway

By Tyler Dixon • March 6, 2014

After months of anticipation, 10 Missouri Valley Conference teams will converge in the Gateway to the West to cement their place in conference history and a spot in the NCAA Tournament.For the next four...

Golfer makes new home in Carbondale

Golfer makes new home in Carbondale

By Tony McDaniel • March 5, 2014

One player on the Saluki women's golf team has overcome her fair share of adversity to play with SIU this season.Junior Kris Grimes is playing in her first season for the Salukis. In that short time, Grimes...

Dawgs burn Bruins with six unearned runs

Dawgs burn Bruins with six unearned runs

By Aaron Graff • March 5, 2014

The Saluki baseball team had its sixth win from a freshman pitcher this season and have also had six pitchers earn their first Division I win this season.SIU (8-3) has won seven of its last eight games...

Junior Kegan Skelton finished second in the Mid-American Conference Mens Championships in the three-meter dive last season. Skelton will compete this weekend at the MAC Championships in Buffalo, N.Y. His coach, Joy Zhao, said the two of them are hoping for a first place finish.JENNIFER GONZALEZ • DAILY EGYPTIAN

Poor flexibility trumps my good attitude

By Aaron Graff • March 5, 2014

Heights have always been a fear of mine and flexibility has never been my biggest strength, which means diving was not my ideal sport.Junior Kegan Skelton was involved in gymnastics before he started diving,...

SIU stumbles to the finish at Samford

By Tyler Davis • March 5, 2014

Two weeks removed from its season opening tournament, the SIU men’s golf team ended its second tournament of the season at the bottom of the pack.University of South Alabama won the Samford Invitational...

Salukis hope to finish with a splash

Salukis hope to finish with a splash

By Aaron Graff • March 5, 2014

The Saluki men's swimmers and divers have their work cut out for them in their biggest tournament of the season.SIU will compete in the Mid-American Conference Championships Thursday through Saturday in...

The madness of March is back in the MVC

The madness of March is back in the MVC

By Tyler Dixon • March 5, 2014

The best time of the year for a basketball fan is finally upon us: March Madness.After almost four months of Saluki basketball, it is time for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.SIU did not start...

Saluki softball gets offensive boost from freshman

By Tony McDaniel • March 5, 2014

Saluki softball has gotten an offensive boost from an unsuspected source.Freshman Shaye Harre started the season off on a roll. Harre ranks in the top five players on the team in RBIs, hits, total bases...

Track finishes third in MVC

By Symone Woolridge • March 3, 2014

After competing for two days in Cedar Falls, Iowa for the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships, the men and women finished behind Indiana State University and Wichita State University.Following...

Saluki Weekend Wrap Up: Baseball

By Aaron Graff • March 3, 2014

The Saluki baseball team has won six of its last seven games.SIU was on a four-game winning streak before hosting Northern Illinois University in a three-game series. NIU won Friday’s game 1-0 to end...

Women upset stagnent shockers

Women upset stagnent shockers

By Symone Woolridge • March 3, 2014

Saturday the Salukis shocked the world after breaking their eight game losing streak and battling through a 64-59 win over the Wichita State University Shockers.The Shockers are ranked first in the Missouri...

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