By Ted Ward, @TedWard_DE
December 16, 2015
Filed under Basketball, Sports
SIU women's basketball freshman guard/forward Tiajaney Hawkins will use a medical redshirt this season and have surgery on her injured shoulder.Coach Cindy Stein on Wednesday announced Hawkins would have surgery to repair her right shoulder, whi...

December 16, 2015

December 14, 2015
By Ted Ward, @TedWard_15
December 13, 2015
Filed under Sports, Track Cross Country
After taking over as SIU's track and field coach, Kathleen Raske added an impressive Southeastern Conference athlete as an assistant coach for this year's team in September.Former University of Florida graduate assistant Alishea...
By Ted Ward, @TedWard_DE
December 12, 2015
Filed under Basketball, Sports
SIU women's basketball (5-4) beat Morehead State (4-6) Saturday and set a new school record for most points scored in a single game.The Salukis beat the Eagles 102-69, led by junior point guard Rishonda Napier's 22 points and 60 p...
By Ted Ward, @TedWard_DE
December 8, 2015
Filed under Football, Sports, Track Cross Country
Multi-sport athletes are a rare breed. Only two of the 395 athletes at SIU are on multiple active rosters.Senior TJ Beelen is a nose tackle and junior Adam Clay is an offensive tackle in football. Both are also throwers in t...

December 7, 2015
By Ted Ward, @TedWard_DE
December 4, 2015
Filed under Basketball, Sports
SIU women's basketball defeated SIU-Edwardville 71-57 on Friday at SIU Arena.The Salukis (4-3) beat the Cougars (3-5) after a fast 13-2 start, hitting five of their first six shots, three of which came from the three-poin...

December 1, 2015
By Ted Ward, @TedWard_DE
November 30, 2015
Filed under Sports, Track Cross Country
SIU track and field will return to action Saturday after an offseason full of change.New Director of Track and Field Kathleen Raske leads a coaching staff of new hires into this season, with a women's team that ranked No. 9 last year in th...

November 23, 2015
By Ted Ward, @TedWard_DE
November 21, 2015
Filed under Basketball, Sports
SIU women's basketball (2-1) beat Tennessee State (0-2) 79-70 in overtime of the second day of the Preseason Women's National Invitational Tournament consolation round.Senior center Dyana Pierre recorded a double-double, fini...