Salukis earn preseason Top 25 votes in poll
Southern Illinois University softball earns votes in the ESPN.com USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 preseason poll with six votes in the others receiving votes section. Arizona leads with 487 points and 14 first place votes. Creighton and Illinois State also pick up votes from the Missouri Valley Conference. SIU opens season February 8 at the Jacksonville University Tournament with games against UNC Greensboro, Coastal Carolina, Minnesota and Jacksonville.
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Ohio State and Penn State Women Rally in Big Ten Scoreboard
In a Big Ten women’s matchup listed among Top 25 events, Ohio State and Penn State trail West Virginia and Rutgers as G Washington leads Daytona with a score of 81 to 63.
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Salukis pull away to beat Evansville 59 39 at SIU Arena
Matt Shaw sparked Southern Illinois with a 10 point run start to the second half as SIU's defense limited Evansville to 39 points. Shaw finished 15 points and 16 rebounds powering a late run that settled the 59 39 Missouri Valley matchup. Randal Falker's pass helped a dunk and a three point play extend the lead.
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Trico races to big road win over Christopher
Trico jumped to an 11-0 start and cruised past Christopher 62-40 on the road to move to 19-5 overall and 6-2 in BCW. Christopher remained 7-14 and 2-5 in league as Menchowski topped Bearcats with 21 points while Monchowski scored the first Bearcat points late in the first quarter.
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Thompson dominates in Vienna victory
Vienna won 57 38 over Massac County as 7-foot center Brett Thompson posted a triple double with 21 points 14 rebounds and 10 blocks Saint Louis University recruit Thompson fueled a decisive second half including the final-period scoring spree.
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Salukis Spark With Upset Win In Front Of ESPN Debut
The Salukis rallied at SIU Arena on a night ESPN GameDay highlighted Missouri Valley hoops. Key plays by Tyrone Green, Matt Shaw, and Bryan Mullins shifted momentum as Creighton led late, but SIU battled back to seal the victory with team-wide scoring and defensive effort.
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