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Shamar Wright

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Shamar Wright scores career point 1,000

EDWARDSVILLE – Shamar Wright scored his 1,000th career point and Ray'Sean Taylor collected his first double-double of the season as SIUE downed UT Martin 89-75 on Thursday night at First Community Arena. The Cougars used a hot start on a 14-2 run to start the game, capturing their 14th win on the season and sixth since beginning conference play. "That run was huge," Head Coach Brian Barone said. "In games where we haven't played well, we found ourselves in situations where we were fighting from behind. A […]

todayFebruary 3, 2023 1661

SIUE

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SIUE golf selected to finish third

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The SIUE Cougars golf team has been tabbed for a third-place finish in a vote by the Ohio Valley Conference head coaches Tuesday. The Cougars earned 49 points and were picked behind predicted league champions Little Rock and Tennessee Tech. UT Martin, Morehead State, Southern Indiana, Lindenwood, Eastern Illinois, and Tennessee State would follow. SIUE is coming off a strong fall schedule which saw the Cougars finish second in back-to-back tournaments to end the fall campaign. "I […]

todayFebruary 1, 2023 601

Brad Underwood Illinois

Basketball

Underwood gets salty in Illinois loss vs. Penn State

Illinois basketball Brad Underwood was in an incredibly salty demeanor following the Fighting Illini's home loss against Penn State Saturday. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois head basketball Brad Underwood didn't hold anything back after the Fighting Illini lost at home to Penn State Saturday. The 74-59 loss comes following an upset win against #2 Texas at Madison Square Garden. #17 Illinois (7-3, 0-2 Big Ten) only had two players in double-figures scoring: Matthew Mayer with 14 and Skyy Clark with 11. […]

todayDecember 11, 2022 113

Mizzou Wake Forest Gasparilla Bowl

Football News

Mizzou, Wake Forest face off at Gasparilla Bowl

TAMPA, Fla. -- Eli Drinkwitz and the Mizzou Tigers once again are bowl game participants representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Mizzou (6-6, 3-5 SEC) won four of their final six regular-season games in the 2022 campaign. In addition, the Tigers were the only SEC team to hold #1 Georgia to a one-score game in a 26-22 loss. The Tigers will be facing off in the December 23 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl against Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection Wake Forest. […]

todayDecember 5, 2022 98

Mizzou Eli Drinkwitz

Football News

Mizzou, Drinkwitz ink two-year extension

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri Board of Curators unanimously approved a contract extension Saturday for football head coach Eli Drinkwitz. Drinkwitz, whose initial contract ran through 2025, will now be around until the 2027 season. Drinkwitz came to Columbia in 2019. He is currently in his third season of the contract. "My family and I want to thank the Board of Curators, President Choi, and AD Desiree Reed-Francois for their faith in me as a coach and leader," Drinkwitz […]

todayNovember 5, 2022 97

SIUE Cougars men cross country October 29 2022

General News

Cougars finish eighth in OVC cross country championships

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The SIUE Cougars were in full force Saturday as both cross-country teams were in action at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Saturday in Cookeville, Tenn. Junior Roland Prenzler set the pace for the men, finishing 15th overall with a time of 25:48 in the 8K event. Eastern Illinois won the event with 65 points. Tennessee-Martin (67), Southern Indiana (82), Tennessee Tech (101), and Little Rock (112) would round out the top five. The Cougars men would finish […]

todayOctober 30, 2022 62

SIUE

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SIUE Cougars volleyball to host UT Martin

SIUE (11-12, 6-6 OVC) vs. UT Martin (16-9, 10-2 OVC)Friday, October 28, 2022: 6 p.m. (Pink SIUE keychain giveaway/Scouts night)Saturday, October 29, 2022: 2 p.m. (Title IX Game/T-shirt giveaway)Edwardsville, Illinois | First Community Arena  The SIUE Cougars continue their 2022 campaign this weekend in a series against Tennessee-Martin. Previously, SIUE earned a reverse sweep win over Lindenwood on Tuesday, breaking a four-game losing streak. The Cougars finished the match with a .262 attack percentage and took advantage of 17 service […]

todayOctober 28, 2022 57

Josh Oakley

General News

Oakley hired as EIU men’s soccer head coach

CHARLESTON -- Eastern Illinois University's athletic department has a new member in its family. EIU athletic director Tom Michael made the announcement Wednesday of the hiring of Josh Oakley. Oakley will be serving as the new head coach of the Panther men's soccer program. Oakley, the 11th head coach in program history, is a former assistant coach at EIU. The Mattoon native was an assistant coach with the Panthers from 2000 to 2002, helping the program post a .555 win […]

todayJuly 1, 2022 142

ACC football schedule 2023 to 2026

Basketball

ACC makes changes to football scheduling model

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) announced some changes to its football scheduling model Tuesday. It allows each team to play every other team in the conference. This will ensure at least one contest per team every four years. The new model with the first four-year cycle in the 15-member conference will take effect in the 2023 season. The schedules are based on a 3-5-5 structure, with each team playing a set of primary opponents every year. Meanwhile, […]

todayJune 29, 2022 74

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