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Lindenwood Ohio Valley Conference

General News

Lindenwood to join Ohio Valley Conference

[media-credit name="PHOTO COURTESY OF OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE" align="none" width="727"][/media-credit] BRENTWOOD, Tenn./ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Lindenwood University has accepted an invitation to join the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Lindenwood, which sponsors 18 of the OVC’s championship sports, will become official members on July 1, 2022. They will join Arkansas-Little Rock, Eastern Illinois, Morehead State, Southeast Missouri State, SIU Edwardsville, Southern Indiana, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, and Tennessee-Martin as full members. Lindenwood, which is located in St. Charles, Mo., marks only the […]

todayFebruary 24, 2022 135

Illinois State Redbirds Dan Muller

NCAA Basketball

Redbirds to start search for new men’s basketball coach

NORMAL -- The Illinois State University Redbirds will soon be searching for a new head coach for its men's basketball team. In a news release Sunday from Athletic Director Kyle Brennan, it was announced that Dan Muller will not be returning to coach the team. However, he will continue to coach the team until the end of the 2021-22 season. "Announcing a head coaching change during a season is a difficult decision I don't take lightly," Brennan states. "Especially with […]

todayFebruary 14, 2022 145

Illinois State Redbirds Laura Fitzgerald

NCAA Tennis

Lady Redbirds tennis in action Sunday against UIC

NORMAL, Ill. -- A Sunday match in Chicago awaits Illinois State Redbirds as they head north to take on the Flames of the University of Illinois at Chicago with the first serve set for 1 p.m. The Redbirds have a 4-2 start to the spring 2022 campaign. Illinois State swept UIS, Chicago State, and IUPUI two weeks ago. They suffered a loss at the hands of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign last Sunday. The loss marked their first since getting swept by […]

todayFebruary 13, 2022 126

Greenville Blackburn

NCAA Basketball

Greenville men drop game against conference favorite Blackburn

GREENVILLE -- SLIAC favorites Blackburn College proved to be too much for Greenville University Saturday in conference action. Greenville hit a rough spot early, with Blackburn racing out to a 20-6 lead in the first 7:30 of the game. The Panthers were able to pull back up to a 10-point deficit at halftime. At the half, the Beavers had a 56-46 lead. Greenville struck early, with a Chris Jackson three-pointer closing the gap to seven. However, the effective Beaver offense […]

todayJanuary 24, 2022 92

Carlton Hall Millikin

NCAA Football

Hall named Millikin University head football coach

DECATUR -- Millikin University has a new head coach for their football program. The announcement of Carlton Hall becoming the new coach came from athletic director Dr. Craig White Thursday. Hall was previously defensive coordinator for the past two years. He took over the head coaching role on Thursday after Dan Gritti left the program for other opportunities. Gritti was the head coach for five full seasons and for three games in the 2020-21 short season. “Carlton Hall is a […]

todayDecember 12, 2021 124

SIU Salukis

Basketball

Little Rock outlasts Salukis 69-66

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In a game of huge momentum swings, Little Rock would outlast Southern Illinois 69-66 in the season opener. The Salukis (0-1) would bolt to a 27-13 lead, scoring buckets on seven-straight possessions during one stretch. Forward Ben Coupet, a Little Rock transfer playing his first game for SIU, started the run with a 3-pointer and also threw down a dunk. "I felt like we were sharing the ball, getting it in the paint," said SIU guard […]

todayNovember 10, 2021 113

Blackburn College

NCAA News

Historic season ends with loss to Fontbonne

CARLINVILLE -- The Blackburn College men's soccer team's season came to a close Tuesday, following a loss to Fontbonne in the SLIAC conference tournament. Both teams had a feel for each other throughout the first half with neither team able to break the 0-0 deadlock. The Griffins outshot the Beavers 11-6 during that half, while Blackburn was only able to attempt a single shot on goal. The Griffins were able to get three. The deadlock was broken in the 54th […]

todayNovember 3, 2021 93

Hoisington Besard

Golf News

Hoisington, Besard in top 5 at TVACU Invitational

KILLEN, Ala. -- After day one of the 2021 TVACU Invitational, the Southern Illinois men's golf team is in control of fourth place with an opening round of 589 (+13). North Alabama, the tournament host, currently leads the 11-team field with a score of 578 (+2). Freshman Braden Hoisington and senior Matthis Besard led the way for the Salukis. Hoisington is tied for second place after firing rounds of 68 and 73 for a score of 141 (+3). MVC Golfer of the […]

todayOctober 18, 2021 78

Southland OVC

Football News

OVC, Southland announce football scheduling alliance

BRENTWOOD, Tenn./FRISCO, Tex. -- In a joint announcement made Monday, the Ohio Valley (OVC) and Southland conferences are announcing plans for a football scheduling alliance. The plans between the two NCAA Division I FCS leagues are to occur in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. The news was announced by OVC commissioner Beth DeBauche and Southland commissioner Tom Burnett. The collaboration will see member schools from each conference filling available non-conference dates for the next two seasons. Moreover, the purpose of the […]

todayOctober 11, 2021 115

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