Eagles contain Cougars’ comeback
Morehead State fended off a furious comeback attempt by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s basketball Thursday night to escape with a 70-63 win in the Ohio Valley Conference opener at Vadalabene Center. The Cougars trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half and trailed 62-51 with 5:51 left in the game before a 9-0 […]
Read More →Cougars overpower Eagles
Six Southern Illinois University Edwardsville players scored in double figures Sunday afternoon to lead the Cougars to a 102-78 win over Robert Morris-Springfield in men’s basketball at the Vadalabene Center. SIUE improved to 3-10 with the win. Robert Morris fell to 7-6. Maurice Wiltz and Michael Messer each scored 20 points to lead the Cougars. Wiltz was 7 […]
Read More →Cougars open OVC play with victory
Freshman Micah Jones completed her first career double-double Saturday as the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s basketball opened the Ohio Valley Conference season with a 68-56 triumph over Belmont at the Vadalabene Center. Jones was 8 of 13 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free throw line for 20 points. She added a career-high 12 rebounds. […]
Read More →Salukis topple SIUE
A 25-8 run by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville over a seven minute stretch late in the second half wasn’t enough, as Southern Illinois University Carbondale held on for a 74-57 win over the Cougars in front of 7,057 Monday night at SIU Arena. The Salukis (4-8) led 60-32 with 8:21 remaining in the game when […]
Read More →Cougars topples Leathernecks 78-70
Four players scored in double figures and the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s basketball team shot a season-best 51.6 percent from the field as the Cougars earned a 78-70 road victory at Western Illinois. It was the fourth straight win for the Cougars against the Leathernecks. SIUE improved to 3-9 for the season while Western […]
Read More →Bulldogs 11 3-pointers doom Cougars
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville shot a season-best 50.9 percent from the field, but could not overcome 11 Drake 3-pointers in an 87-71 road loss. The Cougars fell to 2-9 despite four players scoring in double figures. SIUE was dominant in the paint, scoring 42 of 71 points from close range. Tierny Austin led the Cougars with […]
Read More →Cougars fall to Chicago State
Chicago State shot 56 percent from the field Monday and upended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s basketball 81-64 at the Jones Convocation Center. Chicago State finished with four players scoring in double figures. Clarke Rosenberg led CSU with 20 points. SIUE fell to 2-9. Rozzell Nunn led the offense with 12 points and six rebounds. Chicago […]
Read More →Big second half lifts Mastodons over Cougars
Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne connected on 61 percent (19-31) of its shots in the second half, including hitting nine 3-pointers to roll past Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 95-75 in men’s basketball at the Gates Sports Center Saturday night. The Mastodons won for the third consecutive game to improve to 9-4 overall. SIUE fell to 0-4 […]
Read More →IPFW goes on 3-pointer barrage, downs Cougars
Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne converted 13 three-pointers Saturday en route to a 96-71 victory over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in women’s basketball. The loss broke a two-game winning streak for the SIUE women’s basketball team at the Gates Sports Center. The Cougars are now 2-8. IPFW evened its record at 6-6. Eight different Mastodon players […]
Read More →“This was a tough one to swallow,” SIUE loses by 1
Michael Messer’s reverse layup attempt rolled off the front of the rim as time expired Saturday, allowing Central Michigan to escape with a 65-64 win over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in men’s basketball at the Vadalabene Center. “This was a tough one to swallow because we didn’t execute down the stretch,” SIUE Head Coach Lennox […]
Read More →Wendt, Cougars defeat Air Force
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s basketball raced out to a 14-0 lead Saturday and defeated Air Force 76-55 at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs. Jessie Wendt hit a game-high four three-pointers and was named to the Air Force Classic All-Tournament team after scoring 21 points against the Falcons, now 1-6. Wendt averaged 22.5 points per game […]
Read More →Kalish resigns as SIUE men’s soccer head coach
SIUE men’s soccer Head Coach Kevin Kalish will step down from his current role at the end of the calendar year, SIUE Director of Athletics Dr. Brad Hewitt announced Friday. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce my resignation as head coach of this prestigious program to go in a different direction with […]
Read More →Cougars knock off UTPA 55-49
Rozell Nunn gave Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the lead for good with 2:07 to play and followed with his fourth 3-pointer of the night with 1:25 left as the Cougars edged Texas-Pan American 55-49 Tuesday in men’s basketball at the Vadalabene Center. “I was proud of our guys for finding a way to win tonight,” SIUE […]
Read More →UCF downs Cougars in tourney finale
Central Florida opened with a 14-3 run to start Sunday’s finale at the UCF Thanksgiving Classic and earned a 68-43 home-court victory over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. UCF ran its record to 6-1, with four players scoring in double figures. Zykira Lewis paced the Knights off the bench with a game-high 16 points. Starters Briahanna […]
Read More →Blue Hens topple Cougars
Delaware used a 24-7 run over the final nine minutes Saturday and collected a 71-42 victory over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s basketball on day one of the UCF Thanksgiving Classic. The Cougars, 1-5, were led in scoring by Allyssa Decker with 11 points. Tierny Austin and CoCo Moore added nine points each while Austin nearly had a double-double with […]
Read More →Strong second half not enough to lift Cougars
Five Southern Illinois University Edwardsville players scored in double figures, and SIUE outscored Oregon State in the second half Tuesday, but it was not enough as the Beavers outlasted the Cougars 101-81 in men’s basketball at Gill Coliseum. Oregon State (3-1) shot 64 percent (32-50) from the field and held a 52-29 halftime advantage. The […]
Read More →Cougars fall to sharp-shooting Mastodons
Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne shot 63 percent from the field in the second half and defeated Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 91-74 in women’s college basketball action Tuesday night. IPFW’s Amanda Hyde set a Vadalabene Center record with 41 points. She shot 10 of 12 from the field with three 3-pointers and hit 18 of 21 […]
Read More →Loyola edges Cougars at Portland State Tournament
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville sophomore Donivine Stewart led all players with a career high 22 points Sunday, but it wasn’t enough as Loyola slipped by the Cougars 73-72 in men’s basketball at the Portland State Tournament. SIUE (1-5) lost all three games at the tournament by a combined nine points. “I think this basketball team is getting […]
Read More →Cougars fall at Portland State
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s basketball saw a halftime lead disappear for the second time in as many nights, falling at Portland State 77-74 Saturday in the team’s second game at the Portland State Tournament. SIUE drops to 1-4 with the loss. Portland State improved to 3-1. “In the second half, we just didn’t […]
Read More →UC Davis gets by SIUE at Portland State
An 11-1 UC Davis run over the final 1:50 of the first half changed Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s basketball’s fate Friday as the Aggies earned a come-from-behind 80-75 win over the Cougars in the opening game of the Portland State Tournament. Rozell Nunn drained a jumper with 2:05 to play before halftime to put SIUE […]
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