Loyola-Chicago looks to extend streak vs S. Illinois
January 26, 2021 GMT
Banterra Center, Carbondale, Illinois; Wednesday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Loyola of Chicago looks for its seventh straight conference win against Southern Illinois. Loyola of Chicago’s last MVC loss came against the Indiana State Sycamores 76-71 on Jan. 10. Southern Illinois lost 69-66 to Indiana State in its most recent game.
LEADING THE WAY: Southern Illinois’ Lance Jones has averaged 13.1 points while Ben Harvey has put up 11.5 points and 4.8 rebounds. For the Ramblers, Cameron Krutwig has averaged 14.7 points and 5.7 rebounds while Tate Hall has put up 9.8 points.
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DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS: The Ramblers have allowed just 55 points per game to conference opponents so far, an improvement from the 63.6 per game they allowed against non-conference opponents.JUMPING FOR JONES: Jones has connected on 41.9 percent of the 43 3-pointers he’s attempted and has gone 8 for 18 over his last three
The Jackson County Health Department is offering appointments for administering the COVID-19 vaccine during Phase 1B of the state s plan.
This includes those 65 and older as well as frontline workers. The department estimates around 12,000 people in Jackson County are eligible under this phase.
The online appointment portal is available on the Jackson County Health Department website. Those who have trouble making an appointment online can call 618-684-3143.
The shots will be given at mass vaccination clinics at Banterra Center on the SIU-Carbondale campus every Tuesday and Thursday while supplies last.
Clinic appointments from now through February 4 are currently open. Other dates will be available in the coming week.
The Missouri Valley Conference has postponed the Valparaiso-Southern Illinois men’s basketball series (Jan. 16-17) at Banterra Center in Carbondale, Ill., due to positive COVID-19 test results among Southern Illinois’ Tier I personnel, which consists of student-athletes, coaches, managers and staff. Additionally, the UNI-Drake single-game matchup scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 21, at McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa, has also been postponed due to positive COVID-19 test results among Drake’s Tier I personnel.
The league office had previously postponed two previous series involving Drake (vs. Loyola on Jan. 10-11 and at Missouri State on Jan. 17-18) and the MVC had postponed Southern Illinois’ series at Indiana State (Jan. 9-10). The Conference will announce make-up dates for the series/games at a later date.
CARBONDALEÂ â Just before 9 a.m. Wednesday, health care workers began forming lines near the concession area inside Southern Illinois Universityâs Banterra Center.
Some filed to the left and others to the right as they made their way to tables manned by Jackson County Health Department staff who were administering the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine.
Dr. Andy Riffey, a physician at SIU Student Health Services, was first in line to receive his. âIâm excited about it,â he said after rolling up his sleeve for the injection procedure that lasted less than 30 seconds.
Riffey was at the front of the line because heâd volunteered to help out with the Jackson County Health Departmentâs vaccine clinic after receiving his shot. He was one of two physicians assigned to a waiting area near the door where people were advised to sit for 15 to 30 minutes post-vaccination in the event they would develop a rare allergic reaction or other adverse effects.