CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinois University women’s basketball team (7-10, 2-5 MVC) is set to travel to Murray State on Friday night for a 6 p.m. matchup against the Racers.
Since 1921, Homecoming has been a beloved tradition at Southern Illinois University, welcoming all Salukis, current and former, to the biggest football game of the year. It wasn’t until six years later when sophomore Dorothy Benner was elected “football queen” that a new tradition began and would continue throughout the next century. The SIU Homecoming.
UIC overcame an early, 14-point deficit to beat the Southern Illinois women’s basketball team on Saturday, 65-62, running off six-straight points in the final minute.