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October 22nd, 2009, 03:20 PM
10-19-2009 02:08 PM
Streakbusters: SIU Gets Win at UNI-Dome
http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thesouthern.com/content/tncms/assets/editorial/9/c7/a14/9c7a14d7-6f40-562f-8ed6-be8e38d6a7bc.preview-300.jpg?_dc=1255831217CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - “Go Southern Go” never sounded so good, and Southern Illinois University’s football team earned every word Saturday.
Moments after the fifth-ranked Salukis fought off second-ranked Northern Iowa, 27-20, they joined a pack of fans nestled in the southwest corner of the UNI-Dome to sing the school fight song. SIU became the first team since 2006 to win a conference game in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and broke a 12-game spell that saw the home team win every game in the series.
The victory also moved SIU (5-1, 4-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference) into a tie with No. 14 South Dakota State (5-1, 4-0) atop the conference standings with four games remaining.
Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php/2009/10/19/streakbusters-siu-gets-win-at-uni-dome?blog=2#more5714)
Streakbusters: SIU Gets Win at UNI-Dome
http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thesouthern.com/content/tncms/assets/editorial/9/c7/a14/9c7a14d7-6f40-562f-8ed6-be8e38d6a7bc.preview-300.jpg?_dc=1255831217CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - “Go Southern Go” never sounded so good, and Southern Illinois University’s football team earned every word Saturday.
Moments after the fifth-ranked Salukis fought off second-ranked Northern Iowa, 27-20, they joined a pack of fans nestled in the southwest corner of the UNI-Dome to sing the school fight song. SIU became the first team since 2006 to win a conference game in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and broke a 12-game spell that saw the home team win every game in the series.
The victory also moved SIU (5-1, 4-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference) into a tie with No. 14 South Dakota State (5-1, 4-0) atop the conference standings with four games remaining.
Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php/2009/10/19/streakbusters-siu-gets-win-at-uni-dome?blog=2#more5714)