Robert Lyons ~ Daily Egyptian

Zack Creglow
zcreglow@dailyegyptian.com

There are funerals that carry more life than the scene in the corridor outside the SIU locker room Saturday at the UNI Dome shortly after the Salukis lost a 43-40 heartbreaker against Northern Iowa.
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SIU volleyball comes up short as season winds down

The SIU football team was not the only one to have a game come down to the final second this past weekend; the volleyball team was also involved in a shootout and, like the football team, came up just short.
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A lesson learned

Prior to the beginning of the season, I predicted that not only would Northern Iowa have the toughest schedule in the Gateway Conference, but also that SIU could quite possibly finish second in the league.
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Water Dawgs defeat Drury

The SIU men's and women's swimming and diving teams used a balanced effort to down Drury Saturday afternoon at the Recreation Center pool.
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Salukis end season on down note

There were both highs and lows this weekend for the SIU cross country teams. Several runners had personal-record performances, but both teams finished lower than they had hoped at the NCAA Midwest Regionals Saturday in Stillwater, Okla.
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Sports flash

Charlotte West Stadium - Rochman Field was honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Monday, winning the National NFCA/Turface Field Maintenance Award in the college/university division for the 2003 season.

The award honors the SIU softball team's home field for the quality and maintenance of its fields and facilities.

The 8-month-old stadium is made up of a four-way sports turf mix outfield with a Kentucky Bluegrass primary and Crimson Stone Ultimate Series infield and features a state-of-the-art lighting system to allow night games.