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Thanks to Saluki guard Makenzie Silvey for joining us (after the team Christmas party no less!). The MVC named Makenzie their Player Of The Week after she averaged just over 21 points the last three games, including 19 in Sunday's big win over Illinois.

 

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Saluki safety Qua Brown was the Dawgs' leading tackler in their 31-28 homecoming win over North Dakota. We talked to him about what bye week is like, why he decided to stay at SIU after entering the transfer portal last fall, and what NFL great he used to imitate in the back yard...

 
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The battle-tested Dawgs are back in the FCS Playoffs, and head coach Nick Hill found some time to talk to us about their first-round matchup with Weber State this Saturday.

 
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The Dawgs have dropped 4 of their last 5, and have two straight games against first-place Loyola. So we thought it would be the perfect opportunity for a pep talk from Saluki Radio analyst and former longtime Saluki assistant and Southern Indiana head coach Rodney Watson, and he delivered.

 
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