THE DSN ARCHIVE

SEARCH DSN

Find the story. Follow the team. Explore every level.

7 stories found.

Southern Illinois guard Tkiyah Nelson passes the basketball in a Salukis women’s basketball file photo.

SIU’s Low Forecasts Put Illinois’ MVC Basketball Rivalries in Focus

Southern Illinois Salukis · Illinois State Redbirds · UIC Flames · Bradley Braves

Southern Illinois begins the basketball season looking up at several of its Illinois rivals in the Missouri Valley Conference’s preseason forecasts. The Saluki women were picked eighth and the men ninth in polls released October 13. Illinois State was selected second in both competitions, while UIC landed third on the men’s side and sixth on the women’s side.

DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 14, 2026

UIC women’s basketball players during DSN’s earlier Robert Morris coverage.

College / Basketball / STORY

UIC Women Open With Road Tests—and a Chicago Matchup Worth Following

UIC Flames

UIC’s women’s basketball season will begin with a demanding road assignment and move quickly into games Chicago fans can follow across the city. The Flames open at Ohio State on November 2, visit Robert Morris on November 5 and return to Credit Union 1 Arena to face Northwestern on November 8. The home opener gives Ashleen Bracey’s team an immediate local matchup after two away games.

DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 14, 2026