In the Dawghouse

Mike Reis joined Sportsvoice on Saturday and talked with Mike Murphy, Matt Varney, Dave McKenzie, and multiple Saluki fans about his decision to step away from the mic.  They also reminisced about the past and had plenty of laughs

Former Saluki and NFL player Jayson DiManche recently returned to SIU to talk to the current Saluki Football team before the team's Spring Game.  He was a guest Saturday before the game on Sportsvoice on Location:

Larry Warner is back at SIU as their running backs coach and he joined Sportsvoice on Location with Mike Murphy and Paxton Guy on Saturday before the SIU Spring Game:

Before Saturday's Spring Game, head coach Nick Hill joined Mike Murphy and Paxton Guy outside of Saluki Stadium for Sportsvoice on Location.  Take a listen to the interview:

In our season finale, we caught up with Saluki softball coach Jen Sewell. The Salukis are off to a 17-3 start, and open up Missouri Valley Conference play on Tuesday versus Missouri State at Charlotte West Stadium.

Always good to have Mike Reis join us. The voice of the Salukis helped us break down the end of Saluki men's basketball season, as well as the start of his SIU baseball broadcasts on SIUSalukis.com.

Thanks again to Saluki head men's basketball coach Bryan Mullins for joining us. The Dawgs wrapped up the 3rd seed at Arch Madness with a 68-65 win over UIC on Sunday. They'll play either UIC or Missouri State in the MVC Tournament quarterfinals Friday night at 8:30.

This past Sunday former Saluki head coach Bruce Weber joined Sportsvoice on Location during the 2002 team's reunion and reminisced with Dave McKenzie about that team.  The pair were also joined by Jermaine Dearman later on!

Thanks again to Saluki Radio analyst Rodney Watson for taking time out from an NBA game (seriously!) to join us tonight. He and Mike Reis are on the call Tuesday night at 5 for SIU at Valparaiso.

Thanks to Saluki forward Troy D'Amico for joining us tonight. Troy sparked the Dawgs with 12 first-half points on his way to a career-high 15 in Sunday's win over Missouri State.

[caption id="attachment_56317" align="alignnone" width="300"] (Photo Credit: Saluki Athletics, siusalukis.com)[/caption] Thanks to Saluki junior guard Dalton Banks for joining us tonight. The Dawgs go for 5 wins in a row and a season sweep of Murray State Tuesday night at Banterra Center.

This past Saturday SIU Softball coach Jen Sewell joined the show to talk about the upcoming 24th annual Softball Fundraiser on Saturday January 21st:

[caption id="attachment_52235" align="alignnone" width="300"] (Photo Credit: Saluki Athletics, siusalukis.com)[/caption] Thanks to Saluki basketball standout Marcus Domask for joining us tonight. The Dawgs are in a 3-way tie for first place in the MVC heading into Tuesday's game versus Evansville at Banterra Center. Domask is on the verge of becoming just the 4th Saluki with at least 1300 points, 500 rebounds, and 300 assists in his career.

[caption id="attachment_41105" align="alignnone" width="300"] (Photo Credit: Saluki Athletics, siusalukis.com)[/caption] Thanks to Saluki basketball assistant coach Brendan Mullins for joining us. After a weekend loss at Northern Iowa, the Dawgs look to start a new winning streak Wednesday night at first-place Indiana State.

[caption id="attachment_56076" align="alignnone" width="300"] (Photo Credit: Saluki Athletics, siusalukis.com)[/caption] Thanks to Saluki basketball guard Xavier Johnson for joining us on our first show of the New Year. Johnson was a big part of a dominating second half in a 63-45 win over Belmont on New Year's Day.

[caption id="attachment_55123" align="alignnone" width="708"] (Photo Credit: Saluki Athletics, siusalukis.com)[/caption] Thanks again to the Voice of the Salukis, Mike Reis for a pre-holiday visit. SIU men's basketball play their final non-conference game of the season Wednesday night at SEMO.

[caption id="attachment_55970" align="alignnone" width="579"] (Photo Credit: Saluki Athletics, siusalukis.com)[/caption] Thanks to Saluki senior guard and MVC Scholar-Athlete Trent Brown for joining us during finals week. The 6-4 Dawgs battle Division II Lincoln University Tuesday night at Banterra Center.

[caption id="attachment_50738" align="alignnone" width="300"] (Photo Credit: Saluki Athletics, siusalukis.com)[/caption] Thanks again to Saluki head men's basketball coach Bryan Mullins for joining us. The 5-3 Dawgs battle Indiana State Wednesday night at Banterra Center in their home Missouri Valley Conference opener.

Thanks to Saluki Radio football analyst and Saluki basketball TV voice Mike Trude for joining us tonight. We break down Saluki football's season-ending collapse at Youngstown State, as well as size up Saluki basketball's fortunes at the SoCal Challenge.

Thanks again to Saluki Radio basketball analyst Rodney Watson for joining us. The former Southern Indiana head coach and longtime Saluki assistant offers his insight on this burning question: how could the Dawgs win at Oklahoma State but lose at Southern Indiana?

[caption id="attachment_55422" align="alignnone" width="300"] (Photo Credit: Saluki Athletics, siusalukis.com)[/caption] Thanks to Saluki running back and all-around offensive threat Javon Williams Jr. for joining us on the show. Javon's 121-yard all-purpose day versus Missouri State earned him Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors.

[caption id="attachment_55340" align="alignnone" width="300"] (Photo Credit: Saluki Athletics, siusalukis.com)[/caption] Thanks to Saluki defensive lineman Richie Hagarty for joining us tonight. His 4th-down sack of Illinois State QB Zack Annexstad helped seal SIU's 19-14 road win over the Redbirds this past Saturday night.

[caption id="attachment_55239" align="alignnone" width="881"] (Photo Credit: Saluki Athletics, siusalukis.com)[/caption] Thanks to Saluki fullback Jacob Garrett for joining us tonight. He's had back-to-back 2-TD games in wins over North Dakota and Northwestern.

[caption id="attachment_55122" align="alignnone" width="509"] (Photo Credit: Mike Reis)[/caption] The voice of the Salukis, Mike Reis joined us to put SIU football's historic 31-24 victory at Northwestern into perspective, as well as some thoughts on SIU men's basketball's new schedule.

Thanks to new Saluki athletic director Tim Leonard for joining us. In his Dawghouse debut, Tim talks about what attracted him to SIU, the importance of extending head coaches, and the general state of Saluki Athletics.

In the Dawghouse was live from Saluki FanFest on Thursday with a special Preseason Preview for Saluki Football!  Take a listen to the entire episode with several interviews with Saluki players, Coach Nick Hill, and voice of the Salukis Mike Reis!   07:11 - Nic Baker 17:15 - P.J. Jules 24:42 - Mike Reis 33:36 - Makel Calhoun 40:22 - Javon Williams Jr. 49:40 - Nick Hill  

Tim Leonard was introduced as the 16th director of athletics at SIU on Friday.  He met with the media later in the day.  Hear his opening statement and conversation he had with Matt Varney today during the press conference

It was our season finale of In The Dawghouse, so who better to spend a half hour with looking back and looking forward at Saluki sports, than the voice of the Salukis, Mike Reis.

[caption id="attachment_50739" align="alignnone" width="671"] (Photo Credit: Saluki Athletics, siusalukis.com)[/caption] Saluki men's basketball has a rematch with Drake in the Arch Madness quarterfinals this Friday night, so we thought it was the perfect opportunity to catch up with head coach Bryan Mullins.

SIU Baseball made history on Tuesday night with a 10-0 win over Austin Peay, tossing their first no-hitter since 1979 when Paul Evans pitched a 7-inning no-hitter.  It's the first 9-inning no-no since 1953 when Paul Grandcolas no-hit Arkansas State.  Mike Reis, the voice of the Salukis, caught up with skipper Lance Rhodes after the game, as well as the man who shut things down in the final frame, Kaden Peterson:   0:00 - Lance Rhodes 3:22 - Kaden Peterson

[caption id="attachment_52235" align="alignnone" width="300"] (Photo Credit: Saluki Athletics, siusalukis.com)[/caption] Saluki junior forward Marcus Domask joined the 1,000-point club in Saturday's win at Indiana State, and is coming off back-to-back games of 20 points or more. He joins us prior to Wednesday's Senior Night matchup against Illinois State.

SIU Football coach Nick Hill talked with Matt Varney on National Signing Day about some of the new signees for the team.  Take a listen:

[caption id="attachment_51975" align="alignnone" width="300"] (Photo Credit: Saluki Athletics, siusalukis.com)[/caption] Saluki guard Lance Jones caught fire versus Valparaiso on Sunday with a game-high 22 points to go with 7 assists in a 75-55 win. Lance joined us to break down his game, as well as preview a rematch with Missouri State Wednesday night at Banterra Center.

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.

Saluki men's basketball coach Bryan Mullins discussed the team rebounding from their first conference loss, the game vs. Northern Iowa, and playing 3 games in the upcoming 5 days with Matt Varney Friday morning:

Matt Varney and Bryan Mullins talked Monday morning about the newly scheduled game against Grambling State for Tuesday night.  Listen to Coach's opening statement and the conversation with Matt Varney:

[caption id="attachment_51503" align="alignnone" width="300"] (Photo Credit: Saluki Athletics, siusalukis.com)[/caption] 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.