Saluqis Defeat
Motlow State and Vol
State in Conference
Games
The
Southwest men’s
basketball team
improved to 8-4 on
the season with
conference wins on
the road at Motlow
State 86-83 on
January 20 and at
Vol State 95-93 on
January 21.
Freshman guard
Marshun Newell (at
right) was the
leading scorer in
both games with a
career-high 28
points against
Motlow State and 23
against Vol State.
Sophomore forward
Antwon Oliver had 19
points against
Motlow State and 18
points against Vol
State.
The Lady Saluqis
lost to both Motlow
State 69-67 and Vol
State 77-73 to drop
to 15-4 on the
season.
Both teams return to
action this weekend
with games at the
Verties Sails
Gymnasium against
Roane State on
January 27 (women 6
p.m., men 8 p.m.)
and Walters State on
January 28 (women 2
p.m., men 4 p.m.).
Southwest Releases 2012
Baseball Schedule
New Southwest baseball coach
George Sykes has released
the 2012 schedule which
includes 13 dates at
Millington’s USA Stadium,
the new home of the Saluqis.
Southwest opens the season
February 2-4 with four games
at the Kevin Miller Classic
in Panama City, Florida.
The Saluqis will play Andrew
College twice and single
games against St. John’s
River Community College and
the host team Gulf Coast
State College.
Southwest will play a
27-game conference schedule
with two-game series against
each of the members of the
Tennessee Community College
Athletic Association (TCCAA).
The Saluqis will host
Cleveland State, Dyersburg
State, Roane State and
Volunteer State and will
travel to Motlow State,
Walters State, Jackson
State, Columbia State and
Chattanooga State. All home
games will be at USA Stadium
with the exception of the
Roane State series which
will be at Bolton High
School.
In addition to the games in
Panama City, the
non-conference schedule
includes away games at
Williams Baptist JV,
Northwest Mississippi,
Mississippi Delta, Rhodes
JV, Holmes, and Wabash
Valley and home games
against Williams Baptist JV,
Northwest Mississippi,
Rhodes JV and Southeastern
Illinois. The Saluqis will
also host the Flag City
Classic at USA Stadium on
February 24-25.
The 2012 TCCAA/National
Junior College Athletic
Association Region VII
tournament will be held in
Chattanooga, Tennessee, May
6-10.
2012 Southwest Baseball
Schedule
