SIU is 7-0 on the road so far this season, which is the best in Division I, and one of seven teams undefeated in hostile territory.
Coach Barry Hinson attributed the success away from home to the shift in team chemistry this year.
"Our guys don't feel as much pressure on the road," Hinson said. "When you get to the road you feel like 'OK, we know what we have to do,' it's just our little group in the foxhole."
Hinson said he believes the Dawgs' (16-3, 5-1) resiliency helps out on the road as well.