Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Women's Basketball to host Western Michigan Wednesday
11/24/2009 | 12:00:00 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 24, 2009
www.SIUSalukis.com
GAME INFORMATION
Date: November 25, 7:05 p.m.
Location: Carbondale, Ill.
Site: SIU Arena (9,409)
The Series: SIU trails WMU, 0-1
Head Coaches: Missy Tiber (167-73 overall, 0-3 at SIU); Tasha McDowell (7-23 overall and at WMU)
Radio: 810 AM, Patrick Erickson (play-by-play), Sean Patrick (color)
Gametracker: www.SIUSalukis.com
Video Streaming: www.stretchinternet.com/siuvideo.html
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DAWG BITES
The Southern Illinois Basketball team is in its 51st year of existence... Head Coach Missy Tiber is in her first season with the team and holds a 167-73 (.696) career record entering her ninth season as a head coach... last season the Salukis finished with a 9-19 record and were 5-13 in MVC play, eighth in the Missouri Valley Conference... Southern returns five letterwinners and one starter from the 2008-09 squad and welcomes five transfers and four freshmen.
SCOUTING WESTERN MICHIGAN
The Broncos entered the 2009-10 season with four returning starters and four returning letterwinners. WMU, led by Tasha McDowell in her second season, recorded a 7-23 record overall last year and a sixth-place finish in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (3-13). This season, the Broncos are 1-3 with an overtime with victory over Loyola-Chicago (87-80), two of their four games this season going into overtime. WMU is led by Miame Giden with 16.0 points and 3.8 rebounds and Taylor Manley with 11.8 points and 1.8 rebounds.
SERIES WITH WMU
SIU trails the series, 0-1, the Broncos taking the first meeting 47-32 at a neutral site in 1973.
NEPTUNE NAMED N.O.W.
Saluki senior point guard Stephany Neptune was named the MVC Newcomer of the Week after averaging a double-double in two games this week, posting 10.0 points, 12.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 0.5 blocks, shooting 57 percent (8-14) from the field in games against No. 18/22 Vanderbilt and Northern Illinois.
NEPTUNE OUT OF HER ELEMENT
Saluki senior point guard Stephany Neptune played her first three seasons at forward for Missy Tiber at Tusculum earning DII All-American honors. Having already receiving her degree from TC, Neptune decided to move to SIU with Tiber, and due to injuries, finds her self playing the one. After three games this season, she averages 11.0 points, 10.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.0 steals per contest this season for the Dawgs.
PRESS-ING ON
Saluki guard Christine Presswood put up a double-double in SIU's first exhibition game before suffering an eye injury prior to the second exhibition contest. After surgery, the senior was fitted with a mask and made her regular-season debut against Northern Illinois Sunday, playing 18 minutes, scoring seven points.
HAMBRICK CONTRIBUTES
Saluki forward Latoya Hambrick is contributing significant minutes and started two games this season after seeing action in just three games last season.
TIBER TAKES THE REIGNS
Missy Tiber, the Salukis new head coach, is no stranger to success. In eight years at the Division II level at two different schools (Belmont Abbey and Tusculum), Tiber recorded a 167-70 (.705) record, three conference championships and three NCAA tournament appearances.
REED, GRIFFITH OUT FOR SEASON
Freshman guard Renee Reed and junior forward Adrianne Griffith suffered preseason knee injuries requiring surgery and will sit out the 2009-10 season.
WAGS MAKES SMOOTH TRANSITION
Senior guard/forward Katie Wagner spent the last four years as an infielder on the Southern Illinois softball team before deciding to make the transition back to the basketball court after a successful high school career at Mt. Vernon. In exhibition play, she averaged 9.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.
SALUKIS WELCOME NINE
The Southern Illinois women's basketball team welcome nine newcomers for the 2009-10 season including two fresh faces to the senior class including former Saluki softball player Katie Wagner and Division II All-American Stephany Neptune. SIU also adds two junior college transfers and four freshmen. Nicole Howe will make her first appearance as a Saluki this season after sitting out the 2008-09 season with a knee injury.
