Women's basketball faces IUPUI Friday
12/09/2010 | 12:00:00 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 9, 2010
By Bill Ford
SIUSalukis.com
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Friday, Dec. 10
Time: 7 p.m. CST
Location: Indianapolis, Ind.
Site: The Jungle (1,215)
Radio: 810 WDDD-AM
Play-by-play by Patrick Erickson
Color commentary by Johnny Sole
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TEAM FACTS
Southern Illinois Salukis (1-6)
Head Coach: Missy Tiber, Second Year (173-100 overall, 6-30 at SIU)
IUPUI Jaguars (2-6)
Head Coach: Austin Parkinson (2-6 overall and at IUPUI)
SCOUTING IUPUI
The Jaguars (2-6), in their first season under head coach Austin Parkinson, enter the matchup coming off a 74-46 win over Centenary. Janna Eichelberger led IUPUI with 21 points and 13 rebounds in the win while Gretchen Gaskin added 14 points. Kerah Nelson leads the Jaguars with an average of 11.5 points per game for the season.
SERIES WITH IUPUI
This will mark the first matchup between the two schools.
SALUKI RALLY FALLS SHORT AT VANDY
SIU rallied from an 18-point deficit in the second half to pull within two points at Vanderbilt, but couldn't overtake the Commodores in an 81-68 loss. The Salukis held a 34-31 edge on the boards, but sent the Commodores to the free-throw line 30 times on the night while shooting just five free throws themselves. Sidney Goins led SIU with 21 points while Katrina Swingler added 17 and Teri Oliver had 13.
GOINS FOR BROKE
Saluki freshman Sidney Goins has emerged as one of the team's top offensive threats in recent weeks. Goins has averaged 16.3 points per game over SIU's last three games, including outings of 22 points against Austin Peay and 21 points against Vanderbilt. The Morristown, Tenn., native leads the team with a .511 field goal percentage, including a .375 percentage from 3-point range. Against Vanderbilt, Goins also pitched in and played point guard for the first time this season.
DAWG BITES
The Southern Illinois Basketball team is in its 52nd year of existence. Head Coach Missy Tiber is in her second season with the team and holds a 173-100 (.634) career record in her 10th season as a head coach. Last season the Salukis finished with a 5-24 record and were 4-14 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Southern returns five letterwinners and two starters from the 2009-10 squad and welcomes three transfers and eight freshmen.
INJURY ENDS CRAYTON'S SEASON
Saluki guard/forward Eboni Crayton's senior season came to an abrupt and tragic end as the Guys, Tenn., native suffered a torn meniscus and torn ACL when she collided with an opposing player late during SIU's Dec. 2 game against Saint Louis. She will have surgery to repair the knee, but will miss the remainder of the season in recovery. Crayton started four of five games for the Salukis prior to the injury and was often counted on to defend the opposing team's best guard.
SWINGLER AT 600
Senior Katrina Swingler scored her 600th career point in Southern's Dec. 2 loss to Saint Louis. The Teutopolis, Ill., native is the only player on the Salukis' 2010-11 roster to play all four years in Carbondale. A fan favorite known for her blue-collar style of play, Swingler is averaging career bests of 9.0 points and 5.9 rebounds per game through SIU's first seven games.
FIRST WIN HISTORIC
The Salukis' 76-64 win over Austin Peay Nov. 28 marked the program's first win in the newly renovated SIU Arena. The Salukis are now 1-3 in the facility since the $29.9 million renovation. SIU women's basketball posted a175-132 record in the Arena prior to the upgrade, bringing the team's overall record in the facility to 176-135 (.566). SIU Arena has been the regular home of Saluki women's basketball since the 1987-88 season, although the team made sporadic appearances in the Arena prior to the permanent move.