Thursday, November 30
Morehead, KY
7:15 PM (CT)
Southern Illinois University
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Morehead State University
Photo by: Madison Case
Women's Basketball opens road swing at Morehead State on Thursday
11/29/2017 | 10:35:00 | Women's Basketball
Salukis and the Eagles will meet for the fourth time in program history.
The Southern Illinois women's basketball team opens a two-game road swing at Morehead State on Thursday, Nov. 30. The Salukis (3-2) have won two-straight over the Eagles, but Morehead State is fresh off a season in which it won the Ohio Valley Conference regular season title and advanced to the WNIT for the first time in program history. Tip-off in Morehead, Ky. is set for 7:15 p.m. (CT)
Series History
Thursday's matchup will mark the fourth all-time meeting between Morehead State and SIU, with Southern holding a 2-1 series lead. The Salukis have won two-straight in the series including their most recent meeting with the Eagles, a 102-69 win in Carbondale on Dec. 12, 2015 in a game in which SIU broke the school record for points in a game and seven Salukis scored in double figures. Southern also won the last time it played at Morehead St., a 75-66 win over the Eagles on Dec. 30, 2014.
Scouting the Eagles
The Eagles advanced to the WNIT for the first time in program history a year ago and return All-OVC Second Team selection Miranda Crockett, who averaged 11.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game last season. Morehead State is 4-3 on the year and comes into Thursday's contest having won two-straight, with wins over Chicago State (79-40) and Kentucky Christian (115-39) during the streak. Two of Morehead State's four wins this season have come against NAIA opponents and five Eagles are currently averaging double figures. MSU is led by Tierra McGowan, who is averaging 15.1 points and 14.0 rebounds per game.
SIU vs. the OVC
The Salukis are 2-1 this season against Ohio Valley Conference opponents, and in 180 lifetime meetings against OVC schools sport a .722 winning percentage (130-50).
1,000 career points
Kylie Giebelhausen scored 13 points against SIUE to eclipse the 1,000 career point plateau on Nov. 27. She became the 25th Saluki to reach the career milestone, and the East Peoria, Ill. native joins Valparaiso's Dani Franklin and Missouri State's Liza Fruendt as the only active players in the Missouri Valley Conference in the 1,000-point club.
Back-to-Back Newcomer of the Week honors
Abby Brockmeyer was named the MVC's Newcomer of the Week for the second-straight week after she scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds in SIU's overtime win over SEMO on Nov. 22. The Raymond, Ill. native is just the third player in program history to earn back-to-back Newcomer of the Week honors, joining Stephany Neptune (2009-10) and Cartaesha Macklin (2011-12) as the only Salukis to have done so since the MVC began handing out the award during the 2003-04 season.
2 from 200
Kylie Giebelhausen needs two three-pointers to reach 200 for her career. She will be just the third Saluki to make 200-plus three-pointers, joining Teri Oliver (2009-12; 235) and Rishonda Napier (2012-17; 277) as the only in program history to have accomplished the feat. Giebelhausen's 198 career three-pointers are the most of any player in the Missouri Valley Conference and are tied for the 25th-most among active DI players.
One shy of 100
Kylie Giebelhausen is one steal shy of 100 for her career. While she will be the 29th Saluki to record triple-digit steals, she will be the first in program history with at least 1,000 points, 100 blocks and 100 steals.
Block Party
SIU recorded eight blocks against SIUE, led by a career-high three from Kristen Nelson. In total, four Salukis notched at least one block, with Southern's eight blocks its most in a game since Nov. 20, 2015 when the Salukis swatted eight shots in a 73-54 win over Siena.
Freshmen in double figures
Makenzie Silvey scored a team-high 15 points against SIUE on Nov. 27, which marked the fourth time in five tries that the Glen Carbon, Ill. native has scored in double figures this season. Abby Brockmeyer narrowly missed joining her in double figures, as she had nine points and six boards against the Cougars, which snapped a three game streak in which the Raymond, Ill. native had scored double-digit points.
School Record for games with 10-plus points by a freshman:
Cartaesha Macklin 26 2011-12
Cari Hassell 21 1994-95
Teri Oliver 21 2009-10
Ellen Young 20 2007-08
Rishonda Napier 18 2012-13
Mary Berghuis 16 1984-85
Meredith Jackson 12 1996-97
Dyana Pierre 10 2012-13
Bridgett Bonds 10 1984-85
Dana Olsen 10 2006-07
Jasmine Gibson 10 2005-06
Alexus Patterson 9 2011-12
Racquel Ransom 9 1991-92
Kylie Giebelhausen 9 2014-15
Angela Tolbert 8 1999-00
Disrupting passing lanes
SIU recorded 10 steals in its win over Memphis on Nov. 19. It marked the second time already this season that Southern has finished with 10-plus steals and is the first time since the 2007-08 season that the Salukis have twice nabbed 10-plus steals in their first three games. SIU's 14 steals in the win over UT Martin on Nov. 10 were the most steals in a game during the Cindy Stein era and the most in a game by the Salukis since SIU swiped 17 against the Evansville Purple Aces on Jan. 2, 2010.
First Career Three-Pointer
Ashley Hummel made her first career three-pointer in the win over SEMO on Nov. 22, and finished 3-for-3 from the floor in the victory. She has appeared in all five games this season and is shooting 66.7% from the field (10-of-15) with 22 points in 30 minutes off the bench.
Win No. 700
The win over UT Martin marked the 700th win in SIU's recorded history.
Captains
Kylie Giebelhausen and Ashley Hummel will serve as captains for the 2017-18 Salukis.
Non-Conference Slate
The 2017-18 Southern Illinois women's basketball team will play an 11-game non-conference schedule that features four teams that made the postseason a year ago. SIU plays four home non-conference games this season, beginning on Nov. 10 when it hosts UT Martin for the season opener. The Salukis will conclude their non-conference schedule at the San Juan tournament, which will mark the program's fourth international trip and first since 2008.
Getting it done in the classroom
SIU was named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for the 2015-16 season. SIU earned the 22nd-best combined grade point average in NCAA Division I women's basketball. It marked the fourth time since the 2001-02 season that Southern has garnered a spot on the WBCA Academic Top-25 list, and the first time they have done so since the 2007-08 season.
Consecutive games started streak
Giebelhausen has started in 97 straight games entering her senior season. She has started every game since the third game of her freshman season, SIU's 82-75 win over Memphis on Nov. 26, 2014. Thursday's game against Morehead State will be the 100th of her career.
Series History
Thursday's matchup will mark the fourth all-time meeting between Morehead State and SIU, with Southern holding a 2-1 series lead. The Salukis have won two-straight in the series including their most recent meeting with the Eagles, a 102-69 win in Carbondale on Dec. 12, 2015 in a game in which SIU broke the school record for points in a game and seven Salukis scored in double figures. Southern also won the last time it played at Morehead St., a 75-66 win over the Eagles on Dec. 30, 2014.
Scouting the Eagles
The Eagles advanced to the WNIT for the first time in program history a year ago and return All-OVC Second Team selection Miranda Crockett, who averaged 11.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game last season. Morehead State is 4-3 on the year and comes into Thursday's contest having won two-straight, with wins over Chicago State (79-40) and Kentucky Christian (115-39) during the streak. Two of Morehead State's four wins this season have come against NAIA opponents and five Eagles are currently averaging double figures. MSU is led by Tierra McGowan, who is averaging 15.1 points and 14.0 rebounds per game.
SIU vs. the OVC
The Salukis are 2-1 this season against Ohio Valley Conference opponents, and in 180 lifetime meetings against OVC schools sport a .722 winning percentage (130-50).
1,000 career points
Kylie Giebelhausen scored 13 points against SIUE to eclipse the 1,000 career point plateau on Nov. 27. She became the 25th Saluki to reach the career milestone, and the East Peoria, Ill. native joins Valparaiso's Dani Franklin and Missouri State's Liza Fruendt as the only active players in the Missouri Valley Conference in the 1,000-point club.
Back-to-Back Newcomer of the Week honors
Abby Brockmeyer was named the MVC's Newcomer of the Week for the second-straight week after she scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds in SIU's overtime win over SEMO on Nov. 22. The Raymond, Ill. native is just the third player in program history to earn back-to-back Newcomer of the Week honors, joining Stephany Neptune (2009-10) and Cartaesha Macklin (2011-12) as the only Salukis to have done so since the MVC began handing out the award during the 2003-04 season.
2 from 200
Kylie Giebelhausen needs two three-pointers to reach 200 for her career. She will be just the third Saluki to make 200-plus three-pointers, joining Teri Oliver (2009-12; 235) and Rishonda Napier (2012-17; 277) as the only in program history to have accomplished the feat. Giebelhausen's 198 career three-pointers are the most of any player in the Missouri Valley Conference and are tied for the 25th-most among active DI players.
One shy of 100
Kylie Giebelhausen is one steal shy of 100 for her career. While she will be the 29th Saluki to record triple-digit steals, she will be the first in program history with at least 1,000 points, 100 blocks and 100 steals.
Block Party
SIU recorded eight blocks against SIUE, led by a career-high three from Kristen Nelson. In total, four Salukis notched at least one block, with Southern's eight blocks its most in a game since Nov. 20, 2015 when the Salukis swatted eight shots in a 73-54 win over Siena.
Freshmen in double figures
Makenzie Silvey scored a team-high 15 points against SIUE on Nov. 27, which marked the fourth time in five tries that the Glen Carbon, Ill. native has scored in double figures this season. Abby Brockmeyer narrowly missed joining her in double figures, as she had nine points and six boards against the Cougars, which snapped a three game streak in which the Raymond, Ill. native had scored double-digit points.
School Record for games with 10-plus points by a freshman:
Cartaesha Macklin 26 2011-12
Cari Hassell 21 1994-95
Teri Oliver 21 2009-10
Ellen Young 20 2007-08
Rishonda Napier 18 2012-13
Mary Berghuis 16 1984-85
Meredith Jackson 12 1996-97
Dyana Pierre 10 2012-13
Bridgett Bonds 10 1984-85
Dana Olsen 10 2006-07
Jasmine Gibson 10 2005-06
Alexus Patterson 9 2011-12
Racquel Ransom 9 1991-92
Kylie Giebelhausen 9 2014-15
Angela Tolbert 8 1999-00
Disrupting passing lanes
SIU recorded 10 steals in its win over Memphis on Nov. 19. It marked the second time already this season that Southern has finished with 10-plus steals and is the first time since the 2007-08 season that the Salukis have twice nabbed 10-plus steals in their first three games. SIU's 14 steals in the win over UT Martin on Nov. 10 were the most steals in a game during the Cindy Stein era and the most in a game by the Salukis since SIU swiped 17 against the Evansville Purple Aces on Jan. 2, 2010.
First Career Three-Pointer
Ashley Hummel made her first career three-pointer in the win over SEMO on Nov. 22, and finished 3-for-3 from the floor in the victory. She has appeared in all five games this season and is shooting 66.7% from the field (10-of-15) with 22 points in 30 minutes off the bench.
Win No. 700
The win over UT Martin marked the 700th win in SIU's recorded history.
Captains
Kylie Giebelhausen and Ashley Hummel will serve as captains for the 2017-18 Salukis.
Non-Conference Slate
The 2017-18 Southern Illinois women's basketball team will play an 11-game non-conference schedule that features four teams that made the postseason a year ago. SIU plays four home non-conference games this season, beginning on Nov. 10 when it hosts UT Martin for the season opener. The Salukis will conclude their non-conference schedule at the San Juan tournament, which will mark the program's fourth international trip and first since 2008.
Getting it done in the classroom
SIU was named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for the 2015-16 season. SIU earned the 22nd-best combined grade point average in NCAA Division I women's basketball. It marked the fourth time since the 2001-02 season that Southern has garnered a spot on the WBCA Academic Top-25 list, and the first time they have done so since the 2007-08 season.
Consecutive games started streak
Giebelhausen has started in 97 straight games entering her senior season. She has started every game since the third game of her freshman season, SIU's 82-75 win over Memphis on Nov. 26, 2014. Thursday's game against Morehead State will be the 100th of her career.
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