Southern Illinois University
Missouri State University
Women's Basketball heads to Missouri State on Friday
02/21/2018 | 4:14:00 | Women's Basketball
Salukis seek their first-ever win in JQH Arena
All-Time vs. the Lady Bears
The Salukis and the Lady Bears meet for the 81st time in a series that dates back to the 1970-71 season. Southern trails the all-time series, 29-51. The Salukis held the Lady Bears to 1-of-11 shooting in overtime on Jan. 26 to seal a 71-69 win and snap a two-game losing streak to Missouri State. SIU's last five wins over the Lady Bears have come at home, as Southern is seeking its first-ever win at the JQH Arena, which opened in 2008.  The Salukis last win in Springfield came during the 2006-07 season when Missouri State played at the Hammons Student Center.Â
Current Salukis vs. the Lady Bears
Kylie Giebelhausen has scored in double figures in five of her seven career meetings against Missouri State, including four-straight. She is averaging 12.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 steals in her career versus the Lady Bears with a personal-best 19 points at Missouri State on Feb. 10, 2017. Nicole Martin was one rebound shy of a double-double in the two teams first meeting this season, as she finished with 12 points and nine rebounds in 37 minutes. Brittney Patrick scored a career-high 15 points in SIU's win over the Lady Bears on Jan. 26.Â
Scouting the Lady Bears
The Missouri State Lady Bears come into Friday's matchup having won four-straight, and five of their last six. The Lady Bears swept Loyola and Valparaiso on the road behind Alexa Willard, who averaged 15.0 points per game in MSU's two wins. Liza Fruendt leads the league with a 16.1 points per game average and is third in three-pointers per game with 2.19. She averaged 23.0 points per game in MSU's sweep of SIU last season and scored 19 points in Missouri State's overtime loss at SIU on Jan. 26. The Lady Bears lead the Valley with the fewest turnovers (324) and average the fewest turnovers per game (12.5) of any MVC school.
RPI
The Missouri Valley Conference has four teams with top-175 RPIs, according to Warrennolan.com. Drake leads the way at  78 while Missouri State is second at 97, Northern Iowa is third at 148 and SIU is fourth at 162.
Playing beyond their years
Abby Brockmeyer and Makenzie Silvey have each started at least 85% of SIU's games this season, which marks the fifth time dating back to the 1979-80 season in which SIU has had two freshmen start in 80% of it's games. SIU's 14 wins this season are the most of any team to start two freshmen in at least 80% of their games in program history.
Year      | # of freshmen to start at least 80% of games | wins
2011-12 | 2 Freshmen | 8
2012-13 | 2 Freshmen | 5
2010-11 | 2 Freshmen | 2
1979-80 | 2 Freshmen | 12
Weekly Honors
The Salukis have won two MVC player of the week honors (Abby Brockmeyer, Nicole Martin) and have claimed the MVC Newcomer of the Week award four times (Makenzie Silvey, Brockmeyer x3). SIU's six combined weekly awards are the most for the Salukis in a single-season in program history and this season marks just the third time in program history that SIU has had two different players win Player of the Week in the same season (2016-17, 1993-94).
MVC Single-Season Record for Overtime Wins
The Salukis improved to 4-0 in overtime games this season with their 88-86 double overtime win over Valparaiso on Feb. 16, breaking the Missouri Valley Conference record for overtime wins in a single-season. Six teams were tied with three overtime games in a single-season, most recently the 2008-09 Evansville Purple Aces, who are also tied the Valley record for most OT games in a single-season (5).Â
Season | Program | Record in OT Games
2017-18 SIU 4-0
1992-93 Drake 3-0
1982-83 Evansville 3-0
2006-07 Northern Iowa 3-1
1986-87 Wichita St. 3-1
2006-07 Evansville 3-2
2008-09 Evansville 3-2
Double OT
It marked just the fourth double overtime game in program history, and SIU improved to 2-0 in double OT games under head coach Cindy Stein.
2/23/83 | vs. Missouri | L, 76-83
1/2/14 | vs. Bradley | W, 100-96
SIU one of four nationally
SIU is one of four teams in the nation to have won four or more overtime games this season and one of just nine to have played in at least that many overtime games. Creighton recently tied the NCAA record, having played their sixth overtime game this season and are 5-1 in OT games this season. Of the nine teams nationally to have played in at least four overtime games, the Salukis are one of only three with an unblemished record. SIU, American University and Siena College are the only programs to have won at least four overtime games without recording a loss. Southern improved to 4-0 this season in overtime games and SIU's four overtime wins are both a program record and a MVC record for overtime wins in a single-season.
Working Overtime
Southern is 7-3 (.700) in overtime games under fifth-year head coach Cindy Stein and 27-18 (.600) all-time in overtime games since the 1974-75 season.
Leading the Valley
Brockmeyer leads all MVC freshmen in field goal percentage (49.7%), rebounds per game (7.1) and blocks per game (1.23) while she is third in points per game (10.2). The Raymond, Ill. native ranks 16th nationally amongst freshmen in rebounds and 19th nationally among freshmen in blocks per game.
Milestone win
Cindy Stein won the 350th game of her career with the win over Loyola on Jan. 19. Her 354 career wins are the most among active Missouri Valley Conference coaches.
Top-3 in steals/blocks
The Salukis rank in the top-3 of the Missouri Valley Conference in both steals and blocked shots, as Southern is currently second in blocks and third in steals. SIU has never finished in the top-5 of both categories in the same season since the NCAA began recording steals and blocks during the 1987-88 season. The Salukis have only finished in the top-five of the conference in steals four times in the past 30 years, most recently when they finished third in 2007-08. Southern has finished in the top-five of the league in blocks in three of Coach Stein's four full seasons and 17 times in the past 30 years.
500 points/300 rebounds
Nicole Martin is one rebound shy of 300 for her career and, with her 533 career points, can become the 40th Saluki in program history with at least 500 points and 300 rebounds.Â
The Only One
Kylie Giebelhausen is the only player in program history to record at least 1,000 points/500 rebounds/250 assists/100 steals/100 blocks. She is one of six Salukis to rank in the top-25 all-time for all five categories, as she's currently 3rd in blocks, 12th in assists, 14th in steals, 11th in points and 20th in rebounds. Giebelhausen joins Bridgett Bonds, Jayme Sweere, Angie Rougeau, Amy Rakers and Sue Faber as the only Salukis to rank in the top-25 all-time in all five statistical categories.
10-plus steals
The Salukis recorded 11 steals against Loyola on Feb. 18, which marked the ninth time SIU has swiped 10-plus steals in a game this season. That's the most 10-plus steal games in a single season in the Cindy Stein era, and the most since the 2007-08 season when the Salukis posted 10 games with 10-plus steals. The school record for most games with at least 10 steals is 20, set by the 1994-95 Salukis.Â
Having a career year
Ashley Hummel has more than doubled her career totals for rebounds, assists and blocks while tripling her career total for points through 26 games this season.Â
Kylie Giebelhausen continues to climb the school's all-time rankings in several notable categories:
• The East Peoria, Ill. native is one of 23 Salukis with 500-plus career rebounds. Her 547 career rebounds are the 20th-most in program history and she needs six boards to move past Terica Hathaway for 19th.
• Giebelhausen recored a steal against Loyola on Feb. 18 and now has 136 for her career, which is the 14th-most in program history. She can pass Jayme Sweere for 13th on SIU's all-time list with two steals.
• Giebelhausen's 1247 career points are the 11th-most in program history  and she needs 25 points to pass Connie Price-Smith and Molly McDowell for ninth all-time. Her 1247 career points are the the third-most in the MVC and ranks 160th among active NCAA DI student-athletes.
• Kylie Giebelhausen's 241 career three-pointers are the second-most in school history and the 15th-most in MVC history.
• Giebelhausen is 23 minutes shy of becoming the third Saluki to crack the 4,000-minute plateau. Her 3,977 career minutes trail only Rishonda Napier (4,138 career minutes) and Cartaesha Macklin (4088) for third all-time. Giebelhausen's career average of 33.1 minutes per game is slightly ahead of Napier's school record average of 32.8 minutes per game.
• 53.6% of Giebelhausen's 449 career field goals have been three-pointers, which is the highest average amongst Salukis who have made at least 400 career field goals. Of players who have made at least 100 career three-pointers, Karrie Redeker's (1988-92) 62.6% career field goals being three-pointers is the highest. Jordyn Courier (2011-14) is second at 62.2%.Â
Double-Doubles
Abby Brockmeyer recorded her fourth career double-double in the win at Bradley on Jan. 12 with 12 points and 13 rebounds. It is tied for the third-most double-doubles by a freshman in school history, as Alexus Patterson and Bridgett Bonds each tallied four during their respective freshman seasons.
Name | Year | Double-Doubles
Dyana Pierre | 2012-13 | 9
Mary Berghuis | 1984-85 | 5
Abby Brockmeyer | 2017-18 | 4
Alexus Patterson | 2011-12 | 4
Bridgett Bonds | 1984-85 | 4
Freshmen in double figures
Makenzie Silvey scored in double figures for the 14th time in her young career in the double overtime win over Valparaiso. It is the seventh-most in a single-season by a freshman in program history.
Athlete | Games in double figures
Cartaesha Macklin 26
Cari Hassell 21
Teri Oliver 21
Ellen Young 20
Rishonda Napier 18
Mary Berghuis 16
Makenzie Silvey 14
Meredith Jackson 12
Abby Brockmeyer 11
