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Salukis welcome Redbirds for National Girls and Women in Sports Day celebration
02/16/2019 | 11:48:00 | Women's Basketball
Promotions
February 17th is our National Girls and Women in Sports Day celebration. There will be a leadership fair around the concourse of the SIU Arena beginning at 1 p.m. on Sunday. There will be stations led by female student-athletes and coaches along with discussions about role models, opportunities that sports provide for women and much more. The Charlotte West Role Model Award will presented at halftime and the event is free to girls 12 years old and younger. Each participant receives free admission to the basketball game as well. Adults can purchases tickets for the entire evening (leadership fair + basketball game) for just $5. The first 250 participants will receive a drawstring bag and a commemorative NGWSD poster.
All-Time vs. the Redbirds
• The Salukis and the Redbirds will meet for the 112th time in a rivalry that dates back to 1962.
• Illinois State leads the all-time series, 62-49.
• SIU had won five of the last six meetings with ISU prior to the Redbirds current three-game win streak in the series.
Last time they met
Redbirds 60, Salukis 52 - Jan. 18, 2019
• The Salukis overcame a nine-point first-half deficit to take a lead for parts of the third quarter, but the Redbirds outscored Southern 22-to-11 in the fourth quarter to seal a 60-52 win.
• The Redbirds made shots when they needed to in the win, as Illinois State shot 66.7% (6-of-9) from the field in the fourth quarter, while the Salukis converted on just 5-of-15 attempts from the floor.
• Illinois State also held a significant advantage at the charity stripe, as the Redbirds went 21-of-27 from the free throw line while the Salukis were just 4-of-6 from the charity stripe.
• Makenzie Silvey led SIU with 13 points and three steals while Abby Brockmeyer notched her seventh double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Current Salukis vs. the Redbirds
• Nicole Martin is averaging 7.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in five career meetings against the Redbirds.
• Martin has reached double figures just once against the Redbirds. She scored 11 points and six rebounds at Illinois State a year ago.
• Abby Brockmeyer is averaging 8.0 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in her three career meetings against Illinois State.
• Makenzie Silvey reached double figures against the Redbirds this season with 13 points earlier this season- the first time she's reached double figures against Illinois State in her career.
Scouting the Redbirds
• The Redbirds are 14-9 and 7-5 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Illinois State has won four-straight, including handing Missouri State its first loss of the season on Friday night- a 60-56 win in Springfield.
• The Redbirds are just 5-6 on the road this season.
• Illinois State leads the league in fewest points allowed per game (60.7/game) and is holding opponents to 38% shooting - the second-lowest in the Valley.
• Simone Good is third in the league in scoring (17.3ppg) while Tete Maggett is fourth at 16.3 points per game.
Switching Things up
• Lauren Hartman made her first start in over two years (last- 2/12/17) against Bradley Friday night and finished two points shy of her first career double-double in the win.
• Hartman set and/or tied season-bests in minutes (21), rebounds (12), offensive rebounds (4), defensive rebounds (8), blocks (2) and points (8).
• She also tied and/or set career-bests in field goals (3), field goal attempts (9), three-pointers made (1), and offensive boards (4).
• Hartman's 12 boards were the most for her since grabbing 12 at SIUE on Nov. 23, 2016.
• Caitlin Link also got the start in the win over Bradley on Friday and turned in season-highs in rebounds (4), offensive rebounds (2), and assists (3).
Two is better than one
• Lauren Hartman (12) and Nicole Martin (10) each snagged double-digit rebounds in the win over Bradley on Friday, which marked the first time since Nov. 17, 2016 vs. Murray State that Southern has had two players with 10-plus boards.
• SIU as a team snagged a season-high 50 boards- its most since grabbing 52 vs. Missouri State on Jan. 26, 2018.
Double-Doubles
• Nicole Martin finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Bradley for her fifth double-double of the season, and seventh of her career.
• Martin also inched closer to a pair of career milestones- she's now 81 points shy of becoming the 26th Saluki to reach the 1,000 career points plateau while she is now 15 rebounds shy of 500 for her career.
• If and when she reaches both milestones she will be just the 18th Saluki with at least 1,000 points/500 rebounds in a career.
Outside threat
• Brittney Patrick came alive from downtown in the win over Bradley as she set or tied career-highs in three-pointers made (2) and three-pointers attempted (5).
• She also reached double figures in scoring for the fifth time this season, and seventh time in her career in the win and recorded seven boards- the fourth time in her last five games that she has snagged at least seven rebounds.
Moving on up
• Makenzie Silvey scored 14 points on 4-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-4 from the charity stripe in the win over Bradley.
• It marked the 19th time this season that she has reached double figures.
• Her two three-pointers also moved her into a tie with Kasia McClendon (1993-97) for ninth on SIU's all-time list with 103 triples. With two treys vs. Illinois State, Silvey will pass Molly McDowell (1999-03) to move into 8th place and needs seven points to reach 650 for her career.
• She currently ranks fourth in the league in three-pointer made per game (2.33/game).
Crashing the Glass
• The Salukis are averaging 13.5 offensive rebounds per game, which ranks third in the Valley behind Missouri State (14.3/game) and Bradley (14.0/game).
• Southern's average is also nearly an offensive rebound more than last season's average of 12.6 o-boards per game.
• Abby Brockmeyer (2.7) and Nicole Martin (2.5) rank second and third in the league, respectively, in offensive rebounds per game.
Logging Big Minutes
• Brittney Patrick and Makenzie Silvey both rank in the top-10 in the league in minutes played.
• Patrick has played at least 34 minutes in six-straight games and is seventh in the league with 32.6 minutes per game. She played all 40 minutes against Missouri State on Feb. 8- which marked the third time this season she has played 40 or more minutes in a game.
• Silvey has played at least 30 minutes in 12 of SIU's last 13 games and is fifth in the MVC in minutes played (32.8/game).
Getting to the Line
• SIU is 6-0 this season when getting to the charity stripe more than their opponent, with five of the six wins coming at home.
