Southern Illinois University
Loyola University Chicago
Women's Basketball heads to Loyola for Friday tilt
02/21/2019 | 1:54:00 | Women's Basketball
The Southern Illinois University women's basketball team heads to Chicago, Ill. to take on the Loyola Ramblers on Friday, Feb. 22. The Salukis are looking to sweep the Ramblers after winning the first meeting between the two schools this season- a 73-64 win inside the SIU Arena on Jan. 27. Tip-off on Friday is set for 6 p.m. and can be heard on Magic 95.1 FM locally and can be streamed via ESPN+.
Series History vs. the Ramblers
• The Salukis and the Ramblers will meet for the 17th time in a series that dates back to 1982.
• SIU leads the all-time series, 9-7 after its win 73-64 win at home. The home team has won each of the last three matchups between the teams.
• The Salukis have won five of the last six meetings between the two teams and won the first-ever meeting of the two schools, a 75-60 win at Loyola on Dec. 18, 1982.
Current Salukis vs. the Ramblers
• Nicole Martin is averaging 13.6 points and 5.4 rebounds in five career meetings against the Ramblers.Â
• Martin has reached double figures in four of her five career meetings against Loyola including 18 points and 10 boards in SIU's 73-64 win on Jan. 27.
• Abby Brockmeyer is averaging 13.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in three career meetings against Loyola.
• Brockmeyer finished a rebound shy of a double-double in the win over the Ramblers on Jan. 27- she had 13 points to go along with 9 boards.
• Makenzie Silvey is averaging 11.3 points, 3.3 assists and 2.3 steals in three meetings against the Ramblers.
Last Time vs. the Ramblers
SIU 73, Loyola 64 - Jan. 27, 2019
• The Salukis and the Ramblers were deadlocked at 22-all after 20 minutes of play, but Southern shot 59.3% from the floor in the second half and outscored Loyola, 23-14 in the third quarter to build a double-digit, fourth quarter lead it never relinquished.
• The Salukis had four score in double figures, including Payton McCallister off the bench. Nicole Martin led the way with her fourth double-double of the season. Martin finished with 18 points on 8-of-14 shooting to go along with 10 boards. Abby Brockmeyer tallied 13 points, nine rebounds and four blocks, while Makenzie Silvey scored 12 points to go along with five rebounds and four assists.Â
• Southern's ball movement was superb in the win, as the Salukis dished out 17 assists on 25 field goals. Brittney Patrick accounted for nine of SIU's 17 assists against just one turnover.Â
Scouting the Ramblers
• Loyola has won two in a row after wins at Indiana State and Evansville and are currently in sixth place in the Valley standings.
• Abby O'Connor led the Ramblers in points in both wins and averaged 19.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in the two wins.
• The Ramblers are 8-5 at Gentile Arena this season- markedly better than their 4-7 road record.
Switching Things up
• Lauren Hartman made her first start in over two years (last- 2/12/17) in the win over Bradley Friday night and finished two points shy of her first career double-double. • 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).Â
• Meanwhile, Hartman's 12 boards were the most for her since she snagged 12 at SIUE on Nov. 23, 2016.Â
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.Â
• SIU as a team grabbed a season-high 50 boards- its most since recording 52 vs. Missouri State on Jan. 26, 2018.
Getting closer
• Nicole Martin scored in double figures in back-to-back games this past weekend to inch closer to becoming the seventh-active Missouri Valley Conference player to join the 1,000 career points club.Â
• Martin sits at 932 career points and would become the 26th Saluki to reach 1,000 career points and just the ninth to do so during their junior season.
Dishing out helpers
• Makenzie Silvey dished out a career-high eight assists to go along with 14 points against Illinois State on Feb. 17.
• It marked the fourth time that she has finished with five or more assists this season and has recorded 4-plus in three of her last four games.
Moving on up
• Makenzie Silvey scored 14 points on an efficient 5-of-9 shooting against Illinois State, including 4-of-6 from downtown.
• It marked the 20th time this season that she has reached double figures.
• Her four three-pointers moved her past Molly McDowell (1999-03) for 8th on SIU's all-time list and needs just three treys to pass Jordyn Courier (2011-14) for seventh in school history. She also surpassed 650 career points in the loss to the Redbirds.
• Silvey's 55 three-pointers this season are the fourth-most in a season by a sophomore in program history. The Glen Carbon, Ill. native needs six threes to move past Rishonda Napier and Kylie Giebelhausen for second. Teri Oliver holds the school record for threes by a sophomore with 71, set during the 2011 season.
• Silvey is approaching the top-10 in several additional categories for sophomore seasons- she's 25 points from cracking the top-10 in points by a sophomore and needs three steals to move into the top-10 for most takeaways by a second-year.Â
• She currently ranks fourth in the league in three-pointer made per game (2.33/game).
Active Streaks
• Makenzie Silvey recorded a steal against Illinois State to extend her streak of games with at least one steal to 13.
Swat City
• Abby Brockmeyer has recorded at least one block in 12 of her last 13 games and ranks 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference in blocks per game.Â
• Her 27 blocks this season are the fourth-most by a sophomore in program history. Only CiCi Shannon (67, 2012), Kylie Giebelhausen (47, 2016) and Dyana Pierre (44, 2014) recorded more during their second seasons.
• Brockmeyer is two points shy of 550 for her career and seven boards shy of 400.Â
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Running the Point
• Brittney Patrick currently leads the Valley in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.13).Â
• Patrick's 4.9 assists per game also leads the MVC while she also leads the league in total assists (113).Â
• SIU has only once had a player lead the league in assists per game (Cartaesha Macklin, 2013) and Patrick's 2.13 assist-to-turnover ratio would be a school record.
• In fact, only 13 players from the Valley have finished with a 2.0 or higher assist-to-turnover ratio since the 2002-03 season.
Disrupting Passing Lanes
• Southern has notched 10-plus steals in nine games this season, including a season-high 12 at Drake on Feb. 3.
• The Salukis recorded 10-plus steals in 10 games during the 2018 season, which were the most in a season during head coach Cindy Stein's six seasons at the helm of the Salukis.Â
• Earlier this season, SIU's five-game streak of 10-plus steals was its longest since the 1994-95 team posted six-straight games with 10 or more takeaways. The 1994-95 Salukis set a school record for most games, 20, with at least 10 steals.
900 Career Points
• Nicole Martin scored her 900th career point against Missouri State on Feb. 8.
• She became just the 28th Saluki to reach 900 career points and the first to do so since Kylie Giebelhausen.Â
Top-3 in the MVC
Several Salukis rank top-3 in the league in various categories.
1st - Brittney Patrick in assists per game (4.9)
1st - Brittney Patrick in total assists (113)
1st - Brittney Patrick in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.13)
2nd - Makenzie Silvey in three-pointers made per game (2.39)
3rd - Nicole Martin in field goal percentage (53.7)
3rd - Abby Brockmeyer in rebounds per game (7.8)
3rd - Makenzie Silvey in three-pointers made (55)
