Southern Illinois University
Missouri State University
Salukis to host first-place Lady Bears on Friday
02/06/2019 | 3:37:00 | Women's Basketball
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The Southern Illinois women's basketball team opens up a three-game homestead when it hosts Missouri State on Friday, Feb. 8. Tip-off against the first-place Lady Bears is set for 6 p.m. and the contest will be streamed on ESPN3.
All-Time vs. Missouri State
• The Salukis and the Lady Bears meet for the 83rd time in a series that dates back to the 1970-71 season.
• Southern trails the all-time series, 29-53.
• Last time the two teams met at the SIU Arena, the Salukis held the Lady Bears to 1-of-11 shooting in overtime to seal a 71-69 win on Jan. 26, 2018.
• SIU's last five wins over the Lady Bears have come at home.
Current Salukis vs. the Lady Bears
• Makenzie Silvey is averaging 12.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in three career games against the Lady Bears, including 10 points and a career-high seven rebounds at Missouri State on Jan. 13.
• Nicole Martin is averaging 10.2 points and 7.8 rebounds in five career meetings against Missouri State.
• Martin has scored in double figures in three-straight games against the Lady Bears, which included 19 points and seven rebounds at Missouri State on Jan. 13.
• Brittney Patrick scored a career-high 15 points on 4-of-5 shooting and added five assists in SIU's 71-69 overtime win over Missouri State a year ago.
• Rachel Pudlowski set a career-best with six rebounds to go along with five points off the bench in last season's overtime win.
Last time they met
SIU 51, Missouri State 66 - Jan. 13, 2019
• The Missouri State Lady Bears used a strong second-quarter to defeat the Southern Illinois Salukis, 66-51.
• The Salukis trailed by just five at the end of the first quarter but went cold from the floor in the second quarter.
• Southern made just 1-of-12 attempts in the period and were outscored 14-4 in the frame. Southern got to within nine, 40-31 with 3:32 to play in the third but that was as close as the Salukis could get.
• The Lady Bears scored 44 of their 66 (66.7%) points in the paint and went 16-of-25 from the free throw line.
• SIU held Missouri State without a three-pointer, as the Lady Bears were 0-of-3 from behind the arc. It marked the first time since Dec. 30, 2016 that Southern has held an opponent without a three-pointer.
This Day in Saluki WBB History
Feb. 8, 1990
SIU 49, Drake 48
• Southern led by just one, 23-22, at the half, and the two teams played evenly throughout the second half.
• SIU shot 51.1% and held the Bulldogs to 37.7% shooting from the floor.
• Amy Rakers scored 28 of SIU's 49 points on 12-of-19 shooting. She also added nine boards and two steals.
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.
• 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.
Home Sweet Home
• The Salukis are 8-1 inside SIU Arena this season and Southern's .889 winning percentage at home is the best in the Valley thus far this season.
• The Salukis have now won at least eight home games in five-straight seasons, including 10 during the 2015-16 season.
• It marks the first time in over 20 years (1993-97) that Southern has posted five-straight seasons with winning records on its home floor.
Crashing the Glass
• The Salukis are averaging 13.6 offensive rebounds per game, which ranks third in the Valley behind Bradley (15.0/game) and Missouri State (14.4/game).
• Southern's average is also an offensive rebound more than last season's average of 12.6 o-boards per game.
• More importantly- SIU's opponents are grabbing fewer offensive rebounds per game this season. Southern's opponents average just 9.8 offensive rebounds per contest whereas last season opponents grabbed 12.4 offensive rebounds per game.
• Abby Brockmeyer (2.8) and Nicole Martin (2.6) rank second and third in the leauge, respectively, in offensive rebounds per game.
20-plus Offensive Boards
• Southern grabbed 22 offensive rebounds against Drake- which marked the third time this season that the Salukis have grabbed 20-plus offensive boards.
• SIU's three games with 20-plus offensive rebounds this season are as many as they had in the previous two seasons combined.
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 35 minutes in four-straight games and is tied for eighth in the league with 32.2 minutes per game.
• Silvey has played at least 30 minutes in 10 of SIU's last 11 games and is fifth in the MVC in minutes played (32.8/game).
Helpers Galore
• Makenzie Silvey tied her career-high with five assists at Drake on Sunday.
• It marked the sixth time that Silvey has dished out five assists in a game.
Active Streaks
• Makenzie Silvey recorded four steals at Drake- which extended her streak of games with at least one steal to 10.
• Abby Brockmeyer who ranks third in the MVC in blocks per game with 1.27 blocks per game, pushed her streak of games with a block to 11-straight after she turned away a shot at Drake on Feb. 3
Silvey for 3
• Makenzie Silvey currently ranks third in the league in three-pointers made (2.3/game).
• Her 46 three-pointers are the fifth-most in a single-season by a sophomore in program history. She is two shy of passing Meredith Jackson (1998) for fourth place.
• Silvey's 98 career three-pointers are tied for the 10th-most in school history. Silvey is tied with Cartaesha Macklin (2011-16) for 10th all-time.
Milestone Watch
• Kristen Nelson is 20 points shy of 500 for her career.
• Makenzie Silvey is two three-pointers shy of becoming the 10th Saluki with 100 career treys.
• Nicole Martin is 13 points shy of 900 for her career.
Lift off the bench
• Lauren Hartman played 13 minutes off the bench at Drake on Sunday and extended her streak of games with at least one point to 6, which is the longest such streak of her career.
Top-3 in the MVC
Several Salukis rank top-3 in the league in various categories.
1st - Brittney Patrick in assists per game (5.3)
1st - Brittney Patrick in total assists (106)
1st - Brittney Patrick in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.59)
2nd - Nicole Martin in field goal percentage (54.5)
3rd - Abby Brockmeyer in total blocks (25)
3rd - Abby Brockmeyer in blocks per game (1.25)
3rd - Nicole Martin in field goals made (122)
3rd - Abby Brockmeyer in rebounds per game (8.2)
3rd - Makenzie Silvey in 3-pointers made (46)
3rd - Makenzie Silvey in 3-pointers per game (2.30)
