Southern Illinois University
Missouri State University
Salukis host No. 18 Missouri State on Friday
01/15/2020 | 10:54:00 | Women's Basketball
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The Southern Illinois University women's basketball team closes out its three-game homestand against No. 18 Missouri State on Friday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. The game can be viewed on ESPN+ and can be heard locally on MAGIC 95.1 FM.
Promotions
• Free Saluki t-shirts will be given to the first 200 fans at Friday's game.
All-Time vs. Missouri State
• The Salukis and the Lady Bears meet for the 84th time in a series that dates back to the 1970-71 season.
• Southern trails the all-time series, 29-54.
• SIU's last win in the series came at the Banterra Center on Jan. 26, 2018, when the Salukis held the Lady Bears to 1-of-11 shooting in overtime to seal a 71-69 win.
• Southern's last five wins over the Lady Bears have come at home.
Salukis vs. Ranked Opponents
• This marks the first time this season, and 46th time since 1981 that the Salukis have taken on a team ranked in the Top-25.
• SIU is 7-38 all-time against foes ranked in the Top-25.
• Southern's last win over a ranked opponent came on a neutral floor- an 81-64 win over North Carolina State at the Stanford Classic on Dec. 19, 1991.
• This will be the 16th time that SIU has hosted a ranked opponent and the second-straight season the it has done so. Southern fell to No. 23 Drake, 71-64 on March 1, 2019.
• Southern is 4-11 all-time at home vs. ranked opponents.
• SIU's last home win vs. a ranked opponent came on Dec. 19, 1987- a 76-58 win over No. 11 Western Kentucky inside Davies Gym.
• This is the fifth time that the Salukis have tangled with a ranked foe in the Cindy Stein-era and the second time it has occurred in conference play.
• SIU spent 14-straight weeks ranked in the top-20 during the 1986-87 and 1987-88 seasons, rising as high as No. 13. A loss at Illinois on Dec. 9, 1988 pushed the Salukis out of the top-20.
1,000 points and counting
• Makenzie Silvey scored her 1,000th career point against Drake on Sunday.
• The junior guard is the 27th player in program history to reach the milestone, and the 10th to do so as a junior.
• It took the Glen Carbon, Ill. native 76 career games to accomplish the feat- the sixth-fastest to reach 1,000 career points in terms of games played in school history.
• Silvey made her 156th career three-pointer over the weekend. She's now two behind Karen Powell for sole possession of fifth on SIU's all-time list and needs six to pass Karrie Redeker for fourth.
Name Games to score 1K
Sue Faber 61
Cartaesha Macklin 64
Teri Oliver 72
Bonnie Foley 73
Rishonda Napier 74
Makenzie Silvey 76
• SIU is one of two teams in the Valley, and one of 37 teams nationally, with at least two 1,000 point scorers.
Current Valley Players w/ 1000 pts
Sara Rhine (Drake) - 1,929
Becca Hittner (Drake) - 1,827
Alexa Willard (Missouri State) - 1,305
Nicole Martin (SIU) - 1,239
Makenzie Silvey (SIU) - 1,005
Playing Tough Defense
• Southern's defensive effort was outstanding against Drake on Sunday.
• SIU forced 27 turnovers, which were the most for the Bulldogs in a game since March 13, 2015.
• The Salukis also finished with a season-best 16 steals- which are their most in a game since the 2009-10 season (1/2/10; vs. Evansville).
Climbing up the charts
• Nicole Martin scored 19 points against the Drake Bulldogs to move up to 12th on SIU's all-time scoring list.
• Martin's 1,239 points are 33 points shy of cracking the top-10 in program history.
SIU's All-Time Scoring List
1. Cartaesha Macklin - 1,779
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10. Connie Price - 1,271
T-10. Molly McDowell - 1,271
12. Nicole Martin - 1,239
Getting to the line
• Nicole Martin has shot at least one free throw in 19-straight games- the longest streak of her career.
• Martin went 4-for-5 from the charity stripe against the Drake Bulldogs with her four makes pushing her past Nikki Gilmore for the fifth-most made free throws (269) in school history. She is 10 away from passing Amy Rakers (1988-91) for fourth.
• Martin has attempted 415 free throws in her career- two shy of passing Theia Hudson (1995-98) for fifth on SIU's all-time list.
Top-20 Rebounders
• Both Abby Brockmeyer and Nicole Martin have cracked the Top-20 in rebounds in school history.
• Brockmeyer ranks 20th with 571 boards while Martin sits at 12th with 644 rebounds.
About to crack the Top-10
• Brittney Patrick is just two assists shy of passing Dana Fitzpatrick (1986-89) for 10th on SIU's all-time list and four back of Anita Scott (1990-93) for ninth.
• Patrick's 63 total assists are the third-most in the conference and she ranks fourth in the Valley in assists per game (4.2).
• Patrick became just the 13th player in program history with 300 assists/100 steals in a career.
SIU's All-Time Assists List
1. D.D. Plab - 508
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9. Anita Scott - 325
10. Dana Fitzpatrick - 333
11. Brittney Patrick - 322
Coming up on 800
• Abby Brockmeyer has 781 career points. Brockmeyer became just the seventh player in program history, and first since Kylie Giebelhausen, to record 750 career points/500 rebounds/75 assists/75 blocks and 50 steals in a career.
100 Career Steals
• With her two steals against Murray State, Brittney Patrick became the 30th player in program history to reach the century mark in career steals.
• Makenzie Silvey and Kristen Nelson have since joined Patrick in the 100-steal club while Nicole Martin sits at 95 career steals.
SIU's All-Time Steals List
1. Kasia McClendon (1994-97) 366
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17. Kristine Abramowski (98-01) 117
18. Amy Rakers (1988-91) 116
19. Char Warring (1981-84) 113
20. Teri Oliver (2010-12) 112
T- 20. Brittney Patrick 112
22. Angie Rougeau (1990-93) 109
23. Terica Hathaway (1998-01) 109
24. Makenzie Silvey 107
25. Mary Berghuis (1985-88) 106
26. Kristen Nelson 105
