Southern Illinois University
Illinois State University
Game Notes: Women's Basketball vs. Illinois State
02/04/2021 | 9:52:00 | Women's Basketball
The Southern Illinois University women's basketball team returns home this weekend to host the Illinois State Redbirds. The Redbirds have won three-straight, and six of their last seven, while the Salukis are looking for their first win in over a month. Illinois State has won six-straight meetings between the two programs, with Southern's last win in the series coming at home in 2017.
All-Time vs. the Redbirds
• The Salukis and the Redbirds will meet for the 114th time in a rivalry that dates back to 1962.
• Illinois State leads the all-time series, 64-49.
• The Redbirds have won six-straight in the series, with SIU's last win coming at home on Feb. 24, 2017; a 57-48 win.
• Three of the last six meetings between the two teams have been decided by three points or fewer.
On a tear
• Abby Brockmeyer has been on a tear as of late, as she has two double-doubles in her last three games and is averaging 18.3 points and 10.7 rebounds per game over that span.
• Brockmeyer scored a career-high 28 points on 60-percent (12-of-20) shooting against Loyola on Jan. 30. The Raymond, Ill. native has scored in double figures in four-straight games, and in eight of the 10 games she has played in this season.
• The senior forward now leads the Missouri Valley Conference in rebounds per game (9.3).
Scoring Defense
• The Salukis rank fourth in the league in scoring defense, as they are giving up just 61.2 points per game.
• Southern has finished in the top-four in the league in the category in each of the last three seasons, which included finishing second at 63.3 points per game during the 2019-20 season.
Scoring Defense: PPG (rank in MVC)
2020-21: 61.2 (4th)
2019-20: 63.3 (2nd)
2018-19: 64.0 (3rd)
2017-18: 63.4 (4th)
2016-17: 64.7 (5th)
Home Sweet Home
• Southern is 5-1 this season on its home court and 0-6 everywhere else.
• The Salukis have won at least eight home games in six-straight seasons, with a Stein-era high of 10 during the 2015-16 season.
• Southern has posted six-straight seasons with winning records on its home floor, which includes a 9-5 record at Banterra Center a year ago.
First 10 minutes is key
• SIU has trailed at the end of the first quarter in all seven of its losses this season.
• Southern is 5-0 when either tied or leading after the first quarter and is 0-7 when it does not.
Crashing the Glass
• The Salukis are averaging 12.6 offensive rebounds per game, which ranks third in the Valley behind Missouri State (14.5/game) and Indiana State (13.4/game).Â
• Three Salukis rank in the top-10 in offensive rebounds: Abby Brockmeyer (2nd; 3.1), Gabby Walker (8th; 2.0) and Adrianna Katcher (10th; 1.8).
Welcome to the Club
•  Abby Brockmeyer scored her 1,000 career point on Jan. 9 against Bradley to become just the 28th Saluki in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau.Â
• The senior from Raymond, Ill. is the sixth active Missouri Valley Conference player to reach the mark and is joined by her teammate Makenzie Silvey.Â
• The Salukis are one of 30 teams nationally, and one of only two in the Missouri Valley Conference, to have multiple active players reach the scoring milestone.Â
Starting a New One
• Abby Brockmeyer became just the 11th player to snag 700-plus career rebounds with her 12 boards against SEMO on Dec. 13. In SIU's win over Austin Peay on Dec. 12, she became just the fifth player in program history to record triple-digit career blocks.
• The Raymond, Ill. native could also become the first player in program history to amass 1,000 career points/700 rebounds/100 steals/100 blocks and 100 assists. She is just one steal shy of reaching that milestone.
Getting a chance to shine
• Much like most of college basketball, Southern's 2020-21 schedule has undergone several iterations.
• Southern has had six games canceled, four games rescheduled and added three games against opponents who were not originally on its 2020-21 schedule.
• SIU has had several players thrust into new roles for games when other players are in quarantine as nine different Salukis have started at least one game this season.
Double-Doubles
• Abby Brockmeyer notched her 22nd career double-double at Loyola on Jan. 31 when she finished with 14 points and 13 boards.
• Brockmeyer's 22 career double-doubles are the most among active players in the Missouri Valley Conference and are the 32nd-most among active DI players nationally.
• The Salukis are 13-9 all-time when Brockmeyer records a double-double.
Climbing the List
• Makenzie Silvey passed Kylie Giebelhausen for 10th on SIUs all-time scoring list.Â
• Last season, Nicole Martin became the fifth Saluki during the Stein era to crack the Top-10 in scoring in program history. Martin joined Cartaesha Macklin (1st; 1,779), Rishonda Napier (2nd; 1,728), Dyana Pierre (7th; 1,425) and Kylie Giebelhausen (10th; 1,298) in that club.
9. D.D. Plab - 1,380
10. Makenzie Silvey - 1,307
