Saturday, January 15
Cedar Falls, IA
2 p.m.
Southern Illinois University
at
University of Northern Iowa
Women's Basketball Looks for 4-0 Valley Start Against UNI
01/14/2022 | 2:50:00 | Women's Basketball
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The Southern Illinois University women's basketball team will look to continue its early success in conference play Saturday at 2 p.m. in a matchup with the UNI Panthers. The Salukis' 3-0 start in conference is the program's first since the 2017-18 season. Southern has not started conference play 4-0 since the 1990-91 season.
The Salukis enter Saturday ranked third in the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring defense, allowing 59.3 points per game. UNI is tied for second in the MVC in scoring offense, averaging 73.1 points per game.
In the post, the Salukis are led by Abby Brockmeyer, who ranks second in the MVC with 10.2 rebounds per game. Southern has won the rebounding battle in nine of their thirteen games this season, and rank third in the MVC in rebounding margin.
The game will be broadcast locally on Magic 95.1, and will stream on ESPN3.
Series History vs. UNI
•The Salukis and Panthers will meet for the eighty-first time Saturday.
•Northern Iowa leads the all-time series 45-35, dating back to 1984.
•The Panthers have won eight-straight in the series.
•The Salukis' last win against Drake came on Jan. 5, 2018 in Carbondale. Makenzie Silvey led Southern in scoring with 17 points, while Abby Brockmeyer added 10 in a 60-53 overtime victory.
SIU's Last Game
•The Salukis defeated Drake 60-49 on Jan. 13.
•Makenzie Silvey led the Salukis on offense with 20 points.
•Gabby Walker (17pts) and Abby Brockmeyer (12pts) also scored in double-figures.
•This was the first victory for Southern against Drake since Jan. 1, 2016, snapping a 12-game winning streak for the Bulldogs in the series.
•The Bulldogs came into the game averaging an MVC-best 77.9 points per game.
Climbing Up the List
• Makenzie Silvey moved into second place all-time in scoring at SIU with her 20 points against Drake on Jan. 13.
• The Top-3 in Scoring All-Time:
>Cartaesha Macklin, 1,779
>Makenzie Silvey, 1,733
>Rishonda Napier, 1,728
• Silvey is just the third player in program history to reach the 1,600 point plateau.
The Salukis enter Saturday ranked third in the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring defense, allowing 59.3 points per game. UNI is tied for second in the MVC in scoring offense, averaging 73.1 points per game.
In the post, the Salukis are led by Abby Brockmeyer, who ranks second in the MVC with 10.2 rebounds per game. Southern has won the rebounding battle in nine of their thirteen games this season, and rank third in the MVC in rebounding margin.
The game will be broadcast locally on Magic 95.1, and will stream on ESPN3.
Series History vs. UNI
•The Salukis and Panthers will meet for the eighty-first time Saturday.
•Northern Iowa leads the all-time series 45-35, dating back to 1984.
•The Panthers have won eight-straight in the series.
•The Salukis' last win against Drake came on Jan. 5, 2018 in Carbondale. Makenzie Silvey led Southern in scoring with 17 points, while Abby Brockmeyer added 10 in a 60-53 overtime victory.
SIU's Last Game
•The Salukis defeated Drake 60-49 on Jan. 13.
•Makenzie Silvey led the Salukis on offense with 20 points.
•Gabby Walker (17pts) and Abby Brockmeyer (12pts) also scored in double-figures.
•This was the first victory for Southern against Drake since Jan. 1, 2016, snapping a 12-game winning streak for the Bulldogs in the series.
•The Bulldogs came into the game averaging an MVC-best 77.9 points per game.
Climbing Up the List
• Makenzie Silvey moved into second place all-time in scoring at SIU with her 20 points against Drake on Jan. 13.
• The Top-3 in Scoring All-Time:
>Cartaesha Macklin, 1,779
>Makenzie Silvey, 1,733
>Rishonda Napier, 1,728
• Silvey is just the third player in program history to reach the 1,600 point plateau.
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