
Salukis Look For Season Sweep of Illinois State
02/19/2022 | 4:00:00 | Women's Basketball
NORMAL, Ill. — The Southern Illinois University women's basketball team will look for a second-straight Missouri Valley Conference season win over the Illinois State Redbirds on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Redbird Arena. The Salukis (16-7, 11-2) currently lead the Redbirds (15-10, 11-3) by a half game atop the MVC standings.
The two teams previously faced off on Jan. 20 in a 56-47 Saluki victory in Carbondale. Abby Brockmeyer led the Salukis with 21 points and nine rebounds, while Makenzie Silvey scored 15 points and added six rebounds and six assists. The Salukis held MVC leading scorer Juliunn Redmond to 13 points in the game, and held then-reigning MVC Player of the Week DeAnna Wilson to zero points in over 19 minutes on the court.
Southern is coming off of a 74-46 Friday night win over Bradley in Peoria, Ill. The 28-point win is the largest margin of victory for Southern this season. Brockmeyer's 14 point, 15 rebound performance saw her eclipse 1,000 career rebounds, becoming just the third Saluki all-time to reach the 1,000 rebound mark.
Series History vs. Illinois State
•The Salukis and Redbirds will meet for the one-hundred eighteenth time Sunday.
•Illinois State leads the all-time series 66-51, dating back to 1962.
•Southern has won two-straight in the series.
•Saluki head coach Cindy Stein has a career record of 10-10 against Illinois State.
•Southern has not achieved a season sweep of Illinois State since the 2016-17 season.
The two teams previously faced off on Jan. 20 in a 56-47 Saluki victory in Carbondale. Abby Brockmeyer led the Salukis with 21 points and nine rebounds, while Makenzie Silvey scored 15 points and added six rebounds and six assists. The Salukis held MVC leading scorer Juliunn Redmond to 13 points in the game, and held then-reigning MVC Player of the Week DeAnna Wilson to zero points in over 19 minutes on the court.
Southern is coming off of a 74-46 Friday night win over Bradley in Peoria, Ill. The 28-point win is the largest margin of victory for Southern this season. Brockmeyer's 14 point, 15 rebound performance saw her eclipse 1,000 career rebounds, becoming just the third Saluki all-time to reach the 1,000 rebound mark.
Series History vs. Illinois State
•The Salukis and Redbirds will meet for the one-hundred eighteenth time Sunday.
•Illinois State leads the all-time series 66-51, dating back to 1962.
•Southern has won two-straight in the series.
•Saluki head coach Cindy Stein has a career record of 10-10 against Illinois State.
•Southern has not achieved a season sweep of Illinois State since the 2016-17 season.
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