Wednesday, February 9
Terre Haute, IN
5 p.m.
Southern Illinois University
13-7,8-2MVC
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55
Indiana State University
10-11,5-5MVC
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Southern Ill.
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79
Indiana St.
14
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55
Salukis Earn Wire-to-Wire Win Over Sycamores
02/09/2022 | 11:08:00 | Women's Basketball
Quierra Love set a new career high in points with 24 as the Southern Illinois University women's basketball team defeated the Indiana State Sycamores on Wednesday night 79-55. Southern started the game on a 10-0 run and never looked back, leading from the 9:39 point of the first quarter onward.
"Quierra was awesome today; she helped set the tone," said head coach Cindy Stein. "What I loved about her today was the fact that she scored in a bunch of different ways. She really did a great job today."
Love's 24 points led the Salukis; her previous career high of 16 also came against the Sycamores on Mar. 11 of last year. The Salukis shot an even 50% (31-62) from the field, including a 71.4% clip in the fourth quarter.
"I thought we moved the ball extremely well to be able to get the shot we needed," said Stein.
Abby Brockmeyer scored 20 points of her own on 8-of-9 shooting. Brockmeyer also grabbed 11 rebounds, achieving her tenth double-double of the season. Gabby Walker also scored in double figures, notching 16 points on the night.
Southern dominated the post, scoring 54 points in the paint and winning the rebound battle 34-29. The Salukis also forced the Sycamores into 20 turnovers, scoring 27 points off of said turnovers.
Fundamentals were key in the game, as Southern turned the ball over just nine times while holding the Indiana State offense to 10 points below their average of 65.9 per game. Also key was neutralizing Sycamore guard Del'Janae Williams, who entered Wednesday averaging 15.6 points per game in conference play. Williams ended the night with eight points on 2-of-7 shooting and four turnovers.
The Salukis will return to Banterra Center on Friday for a 6 p.m. matchup with Northern Iowa, before hosting the Blackout Cancer game on Sunday at 2 p.m. against Drake.
"Quierra was awesome today; she helped set the tone," said head coach Cindy Stein. "What I loved about her today was the fact that she scored in a bunch of different ways. She really did a great job today."
Love's 24 points led the Salukis; her previous career high of 16 also came against the Sycamores on Mar. 11 of last year. The Salukis shot an even 50% (31-62) from the field, including a 71.4% clip in the fourth quarter.
"I thought we moved the ball extremely well to be able to get the shot we needed," said Stein.
Abby Brockmeyer scored 20 points of her own on 8-of-9 shooting. Brockmeyer also grabbed 11 rebounds, achieving her tenth double-double of the season. Gabby Walker also scored in double figures, notching 16 points on the night.
Southern dominated the post, scoring 54 points in the paint and winning the rebound battle 34-29. The Salukis also forced the Sycamores into 20 turnovers, scoring 27 points off of said turnovers.
Fundamentals were key in the game, as Southern turned the ball over just nine times while holding the Indiana State offense to 10 points below their average of 65.9 per game. Also key was neutralizing Sycamore guard Del'Janae Williams, who entered Wednesday averaging 15.6 points per game in conference play. Williams ended the night with eight points on 2-of-7 shooting and four turnovers.
The Salukis will return to Banterra Center on Friday for a 6 p.m. matchup with Northern Iowa, before hosting the Blackout Cancer game on Sunday at 2 p.m. against Drake.
Team Stats
SIU
ISU
FG%
.500
.408
3FG%
.143
.238
FT%
.714
.909
RB
34
29
TO
9
20
STL
14
6
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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