Thursday, January 4
Carbondale, IL
6 PM
Southern Illinois University
5-7,0-2MVC
59
vs
66
UIC
8-5,1-1MVC
1
2
3
4
F
UIC
13
15
19
19
66
Southern Ill.
16
16
13
14
59
Recap | Salukis Come Up Short Against UIC on Thursday
01/04/2024 | 9:20:00 | Women's Basketball
CARBONDALE, Ill. - The Southern Illinois University women's basketball team (5-7, 0-2 MVC) were held in-check on Thursday night against UIC, falling by a final score of 66-59.
"Another game with foul trouble, which kind of took away our consistency offensively," head coach Kelly Bond-White said. "Our defense carried us for most of the game."
The Salukis out-scored UIC, 16-13, in the first quarter and then 16-15 in the second to take a 32-28 lead into the halftime break. SIU's three-point shooting helped lead the way in the opening half, going 4-for-8 from deep inside the first 20 minutes.
Senior Quierra Love led the Salukis with 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 shooting from beyond-the-arc in the first two quarters.
UIC got back-on-track in the third quarter, out-scoring SIU, 19-13. The Flames shot 52.94% from the field in the third and held Southern Illinois to a field-goal percentage of 26.67%.
The Flames closed-out the Salukis with strong defense in the fourth, limiting SIU to 14 points on 26.67% shooting in the final 10 minutes to win the game by a final score of 66-59. Off the bench, Tara Green scored a career-high 23 points to pace UIC in its road victory.
On Southern's side, junior Laniah Randle finished with a team-high 16 points while Love ended up with 15. The senior guard also had three steals, which ties her for ninth all-time in SIU history in career steals (164) with Cartaesha Macklin.
Southern Illinois, now 0-2 in conference play, will search for its first MVC win of the season on Saturday at 4 p.m. when it hosts Valparaiso at the Banterra Center.
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Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Salukis by following the team on Twitter at @SIU_WBasketball, on Instagram at @SIU_WBasketball, and on Facebook at Facebook.com/SalukiAthletics. Fans can also download the "Salukis" Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store.
"Another game with foul trouble, which kind of took away our consistency offensively," head coach Kelly Bond-White said. "Our defense carried us for most of the game."
The Salukis out-scored UIC, 16-13, in the first quarter and then 16-15 in the second to take a 32-28 lead into the halftime break. SIU's three-point shooting helped lead the way in the opening half, going 4-for-8 from deep inside the first 20 minutes.
Senior Quierra Love led the Salukis with 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 shooting from beyond-the-arc in the first two quarters.
UIC got back-on-track in the third quarter, out-scoring SIU, 19-13. The Flames shot 52.94% from the field in the third and held Southern Illinois to a field-goal percentage of 26.67%.
The Flames closed-out the Salukis with strong defense in the fourth, limiting SIU to 14 points on 26.67% shooting in the final 10 minutes to win the game by a final score of 66-59. Off the bench, Tara Green scored a career-high 23 points to pace UIC in its road victory.
On Southern's side, junior Laniah Randle finished with a team-high 16 points while Love ended up with 15. The senior guard also had three steals, which ties her for ninth all-time in SIU history in career steals (164) with Cartaesha Macklin.
Southern Illinois, now 0-2 in conference play, will search for its first MVC win of the season on Saturday at 4 p.m. when it hosts Valparaiso at the Banterra Center.
FOLLOW THE SALUKIS
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Salukis by following the team on Twitter at @SIU_WBasketball, on Instagram at @SIU_WBasketball, and on Facebook at Facebook.com/SalukiAthletics. Fans can also download the "Salukis" Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store.
Team Stats
UIC
SIU
FG%
.462
.313
3FG%
.000
.357
FT%
.720
.700
RB
45
32
TO
24
14
STL
8
13
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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