Saturday, February 3
Carbondale, IL
4 PM
Southern Illinois University
7-13,2-8MVC
52
vs
62
Missouri State
14-5,8-2MVC
1
2
3
4
F
Missouri St.
17
13
17
15
62
Southern Ill.
14
17
14
7
52
Recap | Women's Basketball Struggles Late in Loss to Missouri State
02/03/2024 | 7:00:00 | Women's Basketball
CARBONDALE, Ill. - The Southern Illinois University women's basketball team (7-13, 2-8 MVC) were held in-check by Missouri State on Saturday, falling by a final score of 62-52.
"It's the same thing that we've seen," head coach Kelly Bond-White said. "We ran out of juice a little bit, ran out of steam."
The Salukis scored just seven points in the fourth quarter, and were out-scored 15-7 in the final 10 minutes.
Southern Illinois' defense started the game off strong, holding the Lady Bears to 5-of-15 shooting from the field, but still trailed 17-14 at the end of the first quarter. Laniah Randle and Jaidynn Mason both had seven points in the opening 10 minutes.
Offensively, SIU shot an efficient 8-of-16 for 17 points in the second quarter while Missouri State scored 13. After one half, the Salukis led, 31-30.
Both defenses continued to limit the opposing offenses, as neither team reached 20 points again in the third quarter. The Lady Bears posted 17 points compared to SIU's 14, taking a tight 47-45 lead into the fourth.
In the final 10 minutes, the Salukis were unable to get into a rhythm on offense, scoring seven points on 3-of-15 shooting from the field. Missouri State held-on for the 62-52 win.
Mason led the team with 21 points in the loss, while Randle had 18 points and nine rebounds. As a team, Southern shot 39% from the field and went 1-of-9 from deep.
In its next game, SIU, now 2-8 in Missouri Valley Conference play, will host Murray State on Friday at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
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.
"It's the same thing that we've seen," head coach Kelly Bond-White said. "We ran out of juice a little bit, ran out of steam."
The Salukis scored just seven points in the fourth quarter, and were out-scored 15-7 in the final 10 minutes.
Southern Illinois' defense started the game off strong, holding the Lady Bears to 5-of-15 shooting from the field, but still trailed 17-14 at the end of the first quarter. Laniah Randle and Jaidynn Mason both had seven points in the opening 10 minutes.
Offensively, SIU shot an efficient 8-of-16 for 17 points in the second quarter while Missouri State scored 13. After one half, the Salukis led, 31-30.
Both defenses continued to limit the opposing offenses, as neither team reached 20 points again in the third quarter. The Lady Bears posted 17 points compared to SIU's 14, taking a tight 47-45 lead into the fourth.
In the final 10 minutes, the Salukis were unable to get into a rhythm on offense, scoring seven points on 3-of-15 shooting from the field. Missouri State held-on for the 62-52 win.
Mason led the team with 21 points in the loss, while Randle had 18 points and nine rebounds. As a team, Southern shot 39% from the field and went 1-of-9 from deep.
In its next game, SIU, now 2-8 in Missouri Valley Conference play, will host Murray State on Friday at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
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
MOST
SIU
FG%
.469
.390
3FG%
.083
.111
FT%
.833
.500
RB
40
26
TO
26
19
STL
10
14
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
18
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
3
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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