2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Makenzie Silvey
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Edwardsville
- Hometown:
- Glen Carbon, Ill.
2020-21 (Senior Season)
All-MVC First Team
MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
MVC Player of the Week (2/23)
Played in 23 games, which included 21 starts … averaged 14.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and .9 steals in 33.4 minutes per game … ranked fifth in the MVC in scoring (14.7), fifth in minutes played (33.4), ninth in three-pointers made (1.7) and 11th in assists (2.8) … scored in double figures in 19 games, which included four 20-plus point games … reached double figures in 13-straight games to close out the 2020-21 season … recorded her first career double-double with 19 points and 10 boards against Valpo (Feb. 28) and followed with her second career double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds against UNI (3/5) … became the 21st player in program history with 250 career assists … averaged a robust 23.5 points on 55.6-percent (20-of-36) shooting, which including 50-percent (7-of-14) from behind the arc to earn MVC Player of the Week honors for the week of Feb. 23 … made five three-pointers at Drake to become just the fourth player in Saluki history to make 200-plus career three-pointers … became just the sixth player in program history to reach the 1,500 point plateau … snagged five plus rebounds in 13 games … dished out multiple assists in 15 games, which included five games with five or more helpers … came away with at least one steal in 13 games … knocked down multiple three-pointers in 11 games.
2019-20 (Junior Season)
All-MVC Honorable Mention
MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
Started all 29 games … averaged 14.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals in 31 minutes per game … finished the regular season ranked in the top-15 of the MVC in six statistical categories, including fifth in three-pointers made per game (2.1), seventh in scoring (14.8), eighth in minutes played per game (30.9), 13th in steals (1.5), and 14th in three-point field goal percentage (34.5%) … reached double figures in 24 games this season, including eight games with 20-plus points … her eight 20-point games were the most in a season by a Saluki since 2015 … her 22-straight games in which she scored in double figures was the longest streak by a Saluki since 1991 … became the 27th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point milestone against Drake (1/12) and was the sixth-fastest in school history to reach the milestone in terms of games played (76) … went for 20 points/5 rebound/4 assist/2 blocks/2 steals in the win over UT Martin (12/3), which was the first 20/5/4/2/2 stat line for a Saluki since 2015 … named the Compass Challenge MVP for the second-straight season after she averaged 14.5 points, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals in SIU’s wins over Western Illinois (12/19) and Northern Illinois (12/20) … went for 28 points against Memphis (11/20) and followed with 22 against Eastern Michigan (11/23) to become just the 30th player in program history to record back-to-back 20-point efforts and the first to do so since 2018.
2018-19 (Sophomore Season)
All-MVC Honorable Mention
MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team
Started all 30 games for SIU … averaged 14.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.6 steals in 33.2 minutes per game … Scored in double figures in 27 games, including five games with 20-plus points and an active streak of 10-straight games in double figures …Finished the season ranked in the top-15 of the MVC in five statistical categories, including second in three-pointers per game (2.3), fifth in minutes played per game (33.2), eighth in steals per game (1.6), ninth in scoring (14.4) and tied for 14th in assists per game (2.3) … Statistically had one of the best seasons for a sophomore in school history - ranks top-five among sophomores for points scored (3rd, 432), scoring average (5th, 14.4), three-pointers made (2nd, 68) and steals (4th, 49) … Her 14.4 points per game ranked third amongst sophomores in the Missouri Valley Conference and ranked 38th nationally amongst second years … Poured in a career-high 29 points on 11-of-23 shooting in SIU's season opener at UT Martin, which including a career-best six three-pointers and five assists … Her 29 points were the most scored by a Saluki since 2016 and is tied for the fourth-most points by an underclassmen in a game in program history … Averaged 19.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists en route to being named Tournament MVP of the inaugural Compass Challenge.
2017-18 (Freshman Season)
MVC All-Freshmen Team
MVC Newcomer of the Week
Appeared in 31 games, including 28 starts … Averaged 10.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 28.1 minutes per game … Reached double figures in 17 games, the sixth-most in a freshmen season in program history … Became just the 12th Saluki since 1983 to score 10-plus points in her first collegiate game as she scored 15 points, the second-most in a debut in program history, in SIU’s season-opening win over UT Martin (11/10) … Followed with 10 points at UAB (11/13) to open her career with back-to-back double figure scoring outputs, becoming just the ninth Saluki to accomplish the feat … Finished with 13 points, five assists and five steals against Drake (1/5), becoming the first Saluki since Rishonda Napier in Feb. 15, 2015 to have at least 10 points/5 rebounds/5 assists … Was named Newcomer of the Week after she averaged 17.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals in a pair of MVC wins over Loyola and Valpo …Her 52 three-pointers are the fifth-most in a freshman season in program history while her 323 points this season are the ninth-most in a freshman season in school history … Scored a career-high 19 points and made a career-best five three-pointers in SIU’s win over Valparaiso (1/21) ... Tied her career-high with six rebounds in Southern’s win over Indiana State (3/1) ... Dished out a career-high six assists at Marshall (12/2)... Played 30-plus minutes in 13 of SIU’s 31 games, including a career-best 42 minutes in SIU’s double overtime win over Valparaiso (2/16) ... Abby Brockmeyer and Silvey are the 11th and 12th different Salukis to earn inclusion on the MVC All-Freshman Team and it marks the first time in school history that Southern placed two on the All-Freshman Team.
High School
2016-17 Illinois Associated Press Class 3A First-Team All-State honoree…Three-time All-State honoree, which included All-State honorable mention honors following her sophomore and junior campaigns…IBCA Class 3A/4A first-team All-State...2017 Chicago Tribune All-State Second Team…2017 Edwardsville Advantage News Girls Basketball Player of the Year...Led Edwardsville to a 32-1 record during her senior season, with the Tigers lone loss coming against Geneva in the IHSA Class 4A state championship game…As a senior, averaged 15.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and made 72 three-pointers…Finished her career with 1,563 career points- second-most in Edwardsville H.S. history...Two-time Belleville News-Democrat first team all-area…Four-time Southwestern Conference Champion.
