2019-20 Saluki Women's Basketball
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2019-20 SALUKI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 SALUKI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 Schedule/ReSULTS Date Opponent Time/Score NOVEMBER N8 AT SIUE W, 103-67 N12 AT IUPUI L, 78-81 N16 VS TENNESSEE TECH W, 76-65 9-3, 1-0 Missouri Valley 9-3, 0-1 Missouri Valley N20 VS MEMPHIS L, 66-70 N23 AT EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 85-54 Head Coach ............................... Cindy Stein Head Coach ............................... Kate Achter N27 VS ST. LOUIS W, 61-53 Record at SIU/year .................99-98/7 Record at Loyola/year ........31-72/4 DECEMBER Overall Record/year ......381-304/23 Overall Record/year ............31-72/4 D3 VS UT MARTIN W, 70-59 D7 AT SEMO L, 65-79 GAME INFO D15 VS MURRAY STATE W, 76-66 Date: Jan. 5, 2020 Radio: Saluki Sports Network (Magic COMPASS CHALLENGE (HOSTED BY NIU) Tip-off: 1 p.m. 95.1 FM in southern Illinois) D19 WESTERN ILLINOIS W, 79-65 D20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 80-61 Location: Chicago, Ill. Talent: John Miller D29 VS WILLIAM WOODS (EX) W, 90-44 Arena: Gentile Arena Video: ESPN3 JANUARY J3 AT VALPARAISO* W, 67-51 J5 AT LOYOLA* 1 P.M. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS NOTES J10 VS NORTHERN IOWA* 6 P.M. All-Time vs. the Ramblers Compass Challenge Champs J12 VS DRAKE* 2 P.M. • The Salukis and the Ramblers will • The Southern Illinois Salukis J17 VS MISSOURI STATE* 6 P.M. meet for the 18th time in a series that defeated Western Illinois, 79-65 J24 AT EVANSVILLE* 6 P.M. dates back to 1982. and followed with an 80-61 win over J26 AT INDIANA STATE* 12 P.M. • Southern improved to 10-7 against Northern Illinois to win the Compass J31 VS ILLINOIS STATE* 6 P.M Loyola with last season’s sweep but Challenge for the second-straight FEBRUARY are just 4-4 when playing at Loyola. season. • The Salukis have won six of the last • Makenzie Silvey was named the F2 VS BRADLEY* 2 P.M. seven meetings between the two Tournament’s MVP for the second- F7 AT DRAKE* TBA teams and won the first-ever meeting straight season while Kristen Nelson F9 AT NORTHERN IOWA* 2 P.M. between the two schools, a 75-60 win earned a spot on the All-Tournament F15 AT MISSOURI STATE* 3 P.M. at Loyola on Dec. 18, 1982. Team once again. F21 VS INDIANA STATE* 6 P.M. • Southern defeated Western and F23 VS EVANSVILLE* 2 P.M. 7-0 in Conference Home Openers Northern by an average of 17.5 points F27 AT BRADLEY* 7 P.M. under Stein and shot a combined 47.6 percent • The Salukis improved to 7-0 in from the field in its two wins. MARCH conference openers under head M1 AT ILLINOIS STATE* TBA coach Cindy Stein. Dropping Dimes M5 VS LOYOLA* 6 P.M. • SIU had lost three-straight • Southern’s ball movement was M7 VS VALPARAISO* 2 P.M. conference openers prior to Stein’s superb in both of its wins at the arrival in 2013. Compass Challenge. The Salukis SCHEDULE KEY • Overall, the Salukis hold a .589% dished out 24 assists in the win over * MVC Conference Games winning percentage (23-16) in the Leathernecks and finished with conference openers since 1981-82. 24 assists in the win over the Huskies. Home games in BOLD CAPS • It’s the first back-to-back 20-plus Win over the Crusaders… assist games for Southern since 2016. * The Salukis improved to 5-0 all-time • SIU’s 24 assists in the win over NIU against the Crusaders. were its most against a DI opponent * Four of SIU’s five wins have been by since 2001. 11 or more points. * The win for the Salukis was their Lighting it up from 3 fourth-straight and they have now • SIU shot 43.3% (13-for-30) from won seven of their last eight games. three in the win over Western Illinois * SIU’s 18 offensive boards are a and its 13 threes are tied for the third- season-high and its most since most in a game in school history. March 3, 2019… * Southern’s 46 total rebounds tied a Volume Scoring season-best. • Makenzie Silvey has reached double * SIU’s +20 rebounding margin was its figures in 22-straight games dating best since Dec. 30, 2016. back to the end of last season. • Silvey’s streak is the longest by a Saluki since 1991. 1 | 2019-20 SALUKI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 SALUKI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/High School 5 Caitlin Link G 5-10 So. Madison, Wis. / Edgewood H.S. 10 Brittney Patrick G 5-6 Sr. Bolingbrook, Ill. / Bolingbrook 12 Makenzie Silvey G 5-11 Jr. Glen Carbon, Ill. / Edwardsville 14 Frankie Kokkines G 5-11 Fr. Lombard, Ill. / Montini Catholic 15 Caitlyn Claussen G/F 6-0 R-Jr. Manhattan, Kan. / Wamego 20 Gabby Walker F 6-0 R-Jr. St. Charles, Mo./St. Charles 21 Payton McCallister G 5-10 So. Columbia, Mo. / Rock Bridge 22 Allea Potter G/F 6-2 Fr. El Dorado, Kansas / Circle H.S. 23 Kristen Nelson G 5-9 Sr. Farmington Hills, Mich. / Harrison 25 Abby Brockmeyer F 6-1 Jr. Raymond, Ill. / Lincolnwood 31 Lauren Hartman F/C 6-3 Sr. Tremont, Ill. / Tremont 33 Rachel Pudlowski F 5-11 Jr. O’Fallon, Mo. / Fort Zumwalt 34 Nicole Martin F 6-1 Sr. Jefferson City, Mo. / Jefferson City 35 Awa Keita F 6-1 Jr. Bamako, Mali / Lantern Head Coach: Cindy Stein (23rd Season/7th Season at SIU) Associate Head Coach: Christelle N’Garsanet Assistant Coach: Jody Adams-Birch Assistant Coach: Nicole Collier PRONUNCIATIONS Christelle N’Garsanet en-GAR-suh-nay Director of Operations: Ashley Lona Pudlowski................. Puh-Luh-ski Video Coordinator/GA: Brianna Jones Kokkines .................... Co-Key-ness Awa Keita ................... Ah-wah Key-tah Allea ............................ Alley SOUTHERN ILLINOIS NOTES • The Glen Carbon, Ill. native is just • It marks the second-straight season, the third time already this season that 20 points shy of becoming the 27th and the fifth time in head coach Cindy Southern has shot 50% or better from player in program history to reach the Stein’s seven-year tenure, that the the floor. SIU’s three games shooting 1,000-point plateau. Salukis will enter conference play 50% or higher is as many as it had • She also made her 153th career with a winning record. during the entire 2018-19 season. three-pointer in the win over • Southern is 14-6 under seventh-year Valparaiso and is tied for sixth in Approaching a milestone head coach Cindy Stein when making program history in the category. The • Head coach Cindy Stein is just one at least half of its shot attempts. junior guard leads the Valley in three- win shy of 100 for her Saluki career. • Since 1988, SIU holds an .811% point field goal percentage (41.1%). • She would join Charlotte West and (86-20) winning percentage when • Silvey is averaging 18.8 points per Cindy Scott as the only Saluki coaches shooting 50% or better. game- which is second in the Valley to win 100-plus games as SIU’s head and ranks 44th nationally. coach. Upping its average • The 2019 All-MVC honorable • The Salukis currently rank third in mention selection has six 20-point December is our favorite month the Valley, and 36th in the nation, with games this season- which are as • SIU went 8-1 in December over the a 75.5 points per game average. many as she had in her career coming last two seasons, which including the • Southern scored 80 points in its into this season. first perfect December in 31 years in win over Northern Illinois, which 2018. marked the eighth time in 11 games Most consecutive games scoring • The Salukis are 25-15 (.625) all-time this season that SIU has scored 70 or in double figures in the month of December under more points in a game. The Salukis Amy Rakers - 58-straight (1989-91) seventh-year head coach Cindy Stein. scored 70-plus points in 10 games all Petra Jackson - 23-straight (1985-86) of last season. Makenzie Silvey - 22-straight (2019- Getting to the basket • Southern ranks in the top-25 20) • Through 12 games, SIU ranks second nationally in both field goal and Charr Warring - 22-straight (1983-84) in the Valley, and 19th nationally in three-point field goal percentage. field goal percentage (45.8%). SIU ranks 21st nationally in 3-point FG Non-Conference wins • The Salukis have made at least percentage at 37.6-percent. • The Salukis’ eight non-conference 40-percent of their attempts from the wins this season are tied for the most field in 11 of 12 games this season. Protecting the Rock in a single-season in program history • SIU shot 55% from the field in its win • Kristen Nelson leads the Valley, and are the most since 1987. at Eastern Michigan- which marked and ranks third nationally, with a 2 | 2019-20 SALUKI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 SALUKI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 SALUKI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2.53 assist-to-turnover ratio. • The who are quickly approaching the RECORDS WHEN (2019-20) senior guard has dished out four-plus 1,000-point milestone. Playing at home ...................................4-1 assists in five-straight games and has • Silvey sits at 980 career points while Playing on the road .................................4-2 43 assists to just 16 turnovers on the Brockmeyer has 767 career points.