2020-21 SALUKI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 SALUKI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 Schedule/ReSULTS Nov. 25 vs. Eastern Michigan L, 52-65 Dec. 12 vs. Austin Peay W, 72-54 Dec. 13 vs. SEMO W, 67-51 Dec. 15 at UT Martin 5 p.m. 2-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley 1-1, 0-0 OVC Dec. 17 vs. Kansas City 6 p.m. Head Coach ............................... Cindy Stein Head Coach ..........................Kevin McMillan Dec. 22 at University of Illinois TBA Record at SIU/year .............108-109/8 Record at UTM/year ........219-137/12 Jan. 1 vs. University of Evansville 3 p.m. Overall Record/year ......390-315/24 Overall Record/year ......219-137/12 Jan. 2 vs. University of Evansville 3 p.m. Jan. 8 at Bradley University 6 p.m. GAME INFO Jan. 9 at Bradley University 4 p.m. Date: Dec. 15 2020 Video: ESPN+ Jan. 15 at Loyola University 11 a.m. Tip-off: 5 p.m. Jan. 16 at Loyola University 11 a.m. Location: Martin, Tenn. Jan. 22 vs. Valparaiso University 4 p.m. Arena: Elam Fieldhouse Jan. 23 vs. Valparaiso University 4 p.m. Radio: Saluki Sports Network (Magic Jan. 27 at Missouri State University 7 p.m. 95.1 FM in southern Illinois) Feb. 5 vs. Illinois State University 4 p.m. Talent: Ryan Kent Jr. Feb. 6 vs. Illinois State University 4 p.m. Feb. 11 at Drake University 5 p.m. Feb. 12 at Drake University 5 p.m. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS NOTES Feb. 19 at Indiana State University TBA All-Time vs. the Skyhawks 4-4 in her career against UT Martin. Feb. 20 at Indiana State University TBA • SIU trails UT Martin, 11-10, in the all- time series that dates back to 1973. December is our favorite month Feb. 24 vs. Missouri State University 6 p.m. • The two teams last met on Dec. 3, 2019- • SIU went 4-1 last season in the month Mar. 5 vs. University of Northern Iowa 4 p.m. a 70-59 win for the Salukis. of December and are 10-1 in the month Mar. 6 vs. University of Northern Iowa 4 p.m. • The two teams last met inside Elam of December over the last three seasons. Fieldhouse on Nov. 9, 2018 with the During the 2019 season, Southern Mar. 11 MVC Tournament TBA Skyhawks earning a 95-94 victory. went a perfect 4-0 in December- which • The home team has won each of marked just the third perfect December the last four meetings including last in school history and first since 1987. season’s 70-59 win by the Salukis. • The Salukis are 27-15 (.642) all-time in • SIU last won in Martin, Tenn. in 2014. the month of December under eighth- year head coach Cindy Stein. Last time they met - Dec. 3, 2019 • The Salukis pulled away in the Back-to-back wins fourth quarter to defeat the UT Martin • The Salukis disposed of a pair of Ohio Skyhawks, 70-59, inside Banterra Center. Valley Conference programs in back-to- • SIU shot 57.1-percent from the floor in back wins over the weekend. the fourth while holding the Skyhawks to • SIU used a 23-3 run in the fourth 25.0-percent shooting from the field. In quarter to sink Austin Peay, 72-54 on doing so, Southern outscored UT Martin, Saturday and followed with a 67-51 win 24-to-13 in the stanza to seal the win. over the defending OVC Tournament • Four Salukis scored in double figures, Champion SEMO Redhawks on Sunday. led by 20 points from Makenzie Silvey. • SEMO was picked to finish second in the OVC’s annual preseason poll SIU vs. the Ohio Valley Conference after winning the league’s conference • The Salukis are 2-0 this season against tournament a year ago. Ohio Valley Conference opponents and have won nine of their last 10 meetings Fewest points in a quarter against OVC programs. • The Salukis held Austin Peay to just • In 198 lifetime meetings against OVC three fourth quarter points in Saturday’s schools, the Salukis sport a .732 winning win. It was the fewest points that percentage (145-53). Southern has allowed in a quarter in school history. Stein vs. the OVC • SIU outscored its opponents, 43-to-11, • Cindy Stein is 33-13 all-time against in the fourth quarter of its two wins over OVC schools during her 21 seasons as a the weekend. head coach. • Stein sports a .500 or better career Making over half record against six OVC schools and is • SIU shot a season-high 53.6-percent 1 | 2020-21 SALUKI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 SALUKI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School 0 Quierra Love G 5-4 Fr. Glen Carbon, Ill. / Edwardsville H.S. 3 Sydney Prochaska G 5-11 Fr. Arlington Heights, Ill. / Montini Catholic 5 Caitlin Link G 5-10 Jr. Madison, Wis. / Edgewood H.S. 12 Makenzie Silvey G 5-11 Sr. Glen Carbon, Ill. / Edwardsville 14 Frankie Kokkines G 5-11 So. Lombard, Ill. / Montini Catholic 20 Gabby Walker F 6-0 R-Sr. St. Charles, Mo. / St. Charles 21 Payton McCallister G 5-10 Jr. Columbia, Mo. / Rock Bridge 22 Allea Potter G/F 6-2 So. El Dorado, Kansas / Circle HS 23 Janell Douvier F 6-1 Jr. Wichita, Kan. / Independent H.S. 24 Adrianna Katcher G 5-11 Fr. Center Point Urbana H.S. / Urbana, Iowa 25 Abby Brockmeyer F 6-1 Sr. Raymond, Ill. / Lincolnwood 33 Rachel Pudlowski F 5-11 Sr. O’Fallon, Mo. / Fort Zumwalt 35 Awa Keita F 6-1 Sr. Bamako, Mali / Lanterne 45 Jeniah Thompson F 5-10 Fr. Carterville, Ill. / Carterville H.S. PRONUNCIATIONS Head Coach: Cindy Stein (24th Season/8th Season at SIU) Christelle N’Garsanet en-GAR-suh-nay Associate Head Coach: Jody Adams-Birch Pudlowski................. Puh-Luh-ski Assistant Coaches: Nicole Collier, Christelle N’Garsanet Kokkines .................... Co-Key-ness Director of Operations: Ashley Lona Awa Keita ................... Ah-wah Key-tah Video Coordinator/GA: Jordan Alford Allea ............................ Alley Douvier ....................... Do-vee-yay PRochaska ................ Pro-Chaz-kah Quierra ....................... KEY-AIR-AHH JENIAH .......................... JEN-NYE-AH SOUTHERN ILLINOIS NOTES (30-of-56) from the field in its win over Getting more involved • Brockmeyer became just the 11th player Austin Peay on Dec. 12. It was the best • Quierra Love started at point guard in to snag 700-plus career rebounds with they have shot from the floor since both of SIU’s wins over the weekend. her 12 boards against SEMO on Sunday. Southern’s win over Evansville on Feb. • The freshman from Glen Carbon, Ill. In SIU’s win over Austin Peay on Saturday, 23, 2020. averaged 10.5 points, 3.5 assists, 2.5 she became just the fifth player in • The Salukis improved to 17-6 under rebounds and 1.5 steals. program history to record triple-digit eighth-year head coach Cindy Stein • Love was particularly impressive in career blocks. when making at least half of its shot Southern’s win over Austin Peay on • The Raymond, Ill. native could also attempts. Saturday as she finished with a career- become the first player in program • Since 1988, SIU holds an .811% (89-20) high 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting to go history to amass 1,000 career points/700 winning percentage when shooting 50% along with four assists and three steals. rebounds/100 steals/100 blocks and 100 or better. assists. In addition to needing 47 points, • The Salukis didn’t lose a game and won Climbing the List she seven steals shy of reaching the 18-straight games when shooting 50% • Makenzie Silvey passed Mary Berghuis necessary milestones. or better from 1993 through the 1997 for 15th place on SIU’s all-time scoring seasons. list with her 14 points in SIU’s win over Double-Doubles SEMO. She is three points shy of passing • Abby Brockmeyer notched her 20th Two with 10+ boards Bridgett Bonds for 14th and 14 points shy career double-double in SIU’s win over • SIU won the battle of the boards in each of passing Terica Hathaway for 13th. SEMO- she finished with 12 points and 12 of its two wins over the weekend. • Last season, Nicole Martin became rebounds. • Southern out-rebounded SEMO, 49-to- the fifth Saluki during the Stein era to • The Salukis are 13-7 all-time when 33, and a pair of Salukis snagged double- crack the Top-10 in scoring in program Brockmeyer records a double-double. digit boards. history. Martin joined Cartaesha Macklin • Abby Brockmeyer led the way with (1st; 1,779), Rishonda Napier (2nd; 1,728), Back end help 12 rebounds while Adrianna Katcher Dyana Pierre (7th; 1,425) and Kylie • In SIU’s win over SEMO on the second- corralled a career-best 10. Giebelhausen (10th; 1,298) in that club. day of its first back-to-back games of • Katcher is the first Saluki freshman to the season, Southern got production grab 10 or more boards in a game since SIU’s All-Time Scoring List throughout its lineup, most notably from Brockmeyer last did so against Evansville 11. Connie Price/Molly McDowell - 1,271 Gabby Walker and Payton McCallister. on March 3, 2018. 13. Terica Hathaway - 1,238 • Walker scored 17 points - her most as • Brockmeyer and Katcher are the first 14. Bridgett Bonds - 1,227 a Saluki - and set career-bests in free Salukis to snag 10-plus rebounds in the 15. Makenzie Silvey - 1,225 throws made (9) and attempted (12) same game since Nicole Martin and while McCallister tied her career-highs in Brockmeyer did so against UNI on Jan.