SPRINGFIELD, IL --- The Prairie Stars return home after a three-game road trip in which they finished with a 59-53 victory over McKendree University. UIS will now welcome in Saint Joseph's (7-10, 3-4) and the University of Indianapolis (11-6, 5-2) who sit fifth and third in the GLVC east, respectively.
SETTING THE SCENE
UIS enters the weekend having split their last six games, most recently falling in two of their last three, all of which were on the road. A 59-53 win over McKendree on Monday night gave UIS their eighth win of the season and second in conference play, matching their 2015-16 totals with 11 games remaining.
Saint Joseph's comes to Springfield having lost three of their last four games, most recently suffering a 83-44 defeat to UIndy at Banker's Life Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis. Their three conference wins --- UW-Parkside, Maryville, and Missouri S&T --- have a combined conference record of 6-15.
UIndy enters the weekend tied for third in the GLVC east with a 5-2 mark in conference play. The Greyhounds have won four of their last five games, two of which were on the road. Their lone loss was a two-point defeat to #13 Drury.
GLVC RANKINGS -- TEAM
Scoring margin -- 7.9 (6
th)
Defensive FG % -- 36.5 (3
rd)
3-PT FG % -- 34.6 (6
th)
Rebounds – 42.8 (2
nd)
Blocks -- 4.53 (2
nd)
GLVC RANKINGS – INDIVIDUAL
Syerra Cunningham
Rebounds – 11.9 – 1
st
Scoring – 12.7 – 17
th
Blocks – 1.40 – 4
th
FG % -- 60.7 – 3rd
Destiny Ramsey
Scoring – 11.8 – 24
th
Rebounds – 5.5 – 18
th
Steals – 1.87 – 9
th
Blocks – 1.27 – 7
th
Shelbi Patterson
Assists – 3.13 – 11
th
Steals – 1.73 – 13
th
Minutes – 31.73 – 6
th
THE STARTING FIVE
The starting five of
Tehya Fortune,
Shelbi Patterson,
Caroline Kelty,
Destiny Ramsey, and
Syerra Cunningham have started 14 of the teams 15 games.
Katelyn Rosner is the only player to start a game other than those five.
PROTECT THE LEAD
UIS is 4-0 this season when leading at the half at home. They are 7-0 when leading with two minutes remaining in the game.
STATE DOMINATION
The Prairie Stars are 4-0 against teams in the state of Illinois this season: RMU-Springfield, Blackburn, Quincy, McKendree. They still have to play Lewis and another game with McKendree to round out the in-state games this season.
RECORD BOOK SHAKE-UP
In Monday's game at McKendree,
Syerra Cunningham became the all-time leading rebounder in UIS history, collecting her 626
th career board. She surpassed Elizabeth Kelly and is now the leader in career rebounds and career defensive rebounds. She needs 13 more offensive rebounds to take over in that regard as well.
Cunningham and Patterson are 6
th and 7
th on the all-time scoring list, respectively. Cunningham has 674 points while Patterson has 672. Next on the list is Carrie Savile with 696 points.
SAINT JOSEPH NOTES
Saint Joseph's is led on offense by Kalea Parks, who averages 14.7 points per game, ranking 10
th in the GLVC. Parks also grabs 6.2 rebounds per game and shoots 43.5 percent from the field. The Puma's rank 13
th in the league in scoring at 60.7 points per game and is one of six teams with a negative scoring margin at -1.7.
The Puma's rank third in the league in three-point percentage, firing at a 37.3 percent mark from deep, led by Lauren Ruth who hits at a 41.9 percent clip --- 41-of-97 on the season.
UINDY NOTES
The Greyhounds are led by junior Sydney Brackemyre, who averages 16.8 points per game, ranking 4
th in the GLVC. She also grabs 6.4 rebounds per game which ranks 12
th.
As a team, UIndy ranks 8
th in team scoring and sits just behind UIS in scoring margin at 6.7 points per game. They are stout on defense, holding opponents to just 59.1 points per game, one of five teams holding opponents under 60 points.
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