CARBONDALE, Ill. - Rounding-out the road portion of its regular season schedule, the University of Evansville women's basketball team challenges Southern Illinois at 2 PM on Saturday afternoon in Carbondale, Ill.
 

Evansville at Southern Illinois | Sat., Feb. 26 | 2 PM
Site | Location	Banterra Center | Carbondale, Ill.
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Previewing the Matchup: at Southern Illinois

• Evansville and Southern Illinois are meeting for the 66th time in series history with the Salukis owning a 37-28 advantage in the all-time series.
• SIU captured the last meeting between the two sides in a close one inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse, 75-62, on Jan. 29.
• The Salukis enter the matchup with an 18-7 overall record and a 13-2 mark in MVC play, currently sitting atop the conference standings, clear of Missouri State by one game.
• Evansville looks to secure its best seeding in Hoops in the Heartland since the 2016-17 season. The Aces are currently the No. 9 seed with a pair of wins in MVC play, while Bradley is 10th with one win in the conference.
• Since the Aces and SIU met on January 29, only three results for the Salukis have been closer than the Aces were to SIU.
• Saturday marks Evansville's final road game of the regular season as the Aces close the season with a home series against Drake and UNI next weekend.

Griffin's Hot Streak

• Over the last three games, senior A'Niah Griffin has gotten it going offensively.
• Averaging 7.5 points per game on the season, Griffin is averaging 14 points over the last three contests, including a career-high 21 points against Valpo last weekend.

 

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