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         Southern Illinois University Edwardsville picked up its school-record 13th straight win defeating UW-Parkside 67-52 on Saturday afternoon in Great Lakes Valley Conference action at the Vadalabene Center.
         Freshman point guard J.B. Jones netted 17 points shooting 7 of 12 from the field with five assists for the Cougars, ranked 16th in the nation in the latest NABC/Division II poll. SIUE remains undefeated in GLVC play at 7-0 with a 14-2 overall record.
         SIUE and UW-Parkside were tied 20-20 with 3:02 to go in the first half and the Cougars went on a 9-0 run to end the first stanza.
         The Rangers cut the Cougars' lead to 40-34 with 13:27 left in the second half before SIUE went on a 17-6 over next 5:09 run capped by a Anthony Jones three-pointer.
         Senior Tim Bauersachs was one point away from a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds. Dan Heimos chipped in 11 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and had four blocks.
         The Cougars held the Rangers to 33 percent (20-60) shooting as SIUE shot 44.6 percent (25-56) in the contest.
         SIUE is now 12-1 when holding opponents under 70 points and 7-0 when opponents shoot less than 40 percent from the field.
         Brad Ferstenou led the Rangers with 18 points, nine rebounds and four blocks. UW-Parkside recorded 10 blocked shots against the Cougars.
         SIUE ends its three-game homestand as Quincy visits the Vadalabene Center next Saturday afternoon at 3.
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