EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. - Alisa Carrillo recored a double-double in her first career start as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville powered past UW-Parkside 62-56 on Saturday afternoon in Great Lakes Valley Conference action at the Vadalabene Center.
         Carrillo netted 12 points while grabbing 10 boards as the Cougars win their second straight GLVC contest to improve to 3-4 in the conference and 8-8 overall. UW-Parkside falls to 11-7 overall, and 5-3 in GLVC play. Carillo started in place of Julianne McMillen, who was away from the team on Saturday on family business.
         The Cougars had a 34-26 halftime lead as both teams shot 40 percent in the first half. The Rangers cut SIUE's lead to 51-47 with 7:00 to go, but the Cougars withstood the pressure down the stretch to pick up the win.
         Freshman Whitney Sykes continued her hot shooting making 3 of 4 shots from three-point land and 8 of 10 from the free throw line for 17 points. Sykes has made a three-pointer in 14 of the 16 contests this season. She is shooting 56.5 percent (13-23) from three-point range in the last three games.
         Jamie Kennedy came off the bench to chip in eight points, and Amber Wisdom had seven points, six rebounds, and five assists.
         The Cougars shot 21 of 29 (72 percent) from the free throw line , while the Rangers were 8 of 12 from the charity stripe. SIUE shot 45 percent (23-59) for the game, and each team committed 18 turnovers.
         Sammy Kromm had 16 points and seven rebounds, Linda Glick chipped in 13 points, and Carrie Weir added 12 for UW-Parkside.
         The Cougars will have the week off before they resume GLVC play next Saturday as Quincy comes to the Vadalabene Center for the final game of a three-game homestand. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
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