COLUMBIA, Mo. – SIUE women's basketball battles through close match against Missouri. The Cougars held an early lead through halftime but were unable to keep it going, falling in the fourth quarter 65-56.
 
SIUE drops to 5-3 on the season, while Missouri extends its win streaks and improves to 9-2 overall.
 
The Tigers took an early lead, but Kiyoko Proctor hit an early three giving the Cougars the advantage (10-8) with 6:18 to play in the first quarter.
 
Macy Silvey had a hot hand shooting 4-5 at the end of the first quarter, giving SIUE a nine-point advantage going into halftime (33-24).
 
Missouri tied the game (41-41) after a jumper from Grace Slaughter with 24 seconds to play in the third quarter. Slaughter also had a free throw for the advantage, but a free throw from Proctor tied the game (42-42) with 23 seconds left in the third.
 
The Cougars battled through the fourth quarter but were unable to regain the lead.
 
Silvey finished the game leading SIUE with 17 points going 5-10 from beyond the arc and 6-12 from the field. She also grabbed five rebounds.
 
Following her were Kiyoko Proctor who posted 14 points and Lauren Miller who had 13 points, six rebounds and three assists. Syanne Mohamed led the team with nine rebounds and contributed three assists.
 
As a team the Cougars connected on 34 percent (18-53) of their shots from the field, 37.5 percent (9-24) of their shots from three-point range and banked 73 percent (11-15) of their shots from the line.
 
Up next, SIUE head to Indiana to take on Valparaiso Dec. 12. Tip off is set for 6 pm.