Women's Basketball Prepares for Round Two with Eastern Illinois

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - SIUE is coming off a 94-82 loss against Western Illinois. The Cougars welcome Eastern Illinois to First Community Arena Tuesday. Tip off is set for 5:00 pm.

Macy Silvey put up 16 points against WIU going 4-8 from 3-point range. This marked her 10th game this season scoring in double digits.
The Cougars are ready to face Eastern Illinois for the second time this season. They lost to them earlier this season (69-56) Jan.7 in Charleston.
SIUE has seen two OVC wins so far this season against Tennessee State Jan. 16 (76-70 OT) and Morehead State Jan. 25 (76-58).
Ava Stoller had a season high 17 points against MSU, going 5-5 from the free throw line. She also contributed four assists.
Silvey now leads the team in scoring averaging 9.8 per game.
Silvey had 21 points two games in a row at TSU and UTM.
Silvey leads the team in 3-point FG attempts at 5.9 per game.
She also ranks third in the OVC for 3-pointers made at 2.29 per game, good for 81st in the nation.
Her 3-point percentage ranks first in the OVC and 75th in the NCAA at 38.9.
Silvey currently ranks seventh in program history for 3-point FG made, and eighth for 3-point FG attempts.
Sofie Lowis holds the program record for most 3-pointers attempted in a season (209) during the 2022-23 season.
She also ranks sixth in 3-point FG made (151) and fourth in 3-point FG attempted (512) in her career.
Jaiden Bryan ranks 11th in the OVC for offensive rebounds at 1.78.
Bryant has had seven games this season as the rebounding leader, the most of any Cougar.
The win against TSU marked the first road win for the Cougars since the 2022-23 season.
Ava Gugliuzza ranks 12th in the OVC for 3-point FG made at 1.37.
Brianna Wooldridge ranks seventh in the OVC for offensive rebounds at 2.0 per game, tied with Reghan Grimes from Tennessee Tech.
The Cougars still lead the OVC in bench points per game at 26.0. This is also good for 27th in the NCAA.
They also rank first in the OVC three-point attempts at 23.5. Good for 60th in the NCAA
The Cougars take fourth in the OVC in rebounds per game (37.35), and second defensive rebounds (26.2).

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Players Mentioned

#5 Ava Gugliuzza: G; 5' 5"; Sophomore

#24 Sofie Lowis: G; 5' 8"; Senior

#4 Macy Silvey: G; 5' 10"; Junior

#1 Ava Stoller: G; 5' 6"; Sophomore

#25 Brianna Wooldridge: F; 6' 1"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#5 Ava Gugliuzza
: 5' 5"; Sophomore
: G

#24 Sofie Lowis
: 5' 8"; Senior
: G

#4 Macy Silvey
: 5' 10"; Junior
: G

#1 Ava Stoller
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: G

#25 Brianna Wooldridge
: 6' 1"; Junior
: F