EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE women's basketball fell to Lindenwood 84-65. The Cougars are now 8-7 overall and 1-4 Ohio Valley Conference play, the Lions improve to 11-5 overall and 3-2 in OVC play.
Macy Silvey opened the scoring for the Cougars with a three-pointer in the first two minutes of the game. SIUE built a six-point lead in the first quarter when
Kiyoko Proctor converted a layup to make the score 15-9.
Lindenwood responded by tying the game early in the second quarter and carried their momentum into halftime, taking a seven-point lead at the break.
Silvey led the team with 12 points, going 4-5 from beyond the arc,
Adriana Blazquez followed with a career-high 11 points.
Lauren Miller scored 10 points for the Cougars and two assists while
Kendal George had nine points off of three three-pointers in a row to end the game.
As a team SIUE connected on 42 percent (22-52) of their shots from the field, 52.9 percent (9-17) form beyond the arc and 63.2 percent (12-19) from the free throw line. They also had 30 points off the bench, and 14 points off turnovers.
Up next, The Cougars wrap up their homestand with Little Rock on Thursday at 5 pm.
