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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Senior Macy Silvey reached a major milestone Thursday night, scoring her 1,000th career point as SIUE earned a 76-60 win over Tennessee Tech.
 
Silvey becomes the 29th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point mark.
 
With their third straight conference victory, the Cougar improved to 13-14 overall and 6-11 in Ohio Valley Conference play. The Golden Eagles fell to 14-12 overall and 7-10 in OVC play.
 
SIUE set the tone early, knocking down five of its first seven shots, this pushed them to a 13-3 run lasting over two minutes. The Cougars scored 27 first-quarter points ­­­– their highest-scoring quarter this season against a Division I opponent.
 
Silvey opened the third quarter with a three-pointer before reaching her milestone on a layup with 6:52 remaining in the period.
 
Adebukola Akomolafe helped maintain the momentum late in the third, finished a layup to stretch the lead to 62-45. After Tennessee Tech's Reagan Hurts converted a pair of free throws, Lauren Miller beat the buzzer with a jumper to give SIUE a 64-47 advantage heading into the fourth.
 
The Cougars extended their lead to as many as 22 points in the final quarter following layups from Syanne Mohamed and Miller.
 
Freshman Kiyoko Proctor led SIUE with 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting, adding three rebounds, three assists and a steal. Miller followed with 19 points, going a perfect 5-for-5 from the line. Silvey finished with 12 points, while Mohamed controlled the glass with 14 rebounds.
 
SIUE shot 52 percent (29-56) from the field, 44 percent (7-16) from three-point range and 85 percent (11-13) from the line. Tennessee Tech shot 41 percent (22-54) from the field, 21 percent (3-14) from beyond the arc and 59 percent (13-22) at the free throw line.
 
Up next, SIUE takes on Tennessee State Feb. 21 in Nashville. Tip off is set for 4 p.m.