Hurricanes Face SIU-Edwardsville in Non-Conference Tilt
Feb. 3, 2009
CORAL GABLES – The University of Miami women’s basketball team will travel to Illinois to take on the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars at the Vadalabene Center, Wednesday at 8 p.m. EST.
Miami (11-10, 1-6) vs. SIU-Edwardsville (5-18)Thursday, Feb. 4, 2009 / Vadalabene Center / Edwardsville, Ill. / 8 p.m. ESTTV: None Radio: WVUM 90.5 FM Web/Live Stats: TBA Internet Video: None Internet Audio: www.wvum.org – Tape Delay
Miami has lost two straight Atlantic Coast Conference games and will look to get back on track against a non-conference opponent in the form of SIU-Edwardsville.In their last game the Hurricanes didn’t open the game with their usual exuberance and it hurt them them, as they headed into the locker room with a17-point deficit. The intensity picked up in the second-period, but the deficit was too great to fully overcome.Freshman Shenise Johnson led the way with a career-high 22 points for the Hurricanes and fellow freshman Riquna Williams scored 15 as she continues to lead the team in scoring in ACC games. Latoya Drake and Diane Barnes each scored six points and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds in the defeat
A Look at SIU EdwardsvilleSIU-Edwardsville enters Sunday afternoon’s game with an 5-18 record, with wins over Illinois-Springfield (89-47), Robert Morris (63-38), Eastern Kentucky (54-44), Wisconsin-Parkside (52-51) and Houston Baptist (78-64).The Cougars are led by Jenny West who is averaging 12.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Ashley Bey and Jessie Stapleton score 9.6 and 8.7 points per game respectively.SIU-Edwardsville is averaging 59.8 points and 36.4 rebounds per game as a team. It is shooting 34.6 percent (495-1429) from the floor, 26.6 percent (102-384) from beyond the arc and 65.4 (283-433) from the free throw line. The Cougars also register 12.8 steals and 2.0 blocked shots per outing, while holding their opponents to 67.6 points per game and a shooting percentage of 41.9 (569-1358).
The SeriesThis will be the first ever meeting between these two programs.
