Box Score
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Bradley women's basketball team gets the win in a tight game against Southern Illinois, 58-56.
The game went back and forth. The first quarter ended with Bradley leading, 13-9. The second quarter ended with the Salukis on top, 23-22. The lead switched back exiting the third quarter, 38-37 Braves. The fourth quarter and game ended with the Braves taking the final lead. Southern Illinois had the largest lead at six points. The Salukis led for 16:48 minutes, 42% of the game, with the Braves on top for 12:05 minutes, 30.2% of the game. This was a defensive game without question, as the Braves held Southern Illinois to 37.3% from the field, with only 21.4 from three, shooting 9-12 from the free throw line. Entering the fourth quarter, Bradley held Southern Illinois to only 1-12 from the three-point arc. Junior
Nika Dorsey not only was tied for Bradley's leader in points, scoring 11, but was the assist leader, dishing out seven. This was Dorsey's career high in assists.
BRADLEY
| Points |
Rebounds |
Assists |
| Rouse and Dorsey - 11 |
Fitch - 7 |
Dorsey - 7 |
| Strozier - 9 |
Strozier - 5 |
Poock and Abo Hashesh - 2 |
| Poock and Abo Hashesh - 8 |
Barkema and McDougall - 4 |
Fitch - 1 |
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
| Points |
Rebounds |
Assists |
| Randle - 25 |
Hughes - 10 |
Love - 4 |
| Love - 13 |
Randle - 9 |
Mason and Allmond - 3 |
| Hughes - 9 |
Mason - 5 |
Brown, Hughes and Randle - 2 |
COMING UP...
The Braves will go back on the road, heading north to visit the windy city. Bradley will face UIC on Friday, Jan. 19 at Credit 1 Union Arena in Chicago, IL. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT.
Gallery: (1-14-2024) WBB v SIU 01/13/2024
