Drake Bulldogs at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Women's Basketball
71 - 64
No. 23 Drake women hold off Southern Illinois 71-64
Maddy Dean had six of her 19 points in the final 2 1/2 minutes, including a deep 3-pointer from the wing that made it 66-59 with 47 seconds left. Dean finished 4 of 7 from 3-point range and Sammie Bachrodt added 14 points with two 3-pointers.
The Bulldogs (22-5, 14-1 Missouri Valley Conference) had their largest lead of the game late in the second quarter at 32-16. The Salukis (13-13, 6-9) outscored Drake 23-14 in the third quarter and got as close as 48-46 early in the fourth.
Southern Illinois never pushed in front, but four more times cut the deficit back to two, the last at 61-59 with 1:57 left.
Makenzie Silvey scored 15 points, Abby Brockmeyer had 12 points and eight rebounds, Kristen Nelson scored 10 and Nicole Martin had eight points and 11 rebounds for Southern Illinois.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of 4th Quarter | 71 - 64 |
| 4th 0:03 |  |
Becca Hittner Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 64 |
| 4th 0:03 |  |
Brittney Patrick missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 64 |
| 4th 0:07 | |
Maddie Monahan made Free Throw. | 71 - 64 |
| 4th 0:07 | |
Maddie Monahan made Free Throw. | 70 - 64 |
Statistics
 DRKE |
SIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-57 | FG | 23-56 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 13-18 | FT | 12-17 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fouls | 20 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 415 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State | 19-1 | - | 31-4 |
| Belmont | 16-4 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Illinois State | 13-7 | 6 | 24-14 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Northern Iowa | 13-7 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Drake | 10-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| UIC | 9-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Southern Illinois | 7-13 | 12 | 10-20 |
| Indiana State | 5-15 | 14 | 10-22 |
| Evansville | 5-15 | 14 | 10-25 |
| Valparaiso | 0-20 | 19 | 0-32 |