NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State women's basketball team will travel to Cleveland, Ohio to face the Vikings of Cleveland State on Monday, Nov. 19.
GAME INFORMATION
Illinois State Redbirds (1-2) at Cleveland State (2-2)
When: Monday, Nov. 19
Tip-Off: 8:00 p.m. CT
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THE SERIES
 • Cleveland State leads the series 2-0 dating back to as early as 2009.
• The teams most recently met on Dec. 17, 2017 in Redbird Arena where the Vikings captured a 56-47 win.
• This is the first time Coach Kristen Gillespie and Coach Chris Kieslmeier will face each other.
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REDBIRD BITS
• The Redbirds enter the game with a 1-2 record after falling to Eastern Michigan on Saturday, 50-41.
• Simone Goods began her senior campaign on a high note as she led all scorers in ISU's first two games with 25 and 19 points, respectively. The senior forward also captured her fifth career double-double, grabbing 12 rebounds in the Redbirds' loss to SIUE.
• Mary Crompton debuted in a big way, adding two double-digit games to her resume. The freshman guard contributed the team's second-most points on Sunday with 10 and Wednesday with 15.
• Wednesday's win featured a strong trio in Goods, Crompton and TeTe Maggett. Maggett was the third Bird to score in double figures with 10 points.
• The Redbirds moved up two spots in the preseason poll this year and were picked to finish fifth in the MVC.
• Head Coach Gillespie guided the Redbirds to their strongest finish in five years, during her first year at the helm. The Redbirds ended the 2017-18 season with a 14-16 overall record and finished sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference.
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SCOUTING THE VIKINGS
• The Vikings are 2-2 overall and 2-0 at home with losses coming on the road to Eastern Michigan (69-63) and Ball State (67-62).
• The Vikings return six letterwinners from the 2017-18 squad, including All-League honoree, Jade Ely.
• Ely leads the team, averaging 14.3 points per game after shooting a perfect 8-for-8 from the field in Thursday's win over Lake Erie.
• Freshman forward Savanna Crockett is averaging a double-double in four contests, with 10.8 points and 10.0 rebounds.
NEXT UP
The Redbirds will round out the three-game road slate at Butler on Sunday, Nov. 25.
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