NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State women's basketball team (3-7) hosts Saint Louis (4-7) for its 2021-22 non-conference finale on Monday afternoon at Redbird Arena. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. and the game will be streamed on ESPN3.
GAME INFORMATION
Illinois State (3-7) vs. Saint Louis (4-7)
When: Monday, Dec. 20
Tip-off: 1 p.m. CT
Location: Normal, Ill.
Facility: Redbird Arena
Watch: ESPN3
Listen: WJBC 1230 AM/102.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
The duo of Juliunn Redmond and DeAnna Wilson each finished with a team-best 16 points as ISU fell to Wisconsin, 70-60, in its final road game of 2021 on Thursday evening in Madison, Wis.
Wilson just missed her third double-double of the season, grabbing a game-high nine rebounds. The junior has now led ISU on the boards in eight of 10 contest this year.
Wisconsin shot 53.8% from the field and 50% from three-point range to Illinois State's 41% from the floor and 23.9% from deep.
2021 WNIT OPPONENT
The Redbirds face their third opponent of the year who also participated in the 2021 WNIT in Saint Louis on Monday afternoon. The Billikens went 2-1 in the tournament, falling to UNI in the quarterfinals.
SCOUTING THE BILLIKENS
Senior forward Brooke Flowers led five Billikens in double figures with 15 points in a 75-47 win on Saturday at UIC. Flowers is averaging a double-double on the year with 11.7 points and a team-best 12.0 rebounds.
Fellow senior and 2021 All-Conference First Team selection Ciaja Harbison leads Saint Louis in scoring on the season, averaging 15.6 points per contest.
The Billikens finished 14-5 a year ago, reaching the quarterfinals of the WNIT. The postseason run was the deepest for the program in school history. Saint Louis was picked to finish fourth in the A-10 Preseason Poll, with both Flowers and Harbison being selected to preseason teams.
Head coach Lisa Stone is in her 10th season at Saint Louis with a 159-127 record. Stone is in her 36th season as a head coach, with previous stops at Wisconsin, Drake, Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Cornell (Iowa).
SERIES HISTORY
The series with the Billikens is tied at 1-1, with Saint Louis winning in their last meeting back in December 2019 at Chaifetz Arena.
LAST MEETING
The Redbirds fell 61-56 at Saint Louis on Dec. 8, 2019 in a back-and-forth affair that featured five lead changes and four ties.
Juliunn Redmond led all scoring with 23 points, going 9-of-14 from the field. Lexi Wallen added nine points and four rebounds with Lexy Koudelka and Paige Saylor each adding seven points of their own. Koudelka also had a team-high six rebounds.
The Billikens were paced by the duo of Myia Clark and Ciaja Harbison, who scored 22 and 20 points, respectively.
CONCESSION SPECIAL
Monday afternoon's concession deal features chicken strips, chips and a drink for $7.
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