Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Illinois State University Athletics

Trista Fayta
Keelen Barlow, ISU Athletics
47
Illinois St. ILS 19-11,13-6 MVC
72
Winner Missouri St. MOST 23-7,15-4 MVC
Illinois St. ILS
19-11,13-6 MVC
47
Final
72
Missouri St. MOST
23-7,15-4 MVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Illinois St. ILS 18 12 7 10 47
Missouri St. MOST 21 17 18 16 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Keelen Barlow

Birds Fall to Bears in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Illinois State women's basketball (19-11, 13-6 MVC) fell Thursday night 72-47 to Missouri State (23-7, 15-4 MVC) inside Great Southern Bank Arena.  

HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Illinois State battled shooting woes, finishing 33.3% from the floor and 21.1% from deep. The Redbirds 47 points marked a season low. Shannon Dowell led Illinois State with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Elyce Knudsen was the only other Redbird in double figures, finishing with 13 points.  

  • Illinois State traded blows with Missouri State in the first quarter, trailing 21-18 after Knudsen knocked down a bucket to bring the Redbirds within one possession. She scored eight points in the opening frame, including the final five points of the quarter for Illinois State.  

  • Dowell scored to open the second and brought Illinois State within 21-20 in the early moments of the quarter. She went on to score six of Illinois State's first eight points in the second quarter, but Illinois State trailed 28-26 at the 6:05 mark. The Lady Bears scored 10 unanswered points heading into the halftime break to grab an eight-point cushion.  

  • The Redbirds trailed 38-30 heading into the locker room, before a 14-2 third-quarter run from the Bears was too much to overcome Thursday night. Missouri State outscored Illinois State 18-7 in the third quarter and 34-17 in the second half overall. 

GAME NOTES 

  • Freshman Doneelah Washington tallied her 30th block of the season, putting her alone for second in program history by a freshman. She becomes just the second freshman in program history to tally 30+ blocks, joining all-time Redbird rookie leader Leslie Ferrell (48, 1986-78).  

  • Knudsen finished in double figures for the seventh straight game. She is averaging 14.3 points per game over that stretch on 48.1% shooting from the floor and 52.6% from deep.  

GoRedbirds.com and the Illinois State Redbirds App: Your sources for Illinois State tickets, Weisbecker Athletic Fund gifts, multimedia, Redbird merchandise, photos and more. 

Print Friendly Version