CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Indiana State women's basketball squad posted its second-straight lopsided win in Missouri Valley Conference action as it defeated Southern Illinois, 63-44, on Sunday afternoon. The Sycamores are now riding a five-game win streak to open up conference action and move to 10-6 overall and 5-0 in the MVC. 

The five wins to open up conference play mark the longest streak in head coach Teri Moren's Indiana State career and longest since the 2008-09 season.

Senior guard Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir and junior forward Racheal Mahan each posted a team-high 15 points to lead things on the offensive end. Leading scorer Anna Munn led on the defensive end as she picked up a game-high nine rebounds.

Indiana State forced a season-high 27 turnovers on the day while picking up 14 steals. Five different Sycamores picked up two steals each as Indiana State posted its largest win over an MVC school this season.

Along with her nine rebounds, Munn added seven points and a game-high four assists while junior guard Stephanie Wittman added six points. Junior forward Chelsea Small had five points and sophomore forward Marina Laramie added four points and four rebounds.

Mahan also picked up eight rebounds while Wittman added four as ISU and SIU tied in rebounding, 41-41. Indiana State did earn the edge on the offensive glass, 13-7.

A struggling Southern Illinois squad (3-14, 1-5 MVC) didn't make it easy for the Indiana State as it came out quick taking an 8-2 in the first three minutes, forcing an Indiana State timeout.

ISU led by just seven, 31-23, at the break but didn't hold its first lead until 13:39 into the first half on a pair of free throw by Munn.

SIU didn't go down quietly, however, as it came within seven at the 8:06 mark on a good jumper by Sidney Goins. The Sycamores extended their lead back to nine right before the media timeout on a Mahan jumper. That sparked a 7-0 run that put ISU back up 57-42 with 4:32 to play as ISU would cruise to the 19 point win.

Indiana State shot just 38.6 percent from the floor on the afternoon (23-for-60) and posted one of its lowest percentages from the free throw line on the season, going 48.1 percent on just 13-for-27 shooting.

The Sycamores return home to host Missouri State and Wichita State on Saturday and Monday, respectively. Saturday's game versus the Bears will be seen live on ESPN3.

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