Women's Basketball vs. Illinois State
Date	Thursday, Jan. 7 | 6 p.m. ET // Friday, Jan. 8 | 6 p.m. ET
Location // Venue	Terre Haute, Ind. // Hulman Center
Preview Info	Indiana State Notes // Illinois State Notes // MVC Notes
Live Stats	Live Stat Feed
Watch	ESPN3 (THUR) // ESPN3 (FRI)
Listen	97.9 WIBQ
Social Media	@IndStWBB // @IndStAthletics
Attendance Information	No fans permitted.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State women's basketball will begin the home portion of their Missouri Valley Conference schedule on Thursday and Friday when they welcome Illinois State to the Hulman Center.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Sycamores are coming off of an opening-(Valley) weekend split against Loyola Chicago. Friday saw a dominant performance by the Trees, downing the Ramblers 63-48. On Saturday, Loyola got the best of the Sycamores, earning a 59-52 win. Adrian Folks led the way for ISU on both days, ending Friday with 14 points and five rebounds while adding 11 points and six boards on Saturday.
 
A WIN WOULD…
A win over Illinois State would snap a three-game losing skid to the Redbirds dating back to February 10, 2019 and give ISU their first Valley home-opening win for the first time since the 2018-19 season when they defeated Illinois State at home. A pair of wins during the week would give ISU their first sweep over the Redbirds since the 2017 campaign.
 
ENDING THE DROUGHT
With a 63-48 victory over Loyola Chicago on Friday afternoon, Sycamore women's basketball earned their first Missouri Valley Conference-opening win since the 2015-16 season when they defeated Wichita State, 59-33. It was their conference-opening victory on the road since defeating Evansville, 75-67 on Jan. 27, 2011.
 
MILESTONES ACHIEVED
Indiana State head coach Vicki Hall earned her 20th victory at the helm of the Sycamore women's basketball program on Friday evening when ISU defeated Loyola, 63-48. Not only did Hall earn her 20th victory, she picked-up her first win over the Ramblers and her first Valley-opening win.
 
TAKING CARE OF THE GLASS
Indiana State has been a force on the boards during the season, averaging 40.4 each game, third in the Valley. The Sycamores also find themselves at third in the conference in offensive rebounds per game, pulling down 13.1 partially thanks to Jamyra McChristine's Valley-leading (24th nationally) 4.0 offensive boards per game. ISU is also third in the MVC and 76th in the nation in rebounding margin, coming in at +5.6.