While Missouri State, Drake and Bradley have secured the top three spots in the Missouri Valley Conference women’s basketball standings, Illinois State coach Kristen Gillespie has her eye on the ceiling for her Redbirds.
“We want the fourth spot,” Gillespie said. “That’s what we’re playing for this weekend.”
ISU is alone in fourth place at 9-7 but is being pursued by Northern Iowa (9-8), Valparaiso (8-8) and Southern Illinois (7-9) entering games at Evansville on Thursday at 6 p.m. and at Indiana State on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Evansville is 3-24 and 0-16 in the MVC.