CARBONDALE — A fourth-quarter comeback from a double-digit deficit came up short Sunday as the Illinois State women's basketball team dropped a 76-71 Missouri Valley Conference decision to Southern Illinois at SIU Arena.
The loss drops the Redbirds to 5-15 overall and 3-6 in conference play while SIU improves to 13-8 and 6-3.
Freshman Shakeela Fowler led four Redbirds in double figures with 15 points while Sue Crump added 13 points and Colleen Smith and Viria Livingston chipped in 12 each. Crump led the team with eight rebounds while Smith pulled down seven boards. Smith and Katrina Beck each had four assists.