SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — JuJu Redmond scored 19 points and DeAnna Wilson contributed 16 points and 10 rebounds Saturday at JQH Arena to propel the Illinois State women's basketball team to a 52-51 Missouri Valley Conference win over Missouri State.
The Redbirds (10-8 overall) remain in first place in the MVC at 6-1. Missouri State dropped to 13-4 and 4-2 in league play.
“How about the heart of this team to bounce back after how we played on Thursday (a loss at Southern Illinois) in front of a really, really spirited crowd," ISU coach Kristen Gillespie said. "We had talked going into this how it needed to be a team effort on both ends of the court and holy cow did we defend.