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Watch now: Redmond, Illinois State women vanquish Southern Illinois Edwardsville

EDWARDSVILLE — Senior JuJu Redmond scored a career-high 30 points to spark the Illinois State women's basketball team to an 80-71 victory over Southern Illinois Edwardsville on Saturday at the Vadalabene Center.

The Redbirds led 18-11 after one quarter and 32-26 at the half while improving to 3-6.

"We executed our sets and we did what we needed to do. It's no secret this team has needed this success," ISU coach Kristen Gillespie said. "I was so pleased with some things that our team did against Dayton (in defeat), and this was great carryover. We're continuing to build momentum.