The team plays Illinois (5-1) on Tuesday in Champaign and Morehead State (4-5) on Saturday at SIU Arena.
Illinois has three players averaging double-digit scoring per game and are led by sophomore center Chatrice White, who averages 17.3 points and 8.7 rebounds a game.
White may cause a match up problem for SIU if senior center Dyana Pierre gets in foul trouble early.
U of I freshman guardCierra Rice averages 13.8 points and senior guard Kyley Simmons, who was a member of the 2012 Big 12 All-Freshman Team at Mizzou, averages 13.3 points a game. Simmons is also third in the Big Ten shooting .