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Women’s Basketball Sweeps SIU with 83-54 Win Friday Night

DES MOINES, Iowa - The Drake University women's basketball team got a career-high 21 points from sharp-shooting sophomore and defeated Southern Illinois 83-54 at the Knapp Center on Friday night for its fifth-straight victory.

added 14 points in the balanced Drake offense, scored 13 and 11 as the Bulldogs completed their fourth two-game sweep in Missouri Valley Conference play. The five-game winning streak is the longest of the season for Drake, now 12-8 overall and 10-3 in the league.

In topping her previous best of 17 points at Loyola last weekend, Gueldner matched her career high for 3-pointers by going 5-for-9 from behind the arc and shot 8-for-12 overall.