Illinois State's Simone Goods looks to the basket against Cleveland State in a game last season at Redbird Arena. ISU and Cleveland State meet again on Monday, this time in Cleveland.
PANTAGRAPH FILE PHOTOImplementing six new players, Illinois State women’s basketball coach Kristen Gillespie suspected there might be days like Saturday’s 50-41 loss to Eastern Michigan.
“Our newcomers went 5 of 30 (shooting),” Gillespie said. “That’s going to happen. We know that. But can we defend well enough?”
ISU (1-2) tries again Monday in a 6 p.m. (CST) nonconference game against Cleveland State at Wolstein Center in Cleveland.