Wichita State’s women ran into some long-range shartshooters Friday night in a 77-54 loss to Southern Illinois in Carbondale, Ill.
The Salukis hit 13 of 24 three-pointers, with Kylie Giebelhausen hitting 7 of 10 and Rishonda Napier hitting 5 of 8.
Taquandra Mike led WSU in scoring with 14 points and Rangie Bessard added 12 and 10 rebounds.
WSU could muster just two free throws in seven attempts in dropping its fourth straight Valley game.
Wichita State | 18 | 9 | 16 | 11 | — | 54 |
Southern Illinois | 19 | 16 | 23 | 19 | — | 77 |
WICHITA STATE (6-9, 0-4): Mike 7-15 0-0 14, Bessard 5-9 2-5 12, Lozada-Cabbage 3-3 0-0 7, Thompson 1-2 0-0 2, Stovall 0-1 0-0 0, Lee 3-11 0-2 8, Tompkins 2-4 0-0 4, Martin 2-3 0-0 4, Preston 1-3 0-0 3, Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Lockart 0-0 0-0 0, Lehne 0-0 0-0 0.