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Wikipedia - Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball
The Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis compete in the Missouri Valley Conference.
History
Southern Illinois began play in 1959. The Salukis have won five regular season titles (1986, 1987, 1990, 2007, 2022) and two conference tournament titles (1987, 1990). They did not lose a conference game in two consecutive seasons from 1985 to 1987. they have made the NCAA Tournament in 1986, 1987, 1990, and 1992, making the Sweet Sixteen in 1987 (they gained a bye into the Second Round and beat LSU 70–56) before losing to Louisiana Tech 66–53. They made the Second Round in 1992 after beating Colorado 84–80, but they were beaten by Ole Miss 72–56. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, they have an all-time record of 663–641. They have made the WNIT five times, thrice in the first edition of the tournament (1969, 1970, 1983), and twice in its second version (2007, 2022). They have also made the Women's Basketball Invitational once, in 2016.
Southern Illinois Kvinner er det kvinnelige basketballlaget til Southern Illinois University i Carbondale, Illinois. De konkurrerer i Missouri Valley Conference i NCAA Division I. Laget ledes av hovedtrener Kelly Bond-White.
Southern Illinois Kvinner har en imponerende historie med 20 konferansemesterskap og 17 NCAA-turneringsdeltagelser. De har vunnet den ordinære sesongen i Missouri Valley Conference 14 ganger og konferanseturneringen fem ganger. Laget har også nådd NIT åtte ganger.
Noen av de mest bemerkelsesverdige spillerne i lagets historie inkluderer Dana DeJarld, som er rangert som nummer 12 på SIUs all-time scoringsliste, og Nicole Martin, som ledet laget til sitt første NCAA-turneringsfinale i 2007.
Southern Illinois Kvinner spiller sine hjemmekamper i Banterra Center i Carbondale, Illinois. Arenaen har en kapasitet på 8 339 og er kjent for sin høye energi og entusiastiske fans.
Laget er for tiden et av de beste i Missouri Valley Conference og forventes å konkurrere om konferansemesterskapet i sesongen 2022-23.