SIU Edwardsville 59, at Eastern Illinois 52

CHARLESTON, Ill. (Interstat) — In a game defined more by grit than grace, the SIU Edwardsville Cougars outlasted the Eastern Illinois Panthers 59-52 in a double-overtime women’s basketball marathon Thursday afternoon at Lantz Arena. The contest, a defensive struggle from the opening tip, saw both teams combine to shoot just 29% from the field. SIU Edwardsville improved to 8-3 overall and 1-0 in Ohio Valley Conference play, while Eastern Illinois fell to 1-11 and 0-1. The most critical sequence of the game unfolded in the final minute of the first overtime. With the score tied at 48 and under 40… Read more...