EASTERN ILLINOIS (1-5) vs Bradley (4-3)
Tuesday, Dec. 5  |  6 pm
Charleston, Ill.  |  Lantz Arena

RADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 FM
TV: OVC Digital Network
LIVE STATS: www.eiupanthers.com
SERIES RECORD: Bradley leads 18-15
LAST MEETING: @Bradley 67, EIU 71 - Dec. 4, 2013

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GAME 7
The Panthers return home after a three game road trip to play Bradley at 6 p.m. on Tuesday night. EIU fell 0-3 on the road to Saint Joseph's, Delaware, and Cleveland State. Bradley enters Tuesday's game with a record of 4-3 after splitting last week's match-ups finishing 1-1. They suffered a loss to Northern Illinois and defeated UIC. They also split their games at the SEMO Classic over Thanksgiving weekend with a win vs. Nicholls State and a loss to SEMO.
 
SCOUTING BRADLEY
Bradley is 4-3 going into Tuesday night's game having split their games last week finishing 1-1. The Braves fell to Northern Illinois 76-52 on Nov. 29. Emily Marsh was BU's leading scorer with 16 points off the bench. Starter Chelsea Brackmann posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Eleven players connected from the field in Bradley's 58-48 win over UIC. Brackmann collected a game-high 15 rebounds while Shunseere Kent had a team-high nine points. Vanessa Markert leads the Braves with 8.7 points per game. Brackmann averages 8.3 rebounds pergame. Markert and Brackmann each have 10 blocks on the season.
 
HOT SHOOTING
The Panthers recorded a season high 46.7 percent from the field at Cleveland State. Grace Lennox shot 10-of-21 from the field while Jennifer Nehls was 6-of-13. Jalisha Smith was near perfect shooting 4-of-5 from off the bench. EIU was 33.3 percent from behind the arc powered behind Taylor Steele's 3 three-pointers during fourth quarter.

SMITH ON THE BOARDS
Smith is EIU's leading rebounder this season as she averages 5.8 rebounds per game coming off the bench. She grabbed a season high eight boards vs. Delaware. Smith tallied six in each game vs. Saint Joseph's, Evansville, and Wright State. In the season opener, she grabbed five vs. NIU and most recently recorded four at Cleveland State.