UPCOMING FOR SHU: The Saints have two road contests to kick off Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference play this season. The first matchup is at #24 Indiana Tech on Wednesday at 6:00 PM. SHU will travel to Grand Rapids for a meeting with Aquinas on Saturday; tip-off is set for 1:00 PM.

 

HEAD COACH: Sue Syljebeck is in her 19th season as the head coach of the Saints women's basketball program. She is the program's winningest coach with a career record of 335-221. Syljebeck currently ranks 23rd on the NAIA Women's basketball active coach wins list. Deb Ray, Sara Chrenko, Niesha Lowe, Mo Rammuny, and Dan Brooks will assist her this year.

 

WHAC OPENERS: The Saints have won the last four WHAC opening games and are 7-2 in such games since 2013. For league-opening road contests, SHU is 4-5 in that timeframe. Siena Heights fell to Indiana Tech, 76-70, in the 2020-21 WHAC road opener.

 

LAST TIME OUT: The SHU women's basketball team started the new season with a 2-0 start at the Blue Devils Classic with wins over Taylor and Grace Christian. Senior Kayla Hinton, Peyton Banks, and Sha'kyia Parker led the Saints over the weekend. 

 

Hinton had a fantastic debut for the navy and gold as she scored a team-high 24 points. She finished the two-day tournament third on the team, scoring 38 total points on her way to earning a spot on the all-tournament team.

 

Banks scored 38 points between the two games. She begins the season with a perfect free throw percentage, as she made all 10 of her attempts from the charity stripe. She also led the team in rebounds with 17 total for an 8.5 RPG. Banks was also named to the all-tournament team and were the tournament MVP.

 

Parker led the team with 39 points on 60% shooting from the floor, which included 40% from distance for the weekend. She also led defensively with six steals in the 2-0 start. The senior guard also touched the floor for a team-high 33.5 minutes per contest.

 

RECORD WATCH: Peyton Banks is 104 points shy of tying for the program record of 1,812 career points. She also sits 292 points from hitting 2,000 career points, which no SHU women's basketball player has reached. Her 821 career rebounds are 278 away from the lead in that category.

 

Sha'kyia Parker is 256 points from 1,000 career points at SHU. She will be the 13th women's basketball player at Siena Heights to reach that milestone.

 

FOLLOW LIVE: Both games can be followed via live stats and video. The links are located on the SHU women's basketball schedule page.