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1,000 Career Points
Kylie Giebelhausen scored 13 points against SIUE to eclipse the 1,000 career point plateau on Monday, Nov. 27. She became the 25th Saluki to reach the career milestone, and the East Peoria, Ill. native joins Valparaiso’s Dani Franklin and Missouri State’s Liza Fruendt as the only active players in the Missouri Valley Conference in the 1,000-point club. 

Record Rebounding
Drake pulled down 72 rebounds in the 96-60 blowout win over Mississippi Valley State. The 72 boards is a new Missouri Valley Conference and program record. The previous top rebounding total in the MVC was 68 by Missouri State in 2012 while the program record stood for 38 years with the 1979 team hauling in 67 against Iowa. In the win over Devillettes, three Bulldogs had 12 or more rebounds. Sara Rhine and Becca Jonas pulled down season-highs of 12 and 13, respectively, while Nicole Miller recorded her first career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds (career high). 
 
Senior Leaders
Six league seniors are leading their respective teams in scoring, including Valpo’s Dani Franklin (19.3 ppg), Evansville’s Hannah Noe (16.8 ppg), Missouri State’s Liza Fruendt (16.6 ppg), UNI’s Kennedy Kirkpatrick (13.2 ppg), Indiana State’s Ashley Taia (11.8 ppg) and Illinois State’s Hannah Green (10.8 ppg). One other senior, Evansville’s Brooke Dossett (15.5 ppg), also ranks amongst the Valley’s top-5 in scoring.

Rivalry Renewed
Wichita State may not be in the MVC anymore, but the Lady Bears will continue their annual home-and-home series with the Shockers over the next two weeks, beginning Wednesday in Wichita and ending Dec. 7 at JQH Arena. It’s the first time since the 2009-10 season that MSU will play the same non-conference opponent twice. Missouri State won at Oral Roberts in December of that year and then defeated the Golden Eagles at home in the WNIT.

Double Trouble
UNI sophomore Megan Maahs turned in quite the performance to open the season, as she averages 10.6 points and 12.8 rebounds per game for the Panthers. Maahs has earned three double-doubles this season, which is tied for the 24th in the NCAA. For her career, Maahs has earned four double-doubles as a Panther. The sophomore has earned the last four double-doubles for UNI. The sophomore is second in the nation for her 9.0 defensive rebounds per game, while ranking seventh in the NCAA for total rebounds per contest with 12.8.

Mid-Major Top-25 Poll
Drake and UNI appeared in the latest (Nov. 21) CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25. The Bulldogs currently sit fourth in the poll, while UNI sits No. 24. Drake and UNI are joined by Missouri State (4), which is receiving votes in the poll.

Home Court Streaks
Drake currently holds the longest active home winning streak in the Valley at 20. The streak currently ranks third nationally. That streak will be put to the test on Thursday as Iowa State comes to the Knapp Center.

Below is a look at the top three home winning streaks all-time in The Valley:

Longest Home MVC Winning Streaks
31 – Missouri State (Dec. 18, 1990 – Dec. 11, 1992)
30 – Missouri State (Jan. 8, 1993 – Nov. 20, 1994)
23 – Creighton (Dec. 22, 2001 – Mar. 1, 2003)
Current:
20 – Drake (Feb. 5, 2016 – present)

Longest Active Home Winning Streaks NCAA
68 – UCONN
27 – Montana State
20 – Drake  

Non-Conference 
The Valley currently holds a combined non-conference record of 19-27 (.413), but has finished at or above .500 in non-conference action in 17 of the past 25 seasons, including six of the last 10. 

Against the Field
The MVC holds a winning record and is unbeaten against four leagues in non-conference play, including the Big Sky (1-0) , Big South (1-0), Southland (1-0) and WAC (2-0). The MVC holds at least a .500 mark against five other conferences: American Athletic (1-1), Big 12 (1-1), Mountain West (1-1), OVC (3-3) and SWAC (1-1).