TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State forced 26 Illinois State turnovers and recorded 13 steals – four by Missouri Valley Conference leader Melanie Boeglin as the Sycamores sent off seniors Lindsay Galbraith and Nikki Hall in style with a 68-48 victory over the Redbirds. ISU concludes the regular season with a 20-7 record, 13-5 in the Valley, while Illinois State finishes 10-17, 7-11 in the Valley.

ISU clinched the league’s number two seed with the win, and will most likely face Bradley during the State Farm MVC Tournament’s 1^st round on Thursday in Normal, Ill.

Junior Ashley Clark paced the Sycamores with 19 points and 12 rebounds to post her sixth double-double of the season. She hit 8-of-14 shots from the floor and was a perfect 1-of-1 from behind the 3-point arch. ISU held a 23-11 advantage in points off turnovers by forcing 26 Redbird miscues on the day. The Sycamores led wire-to-wire in closing out its second 20-win campaign in three years.

Boeglin added 13 points for ISU in the victory along with four assists and four steals. ISU posted a season-high 49 rebounds in the victory.

The Sycamores failed to score 70 points for the first time since scoring 52 in a 60-52 loss at Wright State on Dec. 11, 2004 – a span of 19 contests. ISU was two points shy of scoring at least 70 points in every conference game for the first time in school history. The 19-game streak represents a school-record.

Illinois State was paced by Jaci McCormack who hit 5-of-11 shots to score 15 points. The Sycamore defense held the ‘Birds to just 30.9% shooting, including a 2-of-16 mark from long range. Indiana State did not enjoy a particularly strong night either, hitting just 32.8% of their shots, but were 23-30 from the free throw line in the contest.

With the victory, Indiana State clinches the league’s number two seed and awaits the results of the Creighton-Evansville contest for the league to announce final pairings and start times for Thursday’s first round at Redbird Arena. ISU finishes the year two games behind MVC Champion SMS, who concluded the season with a 15-3 record.