*Note the start time of 7 p.m. Some printed material incorrectly listed Thursday's start at 2 p.m.*
Complete Game Notes
Chicago State University women's hoops (2-17, 1-1 GWC) hosts CSU Bakersfield (6-15) on Thursday (Jan. 24) at 7:00 p.m. in a preview of what will be a Western Athletic Conference game next season. For Thursday, it will be a non-conference game for the Cougars. It will also be the first of two meetings between the two schools with the Cougars going out to Bakersfield on Feb. 16.
SERIES HISTORY -
Chicago State and CSU Bakersfield have split the two all-time meetings. The Roadrunners defeated the Cougars 93-92 in overtime of the WBI semfinals in 2011 in the last meeting between the two schools.
DESTINATION: WAC 2013-14 -
Chicago State has accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference. The Cougars will join the WAC for the 2013-14 season.
TWO SIGN NLI's -
Jessica Cerda (Streamwood, Ill./Streamwood) and Konner Harris (Sidney, Ohio/Sidney) have each signed on to join the Cougars in 2013-14. Cerda is a 5-10 guard who was named a Top 50 player by the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune. Harris is a 5-9 guard broke her school's career 3-point record (133) and single game scoring record (49).
PARIS WILLIAMS NAMED GWC POTW -
Paris Williams (St. Louis, Mo./Pattonville) took home Great West Conference Player of the Week honors on Jan. 22 for her performance against Nebraska Omaha and NJIT. Williams averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds. She helped CSU to a victory over NJIT with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
FOUR MORE -
Chicago State had four players score in double-digits during CSU's 58-57 victory over NJIT (Jan. 19).
Jasmine Collins (Richton Park, Ill./Rich South) recorded a career-high 15 points in the game
LUCKY 7 -
Jackie Jones (Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King) has recorded exactly seven assists in four games this year. Seven stands as her career high.
FREE FOR A REASON -
Against Western Illinois (Jan. 8), the Cougars set season-highs for free throw attempts (27) and makes (20).
THIS ONE GOES UP TO 11 -
In the Western Illinois contest,
Jackie Jones (Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King) went 11-for-14 from the free throw line. The 11
made free throws a single-game high in the Great West Conference this year.
DOUBLE THE FUN -
Freshman
Layne Murphy (Country Club Hills, Ill./Rich Central) picked up her second career double-double on Dec. 29 against Southern Illinois with 12 points and 10 rebounds. She almost had her third on Jan. 3 against Akron, finishing with 10 rebounds and nine points.
WRITE IT IN INK -
Guard
Jackie Jones (Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King) is the only Cougar to start every game this season.
GET THE WINDEX -
Chicago State is second in the Great West Conference in offensive rebounds per game (13.5).
STEALIN' -
Chicago State's 9.7 steals per game ranks first in the Great West Conference.
HELPING HAND -
Jackie Jones (Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King) is second in the Great West Conference in assists (3.5) and steals (2.2) per game.
GWC HONORS -
Sophomores
Jackie Jones (Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King) and
Paris Williams (St. Louis, Mo./Pattonville) were named to the 2012-13 Great West Conference Preseason Second Team by a vote of the league's head coaches.
SUPER SOPHS -
Sophomores
Paris Williams (St. Louis, Mo./Pattonville),
Tierra Williams (Detroit, Mich./Lathrup) and
Chanel Wilson-Stewart (Hillside, Ill./St. Joseph's) played in all 30 games last season as freshmen.
NO RELATION -
If you were wondering, there is no relation between Paris and
Tierra Williams (Detroit, Mich./Lathrup).
IMPORTED FROM DETROIT -
Not surprising, Detroit native Chicago State head coach
Angela Jackson has three Cougars from Detroit on the 2012-13 roster. Freshman
April Watson (Detroit, Mich./University Prep) and sophomores
Tierra Williams (Detroit, Mich./Lathrup) and
Jackie Jones (Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King) all call the Motor City home.
IN NON CONFERENCE PLAY -
The 2012-13 Chicago State schedule features non-conference games with eight NCAA Division I conferences. The slate includes contests with schools from the SEC (Missouri), Big Ten (Northwestern) and Conference USA (Rice).
LIGHTS CAMERAS LAKESHORE -
Chicago State's home contest with Western Illinois on Jan. 29 will be aired live on Lakeshore Public Television. The game will start at 7:00 p.m.
