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Winners of three of their last four games, Chicago State women's hoops (4-18) heads to the Circle City on Tuesday to play Summit League member IUPUI (12-9) at 7 p.m. ET. The Jaguars and Cougars are both coming off victories over Western Illinois. The Cougars defeated WIU 56-54 on Jan. 29. IUPUI defeated WIU 61-55 on Feb. 5.
SERIES HISTORY -
The all-time series between IUPUI and Chicago State is tied at 9-9. It's been awhile since the Cougars and Jaguars have played, as the previous meeting came in 2006-07. IUPUI defeated Chicago State 51-40 in Tulsa, Okla.
TO THE SUMMIT -
IUPUI is Chicago State's second consecutive game against a Summit League team. The Cougars defeated Western Illinois on Tuesday 56-54. The IUPUI Jaguars will be the third Summit League team Chicago State has played this year. Chicago State fell 62-47 to Nebraska Omaha in Chicago on Jan. 17.
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 POWER -
Paris Williams (St. Louis, Mo./Pattonville) has scored in double-digits in six straight games. The Cougars have won three of the contests.
WILD WILD WEST -
The Great West Conference slate has presented a new season for the Cougars. Thanks to wins over Houston Baptist and NJIT, the Cougars are tied for the GWC lead with a 2-1 record. The Cougars' only setback came at Utah Valley to open conference play.
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.
WHERE THERE'S A WILL... -
Paris Williams (St. Louis, Mo./Pattonville) scored 19 points and
Tierra Williams (Detroit, Mich./Lathrup) scored 18 points in Chicago State's 73-62 victory over Houston Baptist on Jan. 26.
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.
SUPER SOPHS -
Sophomores
Paris Williams (St. Louis, Mo./Pattonville),
Tierra Williams (Detroit, Mich./Lathrup) and
Chanel Wilson-Stewart (Hillside, Ill./St. Joseph's) have played in all 52 games of their career.
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 10.0 steals per game ranks first in the Great West Conference.
HELPING HAND -
Jackie Jones (Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King) leads the Great West Conference in assists (3.9) per game and ranks second in 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.
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).
