Cougars Take On Wolverines At JCC Saturday

This will be Chicago State's first season in the WAC after spending the previous four seasons in the Great West Conference. The Cougars were an independent from 2006-09 after 12 seasons in the Summit League. Prior to their time in the Summit, Chicago State spent one season in the East Coast League (1993-94) and their first seven years in Division I as an independent.

CHICAGO THREE PARTY - 

Tierra Williams (Detroit, Mich./Lathrup) has 108 career three-pointers which ranks sixth in the program's history.

Konner Harris (Sidney, Ohio/Sidney) made at least one three-pointer in 16 straight games (Nov. 13-Jan. 16).

GRAND THEFT - 

BLOCK PARTIES ARE FUN -

 Layne Murphy (Country Club Hills, Ill./Rich Central) has 15 blocks in the last 11 games after blocking just one shot in the first eight games of the season.

Chanel Wilson-Stewart (Hillside, Ill./St. Joseph's) tied her career-high with four blocks vs. UTPA (Jan. 16) She ranks fifth in the conference in blocks per game (1.4). 

DOING IT ALL  - 

Tierra Williams (Detroit, Mich./Lathrup) has scored at least 10 points in 12 of her last 13 games.  Her 20 point game at UTPA (Jan. 18) was the seventh 20 point game of her career. She has scored at least ten points in 29 games dating back to the beginning of the 2012-13 season.

BETTER AND BETTER - 

This year Jasmine Sanders (Country Club Hills, Ill./Hillcrest) has already set career-highs in points (98), rebounds (72), assists  (59) and steals (34). 

Chanel Wilson-Stewart (Hillside, Ill./St. Joseph's) has set career-highs this season in points (129), rebounds (119) and blocks (26).

PLAYERS TO COACHES -

Assistant coaches Renada Blackburn and Loretta Soria played together from 2002-04 at Chicago State and were coached by Angela Jackson during the 2003-04 season.

200 CLUB  3X-

Tierra and Paris Williams (St. Louis, Mo./Pattonville) are two of only  12 Cougars in program history to score at least 200 points in a season three times. 

MILESTONE WATCH - 

Tierra Williams (Detroit, Mich./Lathrup) -

Paris Williams (St. Louis, Mo./Pattonville) - 

8 rebounds shy of 400 for her career.

34 field goals shy of 300 for her career

54 steals shy of 200 for her career.

Chanel Wilson-Stewart (Hillside, Ill./St. Joseph's)  -

Layne Murphy (Country Club Hills, Ill./Rich Central) - 

17 rebounds shy of 300 her career. 

34 steals shy of 100 for her career. 

REACHING MILESTONES -

This season...

Tierra Williams (Detroit, Mich./Lathrup) became the:

8th Cougar to make 100 career three-pointers.

22nd Cougar to surpass 700 career points.

28th Cougar to surpass 100 career steals.

33rd Cougar to make 200 career field goals. 

Paris Williams (St. Louis, Mo./Pattonville) became the: 

23rd Cougar to surpass 700 career points.

32nd Cougar to surpass 200 career field goals.

34th Cougar to surpass 300 career rebounds.

Chanel Wilson-Stewart (Hillside, Ill./St. Joseph's) became the:

10th Cougar to surpass 50 blocks in her career.

34th Cougar surpass to 300 career rebounds.