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Chicago State (3-18, 0-8 WAC) vs. Kansas City Kangaroos (7-14, 3-5 WAC) |
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Date |
Saturday, February 8, 2014 |
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Time |
2:00 PM CT |
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Location |
Chicago, Ill. - Jones Convocation Center (7,000) |
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Video |
CSU TV |
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Radio |
WCSU |
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Live Stats |
WBB Live Stats |
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Social Media |
@ChicagoStateWBB |
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CONFERENCE HISTORY -
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 110 career three-pointers which ranks sixth in the program's history.
Konner Harris (Sidney, Ohio/Sidney) has made at least one three-pointer in 18 games this season including a stretch of 16 straight. (Nov. 13-Jan. 16).
GRAND THEFT -
The Cougars have five players with at least 20 steals and one just shy of the mark. The team has had at least six players with at least 20 steals for the past three seasons.
Tierra Williams (Detroit, Mich./Lathrup) has at least one steal in 23 of her last 28 games.
Paris Williams (St. Louis, Mo./Pattonville) has at least two steals in 16 of her last 21 games.
She also leads the conference in in steals per game (2.6) while Jasmine Sanders (Country Club Hills, Ill./Hillcrest) ranks fourth (1.9) and Tierra Williams (Detroit, Mich./Lathrup) ranks sixth (1.8).
BLOCK PARTIES ARE FUN -
Layne Murphy (Country Club Hills, Ill./Rich Central) has 17 blocks in the last 13 games after blocking just one shot in the first eight games of the season.
Chanel Wilson-Stewart (Hillside, Ill./St. Joseph's)'s 1.4 blocks per game this year ranks tied for third in the program's history for a single season block average. Wilson-Stewart also has nine blocks in her last five games after having just one in the previous four.
SHOULDERING THE LOAD -
Tierra Williams (Detroit, Mich./Lathrup) has scored at least 10 points in 13 of her last 15 games. Her 20 point game at UTPA (Jan. 18) was the seventh 20 point game of her career.
Konner Harris (Sidney, Ohio/Sidney) has scored at least ten points in four of the last six games including a career-high 14 points at New Mexico State (Jan. 16).
Freshman
Cailin Nix (Martinsville, Ind./Martinsville) has scored at least ten points in two of the last three games. She's averaging 10.0 points over that span.
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 (137), rebounds (130) and blocks (29).
PLAYERS TO COACHES -
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 -
8 assists shy of 100 for her career.
11 points shy of 800 for her career.
71 steals shy of 200 for her career.
23 blocks shy of 100 for her career.
36 steals shy of 100 for her career.
80 rebounds shy of 400 for her career.
29 steals shy of 100 for her career.
80 points of 400 for her career.
100 rebounds shy of 400 her career.
