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CSU Women's Basketball Opens Three-Game Homestand Thursday Night against Utah Valley

Sophomore guard Nadia Miller and the Cougars take on Utah Valley on Thursday night to kick off a three-game homestand

Utah Valley (5-11, 0-1) at Chicago State (0-16, 0-2)
Date	Thursday, Jan. 12, 2016
Time	7 p.m.
Location	Jones Convocation Center - Chicago, Ill.
Video	WAC Digital Network
Radio	N/A
Live Stats	CSU Live Stats
Social Media	@ChiStateCougars (Twitter)

Utah Valley Game Notes

CHICAGO -

OPENING TIP – Chicago State women's basketball returns to the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center this week to kick off a three-game homestand when it takes on Western Athletic Conference foe Utah Valley in a conference battle Thursday night in a live broadcast on the WAC Digital Network with the opening tip set for 7 p.m.

SCOUTING CSU – Chicago State heads into Thursday's battle with Utah Valley sporting a season record of 0-16 and looks to gain its first win of the 2016-17. The Cougars closed out a conference-opening weekend road swing through the southwest last Saturday with a 100-63 defeat at defending WAC champion New Mexico State while receiving a pair of 20-point efforts from senior guard Cailin Nix (Martinsville, Ind./Martinsville) and sophomore guard/forward Kaylee Allen (Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods). Allen leads the Green and White with averages of 14.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in addition to shooting 78 percent from the free throw line and posting three double-doubles. Nix is second on the team with 8.6 points and two assists a game while recording a team-leading 1.6 steals per contest, and redshirt junior guard Jessica Cerda (Streamwood, Ill./Streamwood) is averaging 8.5 points per game.

SCOUTING UVU – Utah Valley comes into the Windy City with a record of 5-11 on the year after seeing its two-game winning streak snapped last Saturday in its WAC opener against Grand Canyon by a score of 62-46 at the UCCU Center. Junior guard Taylor Gordon leads three Wolverine players that are scoring double figure averages at 14.8 points per game in addition to posting 3.2 steals a game and shooting 44 percent from three-point range. Junior guard Mariah Seals is second in scoring at 13.8 points a game to go along with dishing out a team-leading 4.9 assists per game. Junior center Sam Lubcke has produced team highs of 7.8 rebounds per game, eight blocked shots and a field-goal percentage of 60.2 percent while averaging 11.4 points a game.

SERIES HISTORY - Thursday's contest will serve as the 22nd all-time meeting on the hardwood between Chicago State and Utah Valley as the Wolverines leading by a 12-9 margin. UVU posted a sweep of last season's series with CSU that included a 69-62 UVU victory at the Jones Convocation Center on Feb. 18, 2016. The Green and White were led in that game by Allen and Layne Murphy (Country Club Hills, Ill./Rich Central) each scoring 19 points.

MILLER TIME – In last Saturday's contest at NM State, sophomore guard Nadia Miller (Chicago, Ill./North Lawndale) recorded career highs of eight points, six rebounds and two steals while shooting 4-of-5 from the field.

BUSTIN' OUT – Nix has been on a roll offensively for the Cougars as she has averaged 11.6 points and 2.6 assists per game while shooting 50 percent from the field and 40 percent from downtown.

UP NEXT – CSU continues its homestand on Saturday afternoon against Seattle U in a WAC showdown that will be broadcast live on WVON 1690 AM beginning at 2 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

#25 Layne Murphy: F; 6' 2"; Senior

#23 Kaylee Allen: G/F; 5' 9"; Sophomore

#30 Jessica Cerda: G; 5' 10"; Redshirt Junior

#15 Nadia Miller: G; 5' 9"; Sophomore

#20 Cailin Nix: G; 5' 9"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#25 Layne Murphy
: 6' 2"; Senior
: F

#23 Kaylee Allen
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: G/F

#30 Jessica Cerda
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Junior
: G

#15 Nadia Miller
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: G

#20 Cailin Nix
: 5' 9"; Senior
: G

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