The Chicago State women's basketball team (0-3) looks for its first win of the season with a matchup against Loyola Chicago in Rogers Park.
WHAT'S HAPPENING Chicago State faces its second of a pair of in-state duels, going toe-to-toe with Loyola Chicago. This is the second Loyola vs. Chicago State matchup of the Tiffany Sardin era.
ALL-TIME Chicago State and Loyola Chicago meet Saturday for the 15th time. The Ramblers lead the all-time series, 11-3, having won each of the last 10 showdowns. CSU's last win was a 55-53 victory on November 20, 2007, exactly 14 years to the day of this matchup. Last season, Loyola won the season-opener at the Jones Convocation Center, 70-57.
LAST TIME OUT Freshman point guard Aaliyah Collins led CSU with 13 points, her third consecutive game as the Cougars' leading scorer, but CSU fell to Western Illinois, 77-50. The Cougars were within five points at halftime, 35-30, but the Leathernecks owned the third quarter to pull away.
SIZING UP THE RAMBLERS Loyola returns 11 players, and 80% of its scoring, from a squad last season that went 12-15 and made the WBI. The WBI appearance was the program's first-ever postseason appearance, and five players earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors. Head coach Katie Achter is in her sixth season leading the program.
SQUAD UP Only three players from last season's roster return for Sardin's bunch: Christina Britter, Ana Haklicka and Laura Segues. Sardin has added two assistant coaches, Tiffany Conner and Diana Martinez, two freshman, Taylor Norris and Aaliyah Collins, and six transfers: Quentarra Mitchell, Nafa Haidara, Kyjai Miles, Janiah Newell, Jazmine Covington and Allysah "Cookie" Boothe.
Information on how to follow the Cougars on Saturday is below. Local fans looking to attend can click
here for tickets and
here for COVID-19 information
(note: fans 12 and older are required to present a COVID-19 vaccination card (or a photo of your vaccination card) at the entrance to Loyola Soccer Park or Gentile Arena for games this fall. Individuals who are not fully vaccinated must provide proof of a negative test result from within 72 hours prior to game time).
| Chicago State Cougars vs. Loyola Chicago Ramblers |
| Date | Time |
Saturday, November 20 | 12 p.m. CT |
| Location |
Joseph J. Gentile Arena | Chicago, Illinois |
| Television |
ESPN+ |
| CSU Audio Broadcast |
Listen |
| Live Stats |
Live Stats |
| Game Notes |
Chicago State Notes |
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About Chicago State
Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title and made an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet.Â
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