The Chicago State women's basketball team has released its 2022-23 schedule, for the first season under head coach Andrea Williams.
The full schedule includes 11 home games and 27 in total. The Cougars set to begin on November 9 with a trip to Hinkle Fieldhouse to take on Butler. Chicago State will then open the home season at the Jones Convocation Center on November 14 against UIC as part of a men's/women's doubleheader with the Cougars men's basketball team hosting IUPUI on the same day.
"We are excited about this year's schedule," Williams said. "We were able to put together a very competitive slate, including 11 home games. We're excited to go against some Power 5 schools and also take on some of the very best from the high mid-major level."
In addition to the November 14 UIC matchup Chicago State will take on in-state rivals Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois, Northwestern, Southern Illinois and St. Francis College.
"We are looking forward to having our Cougar fans back in the JCC to support us and have a fun year," Williams said. "The team is coming together quickly and will be exciting to watch. Cougar fans should be ready to come on over to the Southside, where things are much greener for us."
The full schedule is listed here, with some home dates and times still to be announced at a later date.
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 transitioningm 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. In 1991, the Chicago State women's tennis team became the first all-black college team to amass an unbeaten season at the NCAA level. 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, also making 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. Chicago State volleyball recorded a historic season in 2021, with Yanlis Feliz becoming CSU's first volleyball All-American and head coach Tony Trifonov earning selection as WAC Coach of the Year. During that same season, three different CSU teams earned victories over Big Ten opponents with men's soccer beating Northwestern, women's basketball upending Wisconsin and volleyball, which established a school record 17 wins and hosted a post-season volleyball tournament for the first time in program history, swept Indiana in Bloomington.
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