Chicago State Set to Play Second of Two Back-to-Back Games
Fresh off a morning/matinee loss at the University of Evansville (82-57), the Chicago State women's basketball team will play their third game in four days, traveling to Fort Wayne, Indiana from Evansville to face Purdue Fort Wayne on Thursday, November 17 at 7 p.m. at the Gate Sports Center.
Purdue Fort Wayne will bring a 2-1 record into Thursday's contest, beating Goshen (90-45) and Belllarmine (73-62) while losing to Michigan State (85-53).
The Mastadons are 5-1 all time against Chicago State with the lone Cougars win coming during the 2009 season, a 69-56 win at the JCC. The two teams last played during the 2015-16 season, a 62-51 Mastadons win in Fort Wayne. Chicago State opened the week with a home game against UIC (Monday), played Evansville with a morning tip (Wednesday, 11a.m. CT) and now will face Purdue Fort Wayne at 7 p.m. Thursday.
"Going the independent route was a little difficult because a lot of people did not want to play us in January or February, with their bye week, which I totally understand," head coach Andrea Williams said. "We are jam packed this first semester. I've told our coaches to shorten those scouting reports on other teams, worry about us and get them ready. We've got to make sure we're healthy. We're going to have quick turnarounds so it's going to be like going back to their AAU days, playing about every other day, just have to take care of our bodies. The schedule is great because we have some Big Ten competition and Colorado wants to play here during Thanksgiving break, so that's huge. It's nice to get some of these quality teams, NCAA quality teams in our gym and we're playing a lot of postseason teams from a year ago so it'll be a challenge."
Here's where to watch, follow and attend:
| Chicago State Cougars at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons |
| Date | Time |
Thursday, November 17 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Location |
Gate Sport Center | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Television |
ESPN+ |
| Live Stats |
Live Stats |
| Game Notes |
Chicago State Game 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. 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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