Women's Basketball Falls 57-82 to Evansville

EVANSVILLE, IN - The Chicago State women's basketball team battled it out against the Evansville Purple Aces and lost 57-82.

Janiah Newell finishes with a game-high twenty-nine points, while Josie Hill posted up 9 of her own and Laura Segues tallied five.

First Quarter - Evansville 21, Chicago State 9

• The Cougars kicked it off with a jumper from Josie Hill to open the scoring and go up 2-0
• The Aces then answered right back with a trey, however, Hill and Willard then hit two consecutive deuces to go up 6-3
• Nonetheless, the Aces then went on a 16-0 run to completely stun the Cougars and suddenly held the lead at 19-6
• This run served as a stepping stone as the Aces finished off the quarter with a comfortable lead at 21-9

Second Quarter - Evansville 48, Chicago State 23

• The Aces began with a layup to continue their run and go up 23-9
• Chicago State came right back at it as Laura Segues hit a jumper for two followed by a driving layup from Ana Haklicka
• Unfortunately, the Aces then went on a 7-0 run to increase their lead at 31-13
• Nonetheless, the Cougars continued fighting as Janiah Newell hit a three to cut the Aces' run
• Evansville remained on top as they held a 23-48 lead at the half

Third Quarter - Evansville 70, Chicago State 39

• The Aces opened up the scoring with a jumper to reach a score of 50-23
• Janiah Newell came right back down and drove in a layup for the Cougars
• Newell then went to the charity stripe and made 1 of 2 with a score of 26-52
• At the end, Evansville maintained their lead however Newell scored 10 in the quarter to reach a team-high 20 points

Fourth Quarter - Evansville 82, Chicago State 57

• The Aces once again began with a layup, however, Hill answered right back with one of her own with a score of 41-72
• A scoring drought ensued for both teams for a period of two minutes until Newell hit a beautiful a jumper and Hill hit 1 of 2 at the charity stripe to reach a score of 44-75
• Newell then continued her run, making 2 of 2 at the free throw line to reach 24 points
• At the final buzzer, the Aces took the win, nonetheless, Newell finished with a game-high twenty-nine points with a final score of 82-57

The Cougars next face off against Purdue University Fort Wayne tomorrow at 6 P.M. in Fort Wayne, IN.

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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