Josie Hill Records Double-Double in Cougars Loss to Purdue Fort Wayne;

FORT WAYNE, IN - The Chicago State women's basketball team traveled to Fort Wayne, Indiana Thursday and dropped an 86-52 decision to Purdue University Fort Wayne in their second game in as many days.

Josie Hill finished with a double-double at 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Newell added on 15 points and Taylor Norris tallied nine.

First Quarter - Purdue Fort Wayne 21, Chicago State 13

• Purdue Fort Wayne jumped out to a 6-0 lead
• The Cougars answered with as Janiah Newell and Taylor Norris drove to the basket for a deuce each to close the gap, 6-4
• Purdue Fort Wayne scored a trey and a lay up to increase their lead to 11-4
• Chicago State executed an 8-2 rally with two treys and a lay up from Janiah Newell to tie it up 12-12
• The Mastodons closed the quarter with a 9-1 run to end the quarter leading 21-13

Second Quarter - Purdue Fort Wayne 47, Chicago State 28

• The Mastodons kicked it off with two back-to-back layups to go up 25-13
• A free throw made out of two by Ana Haklicka cut Purdue Fort Wayne's rally to reach a score of 25-14
• The Mastodons then retaliated with another layup, yet Newell earned a trip to the line and made two for the Cougars
• Chicago State finished the quarter with a pair of Jacia Cunningham free throws and the Mastodons led 47-28 at the half

Third Quarter - Purdue Fort Wayne 72, Chicago State 38

• The Cougars opened up the scoring with a jumper from Newell 
• The Mastodons executed a 13-0 run and increased their lead to 61-30
• An Ana Haklicka trey and a lay up from Josie Hill stopped the Mastodons rally
• Purdue Fort Wayne maintained their lead at 72-38 after three quarters

Fourth Quarter - Purdue Fort Wayne 86, Chicago State 52

• The Mastodons began with two made at the charity stripe to increase their lead 74-38
• Purdue Fort Wayne continued their run and increased it to 6-0 after a lay up and yet another trip to the free throw line
• Norris cut the run for the Cougars with a jumper to reach a score of 78-40
• The Mastodons did not let up and continued their dominance through to the end as they comfortably won 86-52

The Cougars next face off against Western Illinois University on Monday at home at 7 P.M.

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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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