This Week in Chicago State Athletics

This Week in Chicago State Athletics
Check out everything happening this week in the Chicago State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. 
 
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Click here to access the 2022-23 Chicago State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics composite schedule.
 
 
November 21
Men's Basketball
at Marshall, 6 p.m., Huntington, West Virginia, Cam Henderson Center
The Chicago State men's basketball team will play their second of five consecutive road games at Marshall University on Monday, November 21 at 6 p.m. at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia. Chicago State dropped the first game of the road trip at Kent State Sunday and are currently 2-3 overall. Monday's game will be the first meeting between the two schools and Marshall enters the game with a 3-1 record including 2-0 at home.
 
Cougars fans can follow along on LiveStats HERE or watch on ESPN+ HERE.
 
Women's Basketball
vs. Western Illinois, 7:00 p.m., Chicago, Illinois, Jones Convocation Center
The Chicago State women's basketball team will host Western Illinois University on Monday, November 21 at 7 p.m. at the Jones Convocation Center in Chicago. It will be Greek Night at the JCC and fraternities and sororities are encouraged to come out and rep their Greek organizations. Chicago State enters the contest with an 0-4 record while the Fighting Leathernecks are also 0-4 and are 0-3 on the road. This will be the 41st meeting between the two schools with the Leathernecks holding a 38-2 all-time advantage in the series which dates back to Dec. 4, 1985. WIU has won the last eight contests and Monday's matchup will be the first in Chicago since Nov. 22, 2017.
 
Cougars fans can follow along on LiveStats HERE or watch on FloSports HERE. Fans can also attend the game and find tickets options HERE.
 
 
November 22
Women's Basketball
vs. Eastern Illinois, 7 p.m., Chicago, Illinois, Jones Convocation Center
The CSU women's basketball team will play their second home game in as many days, hosting Eastern Illinois University on Tuesday, November 22 at 7 p.m. at the JCC. It will be Community Night at the Jones Convocation Center and fans will gain free admission with a donated food item. Tuesday's game will be the 23^rd meeting between the two schools with Eastern Illinois holding a 17-5 advantage. The last time the two teams played was a 73-64 Cougars win in the WBI tournament during the 2010-11 season. Eastern Illinois enters the game with a 4-0 record including 2-0 on the road following an 83-73 win at home against Loyola Chicago Sunday.
 
Cougars fans can follow along on LiveStats HERE or watch on FloSports HERE. Fans can also attend the game and find tickets options HERE.
 
 
November 23
Men's Basketball
at Cleveland State, 12 p.m., Cleveland, Ohio, CSU Home MTE
The Chicago State men's basketball team will play a pre-Thanksgiving matinee at Cleveland State University on Wednesday, November 23 at 12 p.m. at CSU Home MTE in Cleveland, Ohio. Wednesday's game will be the third all-time meeting between the two schools with each team claiming one previous victory, playing back-to-back seasons in 2006-07 (Chicago State win, 82-77 OT at Cleveland State) and 2007-08 (Cleveland State win, 77-73 at Chicago State) with each team winning on the other team's home court. The Vikings are 2-3 overall and are 1-1 at home this season.
 
Cougars fans can follow along on LiveStats HERE or watch on ESPN+ HERE.
 
 
November 24
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
 
 
November 26
Men's Basketball
at Marquette, 7:30 p.m., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Fiserv Forum
A busy week for the Chicago State men's basketball team culminates on the road at Marquette on Saturday, November 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. This will be the ninth meeting between the two schools with Marquette earning wins in each of the eight previous matchups. Marquette enters the week with a 3-1 record with games against Mississippi State (Monday) and either Georgia Tech or Utah on Wednesday.
 
Cougars fans can follow along on LiveStats HERE or watch on FS2 HERE.
 
 
November 27
Women's Basketball
vs. Colorado, 12 p.m., Chicago, Illinois, Jones Convocation Center
The CSU women's basketball team will also wrap up a busy week with a Power Five opponent in Colorado coming to the JCC on Sunday, November 27^th with a noon tip. It will be Faith Day at the Jones Convocation Center and all religions are welcome to attend. This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams and Colorado enters the week with a 4-1 record with a game at Tennessee Friday.
 
Cougars fans can follow along on LiveStats HERE or watch on FloSports HERE. Fans can also attend the game and find tickets options HERE.
 
 
Looking Ahead…
Upcoming Home Events
Nov. 21 – Women's Basketball, vs. Western Illinois, Jones Convocation Center, 7 p.m.
            Promotion: Greek Night (come rep your Greek organizations)
Nov. 22 – Women's Basketball, vs. Eastern Illinois, Jones Convocation Center, 7 p.m.
            Promotion: Community Night (free admission with a donated food item)
Nov. 27 – Women's Basketball, vs. Colorado, Jones Convocation Center, 12 p.m.
            Promotion: Faith Day (all religions welcome)
Dec. 2 – Men's and Women's Track & Field, Windy City Invitational, Gately Indoor Track & Field Complex
Dec. 3 – Women's Basketball, vs. North Carolina Central, Jones Convocation Center, 1 p.m.
            Promotion: Girls Day Out/HBCU Pack the House
Dec. 4 – Men's Basketball, vs. Southern Indiana, Jones Convocation Center, 2 p.m.
            Promotion: Teddy Bear Toss (come see Santa and get in free with a teddy bear/toy)
 
Ticket options for all home games are available HERE.
 
*all dates and times are subject to change
 
Get your Cougars gear!
The CSU athletics Sideline Store is a one-stop-shop where you can get ALL your Chicago State Cougars gear 24/7/365. Click here to access the online store and get your Cougars gear today.
 
Cougar Pride Fund
The Cougar Pride Fund, an annual giving component benefiting student-athlete scholarships and sport program operations, is in its second year and offers a variety of membership levels. As a foundational-level member of the Cougar Pride Fund, members will be witness to the unfolding of an era of growth within Chicago State University's athletic programs. In order to take our next step in developing competitive programs, supporting our student-athletes through cost of attendance and sport program operations is crucial.
 
More information on the Cougar Pride Fund can be found here.
 
Chicago State University Athletics Podcast
Chicago State University Athletics has its first official podcast. The Chi State Pod serves to tell the stories of Cougars past, present and future through open and honest longform interviews. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
 
The latest episode features senior guard Janiah Newell from the Chicago State women's basketball team. Click here to listen.

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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