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. 
 
You can follow the Cougars on social media at @ChiStateCougars on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and can keep up to date with all the athletics information and news at GoCSUCougars.com.
 
Click here to access the 2022-23 Chicago State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics composite schedule.
 
 
December 12
Women's Basketball
at Minnesota, 7 p.m., Minneapolis, Minnesota, Williams Arena
The Chicago State women's basketball team will travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota to face the University of Minnesota on Monday, December 12 at 7 p.m. at Wiliams Arena. Chicago State enters the contest with an 0-11 record following a 93-71 loss at Georgia Southern last Friday. Minnesota is 5-5 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten Conference following an 87-64 loss at Iowa Saturday. Monday's matchup will be the third all-time meeting between the Cougars and Gophers with Minnesota holding a 2-0 advantage in the series, both games played in Minneapolis (12/11/93, 95-47 and 12/2/06, 72-34). 
 
Cougars fans can follow along on LiveStats HERE or watch on Big Ten+ HERE.
 
 
December 13
Men's Basketball
at Murray State, 7 p.m., Murray, Kentucky, CFSB Center
The Chicago State men's basketball team is scheduled to travel to Murray, Kentucky to face Murray State on Tuesday, December 13 at 7 p.m. at the CFSB Center. Chicago State enters the week with a 3-8 record following a 75-74 overtime loss at Tennessee-Martin Sunday. The Racers enter the contest with a record of 5-4 following a 69-58 loss at Bellarmine Saturday. Chicago State and Murray State have played one time, a Murray State 100-80 victory, at the Pittsburgh Holiday Classic on December 13, 2003.
 
Cougars fans can follow along on LiveStats HERE or watch on ESPN+ HERE.
 
 
December 14
Women's Basketball
at St. Thomas, 7 p.m., St. Paul, Minnesota, Schoenecker Arena
The Chicago State women's basketball team will stay in Minnesota and travel across the river from Minneapolis into St. Paul to face St. Thomas on Wednesday, December 14 at 7 p.m. at Schoenecker Arena. St. Thomas enters the week with a 4-5 record following a 72-64 loss at Wisconsin last Sunday. The Tommies are 3-0 at home this season and 1-5 on the road. St. Thomas moved up to Division I last year and the two teams played last December 4, a 62-57 Tommie victory in Chicago in the only previous meeting between the two schools.
 
Cougars fans can follow along on LiveStats HERE or watch on TommieSports HERE.
 
 
December 16
Men's Basketball
at Southern Illinois, 7 p.m., Carbondale, Illinois, Banterra Center
The Chicago State men's basketball team will play their third game in six days, traveling to Carbondale, Illinois to face Southern Illinois on Friday, December 16 at 7 p.m. at the Banterra Center. The Salukis enter the week with a 6-4 record with a game at home against Lincoln (MO) Tuesday before welcoming the Cougars Friday night. Southern Illinois is 3-1 at home this season and owns a road win over Oklahoma State. Chicago State and Southern Illinois have played 12 times in the all-time series between the two schools with the Salukis holding an 11-1 advantage including a 7-0 mark in Carbondale.
 
Cougars fans can follow along on LiveStats HERE or watch on ESPN+ HERE.
 
 
December 17
Women's Basketball
vs. Western Michigan, 1 p.m., Chicago, Illinois, Jones Convocation Center
The Chicago State women's basketball team will wrap up a busy week with a home game against Western Michigan on Saturday, December 17 at 1 p.m. at the Jones Convocation Center in Chicago. It will be Youth Day at the JCC Saturday with the Cougars welcoming youth groups to the game. The Broncos are 4-5 this season following a 77-67 win over Indiana State last Saturday. Western Michigan is 1-4 on the road this season. Saturday's game will be the 18^th meeting between the two schools with Western Michigan holding a 14-3 advantage in the all-time series.
 
Cougars fans can follow along on LiveStats HERE or watch on FloSports HERE. Tickets for the game are available HERE.
 
 
Looking Ahead…
Upcoming Home Events
Dec. 17 – Women's Basketball, vs. Western Michigan, Jones Convocation Center, 1 p.m.
Promotion: Youth Day
Dec. 19 – Women's Basketball, vs. Florida Atlantic, Jones Convocation Center, 3 p.m.
Promotion: Holidays with the Cougars
 
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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