Four Cougars Score in Double Figures Despite Loss to NC Central

CHICAGO, IL - The Chicago State women's basketball battled it out against the NC Central Eagles and suffered a 68-76 loss.

Despite the loss, four Cougars scored in double-figures as Hill finished with thirteen, while Norris and Willard each scored twelve, and Myers tallied eleven.

First Quarter - NC Central 23, Chicago State 16

• The Eagles opened up the scoring with a 4-0 run to stun the Cougars early
• Nonetheless, Chicago State bounced right back up as Norris made a beautiful jumper followed by a strong driving layup from Hill to tie the game
• The Eagles then scored three treys and three deuces as they ran away with a score of 19-8
• Chicago State then fortunately went on a 5-0 run featuring Deuces from the guard pair of Newell and Willard, along with a free throw made from Myers to reach a score of 19-13
• NC Central finished the quarter outscoring the Cougars 4-3 as they led 23-16

Second Quarter - NC Central 46, Chicago State 33

• The Cougars opened up the scoring with yet another trey from Myers and a deuce from Hill to now trail by two at 21-23
• However, the Eagles then went on a 21-4 run which completely stunned the Cougars as they now trailed by 15 at 42-27
• Fortunately, the Cougars managed to finish the quarter outscoring the Eagles 6-4 as they reached a score of 46-33

Third Quarter - NC Central 59, Chicago State 52

• Chicago State opened up the scoring with a deuce from Janiah Newell on a fast break, which was apart of a 6-2 start which also included layups from Norris and Haklicka to reach a score of 39-48
• The Cougars finished up ousting the Cougars 13-11 which kept the Eagles in the lead, however with the Cougars trailing close behind

Fourth Quarter - NC Central 76, Chicago State 68

• The Eagles opened up the quarter with a 5-0 run to slow the Cougars and lead by twelve at 64-52
• Chicago State then suddenly went on a 7-0 run with a trey from Willard, a layup from Hill, and two made free throws from Myers
• Unfortunately, the Cougars and Eagles then scored back-and-forth as neither team could defend which ultimately led to the Eagles taking the win at 76-68

The Cougars next take on GA Southern in Statesboro, GA on December 9th at 10 A.M.

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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