Preview: Women's Basketball Battles Tarleton

The Chicago State women's basketball team aims for its second consecutive home win as it hosts Tarleton for the Pink Game to support the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Tip is at 1:00 pm on Saturday. Here's how to watch, follow and attend.

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Chicago State Cougars vs. Abilene Christian Wildcats Date | Time Wednesday, February 2 | 6:00 p.m. CT Location Jones Convocation Center | Chicago, Illinois Television ESPN+ Live Stats Live Stats Tickets Buy Tickets Game Notes Chicago State Game Notes

WHAT'S HAPPENING After losses in back-to-back road games Chicago State women's basketball returns home to host Tarleton State for the second consecutive season.

ALL-TIME Chicago State and Tarleton have only played twice, both last February in Chicago. The Texans won, 64-56 and 61-41, in back-to-back games on Feb. 13 and 14.

LAST TIME OUT The Cougars fell to Dixie State on Saturday, a game in which Aaliyah Collins poured in 22 points, her sixth game with 20 or more points. Kyjai Miles also added 14 points and seven boards in the loss. The Cougars were within four points of Dixie State at the two-minute mark of the third quarter, but a hard-charging Trailblazers squad closed strong for the double-digit victory.

SIZING UP THE TEXANS Head coach Misty Wilson's team is in its second WAC season, bringing in a 12-9 (4-6 WAC) record and a two-game losing streak to Chicago. Iyana Dorsey leads the Texans in scoring, with 10.5 points per game, while Tarleton also boasts WAC blocks leader Seynabou Thiam, who swats 2.7 shots per game. The Texans have the second-best scoring defense in the conference, allowing just over 56 points per game. 

CLIMBING THE RANKS As just a freshman, former Washington State Player of the Year Aaliyah Collins has taken the conference — and nation — by storm. She leads the Cougars (and ranks third in the WAC) with 15.9 points per game, and her 2.9 steals per game lead the league, an average that ranks 14th in NCAA Division I. On Tuesday, Jan. 18, Collins earned the first USBWA Freshman of the Week honor for a WAC student-athlete and the first for a mid-major player since Nov. 2019. Collins has also been named WAC Freshman of the Week five times this season, the most ever for a Chicago State basketball player, men's or women's.

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. 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 and made 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. 

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