After winning its second consecutive home game on Saturday, 58-48 over Tarleton, the Chicago State women's basketball team next hosts Abilene Christian for its Faculty and Staff Appreciation Game, which tips at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, February 7 at the Jones Convocation Center. Here's how to watch, follow and attend.
COVID Protocols:Â Face Coverings and Social Distancing will be implemented during athletically related activities to prevent transmission and prevent outbreaks based on current local guidelines.
Please Note:Â Per City of Chicago and Cook County mandates, effective Jan 3, patrons to the Jones Convocation Center must show proof of vaccination in accordance with updated requirements. This is applicable to all patrons ages 5 and over.
WHAT'S HAPPENING After toppling Tarleton, 58-48, for its second consecutive home win, Chicago State women's basketball welcomes in Abilene Christian for a Monday matinee..
ALL-TIME Chicago State and Abilene Christian have never met, as the Wildcats just joined the WAC this season.
LAST TIME OUT The Cougars took down Tarleton, 58-48, to win their second consecutive home game on Saturday. Aaliyah Collins powered the Cougars with 14 points, while Janiah Newell and Allysah Boothe each poured in double figures, with Boothe knocking in four threes. The Cougars started the third quarter on a 16-3 run and never allowed the Texans to climb back to within one possession, winning comfortably by the final buzzer.
SIZING UP THE WILDCATS Veteran head coach Julie Goodenough has the Wildcats at 14-8 with a 6-5 conference record. The Wildcats are the WAC's second highest scoring team and second most efficient three-point shooting team, led by Jamie Bonnarens, Maddie Miller and sharpshooting guard Kamryn Mraz. The Wildcats are just 2-5 on the road, however, and last fell to UTRGV, 82-62, on Saturday, with Bonnarens scoring 20 points.
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 15.7 points per game, and her 2.8 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.Â
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