The Chicago State women's basketball team faced off against the Cleveland State Vikings and suffered an 88-4 loss.
Janiah Newell finished with 12 points, while Josie Hill finished with 10, and Tae'Lor Willard with seven.
First Quarter - Cleveland State 16, Chicago State 7
- The Viking jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, however, the Cougars quickly retaliated with a trey from Newell to tie it all up 3-3
- Newell then went on to make another jumper to gain a 5-3 lead
- Nonetheless, the Vikings answered right back with a deuce of their own to tie it up once again at 5-5
- Fortunately, Josie Hill then drove in for a lay up and retain the lead at 7-5
- Unfortunately, the Vikings suddenly erupted with an 11-0 run to stun the Cougars and retain the lead by 9 at 16-7
Second Quarter - Cleveland State 38, Chicago State 17
- The Vikings began by continuing their run and scoring a deuce to reach an 18-7 score
- However, a jumper from Hill for the Cougars cut the run and reached a 9-18 score
- The Vikings then went on to continue their scoring streak as they outscored the Cougars 20-8 to head into halftime with a 21-point lead at 38-17
Third Quarter - Cleveland State 73, Chicago State 31
- This time the Cougars opened up the scoring with a lay up from Newell to reach a 19-38 score
- However, Cleveland State then went on an 8-2 run to continue in the lead at 46-21
- The Vikings would end up finishing the quarter on a 7-0 run as they easily cruised towards victory heading into the fourth at 73-31
Fourth Quarter - Cleveland State 88, Chicago State 49
- The Vikings continued their streak and opened up the scoring with a another 8-0 run as they comfortably led 81-34
- Surprisingly, the Cougars managed to outscore the Vikings 15-8 to finish the game however it was too late as Cleveland took the win easily at 88-49
The Cougars will next take on the Hartford Hawks back at the JCC on February 25th at 1 PM.
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