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. 
 
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Click here to access the 2022-23 Chicago State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics composite schedule.
 
 
November 7
Men's Basketball
at Northwestern, 7 p.m., Evanston, Illinois, Welsh-Ryan Arena
The Chicago State men's basketball team will open the 2022-23 season at Northwestern on Monday, November 7 at 7 p.m. at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois. The Cougars are looking to take another step following a 7-25 record from a season ago where CSU snapped a 28-game losing stream and a 24-game road losing streak en route to a berth in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament, clinched following an upset win over WAC regular season and tournament champion New Mexico State. Northwestern was 15-16 overall last season including 7-13 in the B1G. The two teams last played December 5, 2020, a 111-66 NU win. The Wildcats hold a 14-0 advantage in the all-time series dating back to 1981.
 
Cougars fans can follow along on with Northwestern's live audio feed HERE or catch the action on B1G+ HERE.
 
Women's Tennis
at USTA/ITF Women's 15k, All Day, Urbana, Illinois, Atkins Tennis Center
Two members of the Chicago State women's tennis team, Cali Fuller and Kristina Pukhaeva, each picked up opening-round wins at the USTA/ITF Women's 15k hosted by the University of Illinois at the Atkins Tennis Center in Urbana, Illinois. Both players are currently competing in the qualifying draw for spots in the main draw. Pukhaeva won by default over Taylor Cataldi from the University of Wisconsin while Fuller earned a 7-5, 6-3 win over Kate Kim, a 16-year old who competes on the WTA International Tennis Tour. 

The event is scheduled to take place from November 6-12. Fuller will play Marie Mattel from the University of Central Florida while Pukhaeva will face Sophie Luescher from the University of Oregon. Both matches are scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday. Fuller and Pukhaeva are also pairing in doubles and will face Ania Hertel and Martina Okalova from the University of Georgia and Tulsa, respectively, at 2:30 p.m.
 
 
November 8
Women's Tennis
at USTA/ITF Women's 15k, All Day, Urbana, Illinois, Atkins Tennis Center
Two members of the Chicago State women's tennis team, Cali Fuller and Kristina Pukhaeva, are vying to compete at the USTA/ITF Women's 15k hosted by the University of Illinois at the Atkins Tennis Center in Urbana, Illinois. The event is scheduled to take place from November 6-12.
 
 
November 9
Women's Basketball
at Butler, 6 p.m., Indianapolis, Indiana, Hinkle Fieldhouse
The Chicago State women's basketball team will open the 2022-23 season at Butler on Wednesday, November 9 at 6 p.m. at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Cougars have a change of leadership at the head coaching position following a 4-23 record a season ago and veteran coach Andrea Williams will make her CSU coaching debut against the Bulldogs. Butler was 1-27 last season and also had a coaching change following the season. Austin Parkinson will make his Bulldogs debut against Williams and the Cougars.
 
Cougars fans can follow along on LiveStats HERE or watch on FloSports HERE.
 
Volleyball
at Delaware, 5 p.m., Newark, Delaware, Bob Carpenter Center
The Chicago State volleyball team will travel to Newark, Delaware to face the University of Delaware Blue Hens on Wednesday, November 9 at 5 p.m. at the Bob Carpenter Center. The Cougars enter the match with a 6-14 record following a 3-0 loss at Iowa State last Tuesday. Delaware is 14-10 overall and 10-6 in the CAA following a weekend sweep/split at William Mary.
 
Cougars fans can follow along on LiveStats HERE or watch on FloSports HERE.
 
Women's Tennis
at USTA/ITF Women's 15k, All Day, Urbana, Illinois, Atkins Tennis Center
Two members of the Chicago State women's tennis team, Cali Fuller and Kristina Pukhaeva, are vying to compete at the USTA/ITF Women's 15k hosted by the University of Illinois at the Atkins Tennis Center in Urbana, Illinois. The event is scheduled to take place from November 6-12.
 
 
November 10
Women's Tennis
at USTA/ITF Women's 15k, All Day, Urbana, Illinois, Atkins Tennis Center
Two members of the Chicago State women's tennis team, Cali Fuller and Kristina Pukhaeva, are vying to compete at the USTA/ITF Women's 15k hosted by the University of Illinois at the Atkins Tennis Center in Urbana, Illinois. The event is scheduled to take place from November 6-12.
 
 
November 11
Men's Basketball
at St. Thomas, 7 p.m., St. Paul, Minnesota, Anderson Athletic & Recreation Complex
The Chicago State men's basketball team will travel to St. Paul, Minnesota on Friday, November 11 to face St. Thomas at the Anderson Athletic & Recreation Complex at 7 p.m. The same two teams opened the 2021-22 season at the JCC in Chicago in Cougars head coach Gerald Gillion's first game and it also marked the Tommies first game in Division I basketball. Chicago State earned a 77-72 win while St. Thomas would go on to a 10-20 overall record and 4-14 mark in the Summit.
 
Cougars fans can follow along on LiveStats HERE or watch on a video stream HERE.
 
Volleyball
at Hartford, 5 p.m., West Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford Volleyball Gym
The Chicago State volleyball team will wrap up the 2022 season with a pair of matches at the University of Hartford on back-to-back days, traveling to West Hartford, Connecticut to play the Hawks on Friday, November 11 at 5 p.m. at the Hartford Volleyball Gym. Hartford enters the weekend matches with a 2-22 record with a five-match losing streak.
 
Cougars fans can follow along on LiveStats HERE or watch a video stream HERE.
 
Women's Tennis
at USTA/ITF Women's 15k, All Day, Urbana, Illinois, Atkins Tennis Center
Two members of the Chicago State women's tennis team, Cali Fuller and Kristina Pukhaeva, are vying to compete at the USTA/ITF Women's 15k hosted by the University of Illinois at the Atkins Tennis Center in Urbana, Illinois. The event is scheduled to take place from November 6-12.
 
 
November 12
Volleyball
at Hartford, 5 p.m., West Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford Volleyball Gym
The Chicago State volleyball team will play the final match of their 2022 season against the University of Hartford at the Hartford Volleyball Gym in West Hartford, Connecticut.
 
Cougars fans can follow along on LiveStats HERE or watch a video stream HERE.
 
Women's Tennis
at USTA/ITF Women's 15k, All Day, Urbana, Illinois, Atkins Tennis Center
Two members of the Chicago State women's tennis team, Cali Fuller and Kristina Pukhaeva, are vying to compete at the USTA/ITF Women's 15k hosted by the University of Illinois at the Atkins Tennis Center in Urbana, Illinois. The event is scheduled to take place from November 6-12.
 
 
Looking Ahead…
Upcoming Home Events
Nov. 14 – Women's Basketball, vs. UIC, Jones Convocation Center, 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 14 – Men's Basketball, vs. IUPUI, Jones Convocation Center, 7 p.m.
Nov. 16 – Men's Basketball, vs. Valparaiso, Jones Convocation Center, 7 p.m.
Nov. 21 – Women's Basketball, vs. Western Illinois, Jones Convocation Center, 7 p.m.
Nov. 22 – Women's Basketball, vs. Eastern Illinois, Jones Convocation Center, 7 p.m.
Nov. 27 – Women's Basketball, vs. Colorado, Jones Convocation Center, TBA
 
*all dates and times are subject to change
 
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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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