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.
 
 
September 5
Men's Soccer
at Bellarmine, 1 p.m., Louisville, Kentucky, Owsley B. Frazier Stadium
The Chicago State men's soccer team will play the first of two road games during the week in Louisville, Kentucky against Bellarmine at Owsley B. Frazier Stadium on Monday, September 5 at 1 p.m. The Cougars enter the match with an 0-1-2 record following a 2-1 loss at Detroit Mercy. CSU started the season with ties at Northwestern (3-3) and Green Bay (0-0). Bellarmine is 1-1-1 following a 2-1 win at Northern Kentucky last Friday.
 
Cougars fans can follow along with Live Stats HERE and the match will be streamed on ESPN+ HERE.
 
Women's Golf
at A-Ga-Ming Invitational, All Day, hosted by Central Michigan, Kewadin, Michigan, A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort
The Chicago State women's golf team will complete the first competition of their fall schedule on Monday, September 5, at the A-Ga-Ming Invitational hosted by Central Michigan at the A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort in Kewadin, Michigan.
 
 
September 6
Volleyball
vs. South Dakota State, 6 p.m., Sioux Falls, South Dakota, The Pentagon
The Chicago State volleyball team, fresh off hosting their only three home matches of the season, return to the road and will face South Dakota State on Tuesday, September 6 at 6 p.m. at The Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Cougars are 2-4 on the season, including a 1-2 record at the Windy City Invitational this past weekend while the Jackrabbits 3-2 after splitting a pair of matches against Eastern Washington this past weekend.
 
Cougars fans can watch HERE or follow along with Live Stats HERE.
 
 
September 9
Volleyball
at North Dakota State, 10 a.m., Fargo, North Dakota, Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
vs. Northern Arizona, 4 p.m., Fargo, North Dakota, Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
Chicago State volleyball will travel to Fargo, North Dakota for the North Dakota State Volleyball Tournament on September 9-10 at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse on the NDSU campus. The field includes Northern Arizona, Central Michigan along with the Cougars and Bison. Chicago State will face North Dakota State in the tournament's opening match, Friday, September 9 at 10 a.m.
 
The Cougars will then face Northern Arizona at 4 p.m.
 
Cougars fans can catch the action against North Dakota State at the following LINK or follow along with Live Stats HERE.
 
Cougars fans can follow the action against Northern with Live Stats HERE.
 
Women's Soccer
vs. Southern Indiana, 7 p.m., Chicago, Illinois, Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep
The Chicago State women's soccer team will host their second consecutive home match on Friday, September 9 against Southern Indiana at 7 p.m. at Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep. Southern Indiana opened the week with a 2-1-1 record and will face IUPUI Monday, September 5.
 
Cougars fans can catch the action on Chicago State's Flo Sports video stream at the following LINK or follow along with Live Stats HERE.
 
Men's Soccer
at UIC, 7 p.m., Chicago, Illinois, Flames Field
The Chicago State men's soccer team will play their third road game of the week, this time staying in Chicago to face UIC on Friday, September 9 at 7 p.m. at Flames Field. The Flames enter the week 0-2 with losses at No. 8 Kentucky and at home against Cleveland State. The match against CSU will be the Flames third consecutive home game as UIC is set to host Loyola Monday.
 
Cougars fans can follow the action on Live Stats HERE.
 
 
September 10
Volleyball
vs. Central Michigan, 12:30 p.m., Fargo, North Dakota, Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
Chicago State face Central Michigan in the second day of the NDSU Tournament. The Cougars and Chippewas are scheduled to play at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 10 at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse in Fargo.
 
Cougars fans follow the action with Live Stats HERE.
 
Men's and Women's Cross Country
at Aurora, All Day, Aurora, Illinois, Northwest Medicine Cross Country Course
Chicago State's men's and women's cross country teams are scheduled to open their seasons on Saturday, September 10 at the Northwest Medicine Cross Country Course in Aurora in a meet hosted by Aurora University. The men will traverse an 8k race while the women will run a 6k race.
 
 
September 11
Women's Soccer
vs. Bellarmine, 1 p.m., Chicago, Illinois, Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep
The Chicago State women's soccer team will host its third consecutive home match of the season on Sunday, September 11 at Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy High School against Bellarmine at 1 p.m. Bellarmine entered the week with an 0-1-3 mark and will host home matches against Dayton and Miami (Ohio) before coming to Chicago Sunday.
 
Cougars fans can catch the action on Chicago State's Flo Sports video stream at the following LINK or follow along with Live Stats HERE.
 
 
Looking Ahead…
 
Upcoming Home Events
Sept. 9 – Women's Soccer vs. Southern Indiana, Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep, 7 p.m.
Sept. 11 – Women's Soccer vs. Bellarmine, Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep, 1 p.m.
Sept. 16 – Men's Soccer vs. St. Thomas, Kroc Stadium, 5 p.m.
Sept. 18 – Women's Soccer vs. Northern Illinois, Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep, 1 p.m.
 
*all dates and times are subject to change
 
Get your Cougars gear!
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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 Chicago State University men's head soccer coach Norris Howze and interim head women's soccer coach Aulani Fernandez and, on Tuesday, the pod will feature a conversation with former men's basketball player Fred Sims, Jr. 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 transitioningm 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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