The Chicago State women's basketball team faced off against the Hartford University Hawks and won 76-59.
Freshmen Josie Hill recorded a double-double as she posted up 17 points along with 10 rebounds, while Janiah Newell also put up 17 points, and Tae'Lor Willard adding on 10 of her own.
First Quarter - Chicago State 16, Hartford 14
- Hartford came out hot as they began with a 5-0 run
- Nonetheless, the Cougars bounced back as they outscored the Hawks 6-2 with buckets from Newell and Willard, to trail by one at 6-7
- Chicago State then earned a trip at the charity stripe, in which Cunningham drained both to tie it up at 8-8
- The teams then went on a back-and-forth scoring stretch which resulted in the Cougars leading by two as Myers, Hester, Hill, Willard, and Newell all converted buckets to gift the Cougars the lead
Second Quarter - Chicago State 38, Hartford 34
- Chicago State opened up the scoring as Hill drove in a layup to increase the Cougar lead to 18-14
- Unfortunately, the Hawks scored right back as they hit two free throws to now only trail by two
- These events set a trend for the rest of the quarter as neither team was be able to pull away from the other
- This led to a 38-34 lead for the Cougars as they managed to finish the quarter on a 2-0 run as Newell drained two free throws to head into halftime
Third Quarter - Chicago State 58, Hartford 45
- Chicago State came out hot as Newell drained a three to open up the scoring and lead at 41-34
- The Hawks then hit a deuce, yet Willard came right back down and hit a jumper for the Cougars to retain their 7-point lead at 43-36
- The Cougars managed to outscore the Hawks 15-9 as Hill, Newell, Willard, and Haklicka drained buckets to gain a 58-45 lead heading into the fourth and final quarter
Fourth Quarter - Chicago State 76, Hartford 59
- A 3-minute scoring drought ensued at the start of the fourth until the Cougars finally opened up the scoring with a trey from Myers to increase their lead to 61-45
- Much like in the first two quarters, back-and-forth scoring ensued as the Hawks tried to come back but fell short with the Cougars easily cruising to the win with a final score of 76-59
The Cougars will once again face off against the Hartford Hawks on tomorrow at noon.
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 won the 2011 Great West regular season and tournament championship and earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational. The 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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