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JAGS HEAD TO CHICAGO STATE IN SEARCH OF BEST START SINCE 1989-90

Jaguars and Cougars tip at 2 p.m. at the Jones Convocation Center

11/23/2013 12:08:00 AM

By: John Berry, IUPUI Sports Information
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CHICAGO - The IUPUI women's basketball team looks for back-to-back road wins when it heads to Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, Nov. 23. to take on Chicago State at 3 p.m. ET.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
  • Saturday's game will be played at the Jones Convocation Center, and tip is set for 3 p.m. ET.
  • Morgan Adcock will have the call on IUPUIJags.com beginning just prior to tip.
  • Saturday's game will be IUPUI's first road game at Chicago State since Feb. 13, 2006.
  • A win against the Cougars would give IUPUI a 4-1 record through five games, which would be IUPUI's best start to a season since the 1989-90 season in which IUPUI started 6-1.

ABOUT CHICAGO STATE
  • The Cougars come into Saturday's contest with a 1-3 record following a road loss at Omaha on Monday, Nov. 18.
  • The Cougars are averaging 52.0 ppg through four games this season, and are shooting 30.1 percent from the floor.
  • CSU has a pair of double-figure scorers in Tierra Williams and Paris Williams, who average 14.5 and 14.0 ppg, respectively.
  • The Cougars have been active defensively in the early part of the season forcing its opponents into 22.3 to/g.
  • Additionally, Chicago State has made as many free throws this season as its opponents have attempted. CSU is 57-of-84 from the charity stripe, while its opponents are 41-of-57.

THE SERIES WITH THE COUGARS
  • Chicago State and IUPUI are former conference foes and following the Jags win over the Cougars last year in Indianapolis, IUPUI took a slim 10-9 lead in the all-time series.
  • The Jaguars have won the last three in the series, and five of the last six.
  • The Jags are 2-6 all-time when playing CSU on the road, and their last win in Chicago was on Jan. 29, 2005, by a 60-55 margin.

LAST TIME OUT ...
  • Three players came off the bench and scored in double figures, and the IUPUI women's basketball team held Valparaiso to 28.3 percent shooting from the floor leading the Jaguars to an 84-51 win over the Crusaders Thursday evening in their first road game of the season at the Athletics Recreation Center on the campus of Valparaiso University.
  • Akilah Sims led all players with a career-high 16 points off the bench, while Kelsi Byrd and Mikale Rogers each added a career-high 15 points helping the Jags bench outscore the Crusaders bench, 56-9.
  • The win for IUPUI was its first at Valparaiso since Feb. 17, 2011. Additionally, the win marked the largest margin of victory for IUPUI in series history. The 33-point victory is also two more points than the combined margin of victory of its first five wins over the Crusaders.
  • Despite hitting their first three shots from the floor, IUPUI could not pull away early from Valparaiso and only held a three-point lead as the mid-way point of the first half approached. But with just less than 11 minutes to play in the half, Sims connected on a lay-up and proceeded to score five more points in the next three minutes during a 10-1 run that opened up a 25-13 advantage for the Jags.
  • After two Valpo free throws cut the IUPUI cushion to 10 with 7:04 to play, IUPUI picked up 11 of its final 18 points of the half from Mikale Rogers and Byrd as it opened a 43-23 lead going into halftime. The end of the half was capped off by a Sims three with 39 seconds to play, which gave her 10 points heading into the break.
  • Out of the half, the Jags held the Crusaders to just five points in six minutes. Meanwhile, Mikale Rogers and Shanika Maddox combined to score nine of IUPUI's first 13 points of the half in the paint as the Jaguars doubled up Valparaiso at 56-28.
  • Two Byrd jumpers in a 31-second span eventually pushed the lead to 30, 75-45, with 4:58 to go, and from that point the Jags cruised to an 84-51 win.
  • The Jaguars close out their brief road swing on Saturday, Nov. 23, when they head to Chicago, Ill., to take on Chicago State. The game is set to start at 3 p.m. ET, and Morgan Adcock will have the call on IUPUIJags.com beginning just prior to tip.

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS
  • IUPUI's next home game will be on Tuesday, Nov. 26, when the Jags host Ohio Valley at 7 p.m. With Thanksgiving being just two days later, the IUPUI Department of Athletics has announced that fans who attend the game will receive free admission.

ALL-AROUND SCORING
  • Through four games this season, the Jags have had some balanced scoring helping them go 3-1.
  • Eight different players have scored in double-figures thus far, and at least three players have scored in double-figures in every game.
  • In IUPUI's last game against Valparaiso, Akilah Sims, Kelsi Byrd and Mikale Rogers all registered career highs in scoring. Sims led all players with 16 points, while Byrd and Rogers each added 15.
  • The Jaguars only have one double-figure scorer in DeAirra Goss at 12.0 ppg, but six players average 8.8 ppg or more this season.

BENCH SCORING
  • In IUPUI's 33-point win at Valparaiso, the IUPUI bench outscored Valparaiso's starters for the game leading to the victory.
  • Behind 16 points from Akilah Sims and 15 points each from Kelsi Byrd and Mikale Rogers, the Jags bench scored 59 points.
  • For the season, the Jaguars bench is outscoring its opposition, 33.8 ppg to 19.3 ppg.
  • Sims leads the way averaging 9.8 ppg off the bench, while Katie Comello and Mikale Rogers follow at 9.0 ppg and 8.8 ppg, respectively.

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