SIUE Cougars (0-1, 0-0 OVC) vs. Memphis Tigers (1-0, 0-0 AAC)
Sun., Nov. 14, 2 p.m. CT
Memphis, Tenn. (Elma Roane Fieldhouse)

Video: ESPN+
Radio: WSIE FM 88.7 the Sound (Randy Moehlman)
Audio: SIUECougarNetwork.com
Live Stats: SIUEstats.com

All-Time Series: First meeting

OPENING TIP
• This is game two of a four-game road swing to start the season for the Cougars.
• SIUE is now 25-17 overall in season openers after falling at Kansas 98-62.
• Mikayla Kinnard was the leading scorer for the Cougars against Kansas with 14 points. She scored all of her points in the second half and 12 of 14 in the third period.
• Kinnard, Allie Troeckler and Ajulu Thatha shared the top rebounding honors at Kansas with six each.
• SIUE forced 27 Kansas turnovers in the season opener and grabbed 15 offensive boards from the Jayhawks.
• The Cougars used 10 players off the bench against Kansas. Jaida Hampton led the Cougars off the bench with six points, including her first three-pointer as a Cougar.
• SIUE returns 13 players from last season's roster and has five newcomers for the 2021-22 season.
• Two newcomers are transfers. Gabby Nikitinaite played last season at George Washington. Hampton is a transfer from Wichita State.
• Three freshmen are on SIUE's roster. They are Sofie Lowis (Springfield, Illinois), Taylor Goss (Pekin, Illinois) and Tyler Butler (Belleville, Illinois).
• Thatha, who averaged 8.9 points per game and scored a team-best 222 points last season, took part in the 2021 Red Bull USA Basketball 3X Nationals. The tournament was held at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this past June.
• With a new head coach comes a new coaching staff. Joining Coach Smith on the sidelines are assistant coaches Jazmin Pitts (SIUE alumnus), Bradley Bruno and Ariel Massengale. Allazia Blockton is the team's graduate assistant coach. Angel Whetstone is in her second season as the program's director of basketball operations.