SIUE Cougars (4-6, 0-0 OVC)
vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves (6-6, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Wed., Dec. 22, 5:30 p.m. CT
Edwardsville, Ill. (First Community Arena)

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

All-Time Series: Arkansas State leads 2-0
First Meeting: Jan. 3, 1981
Result: L, 58-39 at St. Louis, Mo.
Last Meeting: Dec. 2, 2020
Result: L, 80-73 at ASU
Current Series Streak: Arkansas State W2

OPENING TIP
• The Cougars have two players on 1,000 career points alert. Gabby Nikitinaite needs nine. Allie Troeckler needs 28 points. Nikitinaite had three seasons at Northern Illinois and one at George Washington previously.
• Nikitinaite was named the Ohio Valley Conference Player and Newcomer of the Week (12/14) after a 27-point performance against Illinois State. That matched her career high in scoring.
• Nikitinaite has been named the Newcomer of the Week twice. SIUE's Jaida Hampton was named OVC Newcomer of the Week four weeks ago.
• SIUE leads the OVC in free throws made (153/39th nationally) and free throws attempts (217/40th nationally).
• Troeckler is 29th nationally and second in the OVC in steals per game (2.80). She had five steals in both the Illinois and Butler games.
• Nikitinaite is fifth in scoring in the OVC (14.6 points per game).
• The Cougars' 96-93 loss to Western Illinois Dec. 7 is the most points scored in am SIUE game (by both teams) since the Cougars lost 99-94 at Missouri-St. Louis on Jan. 22, 1990.
• Troeckler recorded her first double-double of the season with 17 points and 13 rebounds against Western Illinois. She collected career highs in rebounds (13) and assists (7) against Western Illinois.
• The Cougars are 3-0 this season when outscoring their opponents in the second half.
• SIUE has featured the same starting lineup in its first 10 games (Ajulu Thatha, Mikayla Kinnard, Gabby Nikitinaite, Mikia Keith and Allie Troeckler). Prima Chellis and Mikala Hall are the only other two players to have appeared in all 10 games.