GAME 8
SIUE Cougars (3-4, 0-0 OVC)
vs. Saint Louis Billikens (3-5, 0-0 Atlantic 10)
Thu., Dec. 9, 7 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: SIUE leads 12-10
First Meeting: Dec. 3, 1979 at 
Result: L, 88-59
Last Meeting: Nov. 20, 2019
Result: L, 68-35
Current Series Streak: SLU W2

OPENING TIP
• The Cougars' 96-93 loss to Western Illinois is the most points scored in a game by both teams since the Cougars lost 99-94 at Missouri-St. Louis on Jan. 22, 1990.
• It was the third-highest scoring contest in SIUE women's basketball history. The highest was a 102-93 loss to Southern Indiana in the 1992-93 season.

Top three scoring (both teams)
L, 102-93 SIUE at Southern Indiana (1993)
L, 99-94 SIUE at Missouri-St. Louis (1990)
L, 96-93 SIUE vs. Western Illinois (2021)

• SIUE's 93 points against Western Illinois is the most by a Cougar team since scoring 94 (94-75) on Feb. 17, 2016.
•  SIUE has now had two OVC Newcomer of the Week awards. Jaida Hampton won two weeks ago. Gabby Nikitinaite earned her award this past week with 18 points against Missouri.
• Troeckler recorded her first double-double of the season with 17 points and 13 rebounds against Western Illinois. She collected career high in rebounds (13) and assists (7) against Western Illinois.
• The Cougars have two players on 1,000 career points alert. Troeckler needs 48 points. Nikitinaite needs 68. She had three seasons at Northern Illinois and one at George Washington previously.
• Troeckler is 22nd nationally and leads the OVC in steals per game (3.0). She had five steals in both the Illinois and Butler games.
• SIUE has featured the same starting lineup in its first six games. Troeckler leads the team in minutes played per game (31.0).
• Mikala Hall matched her career high with three assists against Western Illinois. It was the fifth time she has recorded three assists in a game.
• Mikayla Kinnard sported SIUE's first 20-point scoring effort this season against Western Illinois.