SIUE Cougars (7-10, 3-3 OVC)
vs. Murray State Racers (13-6, 5-3 OVC)
Mon., Jan. 24, 5:30 p.m. CT
Edwardsville, Ill. (First Community Arena)

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

All-Time Series: SIUE leads 13-11
First Meeting: Dec. 26, 1985
Result: L, 83-55 at Murray, Ky.
Last Meeting: Feb. 20, 2021
Result: L, 68-60 at Murray, Ky.
Current Series Streak: Murray State W1

OPENING TIP
• SIUE returns from a three-game road trip that was capped off by the team's biggest win of the season, a 77-52 triumph at Morehead State.
• Tyler Butler scored her first collegiate points Saturday at Morehead State and scored four points against the Eagles.
• SIUE is tied for sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference standings with Eastern Illinois at 3-3. The Cougars have seven wins so far this season, the most since the 2018-19 season.
• Mikayla Kinnard scored 14 points in the win over Morehead State, her highest scoring output since the beginning of the OVC season.
• Gabby Nikitinaite scored 20 points Thursday at Tennessee Tech. It is the third time she has scored 20 or more in a game this season.
• Jaida Hampton was the leading scorer last Monday in SIUE's loss at Austin Peay with 14 points.
• SIUE is second in the OVC in turnovers forced per game (20.25) and 37th nationally.
• The Cougars are 41st nationally and 42nd nationally, respectively, in free throws made (227) and free throws attempted (319).
• Sofie Lowis was named the Ohio Valley Conference Co-Freshman of the Week after her 21-point performance in the win over Southeast Missouri.
• Kinnard was the last SIUE player to earn OVC Freshman of the Week honors during the 2019-20 season.
• This the first time since the 2014-15 season that SIUE has had a Player, Newcomer and a Freshman of the Week all in the same season.
• Nikitinaite and Troeckler each recently hit the 1,000-point mark in their collegiate careers.
• Prima Chellis was named the OVC Co-Player of the Week (12/28). Nikitinaite has been named the Newcomer of the Week twice. Hampton was named OVC Newcomer of the Week (11/30).