SIUE Cougars (9-13, 5-6 OVC)
vs. Eastern Illinois Panthers (12-10, 7-4 OVC)
Mon., Feb. 7, 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: EIU leads 20-12 (since 1980)
First Meeting: Feb. 19, 1980
Result: L, 93-35 at Edwardsville, Ill.
Last Meeting: Jan. 31, 2022
Result: L, 89-65 at Charleston, Ill.
Current Series Streak: EIU W5

OPENING TIP
• Monday's game is a makeup from Thursday, Feb. 3.
• Jaida Hampton scored a season-best 17 points in the loss at Murray State, shooting 7 of 14 from the field.
• Gabby Nikitinaite was named the Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week last week after averaging 15.3 points and 10.0 rebounds in three games last week. It is Nikitinaite's third Newcomer of the Week honor.
• Nikitinaite recorded a career-best four blocks at Murray State while leading the team in scoring with 19 points.
• Ajulu Thatha scored a team-high 15 points last Monday at Eastern Illinois. All 15 of her points were scored in the fourth period.
• The Cougars are ranked No. 13 nationally in free throws attempts and No. 14 in makes.
• SIUE used 14 players at Eastern Illinois. It was the most since the Cougars used 15 against Kansas (Nov. 10) in the season opener.
• SIUE recorded its third double-digit, come-from-behind victory last Jan. 29, besting Southeast Missouri 69-61 at the Show Me Center. All three came in the last three weeks beginning with SEMO (Jan. 15), Tennessee State (Jan. 27) and SEMO again (Jan. 29).
• SIUE is 28th nationally in turnovers forced per game (20.33) and 30th in steals (30).
• Allie Troeckler and Mikia Keith are among the top 20 all-time at SIUE in steals. Troeckler is ninth with 184. Keith is 17th with 156.
• Troeckler is the only player to appear in the starting lineup in all 21 games this season. Keith and Mikala Hall are the only other players to appear in all 20 games.
• SIUE has had an OVC Player, Newcomer and a Freshman of the Week all in the same season for the first time since the 2014-15 season.