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Women's Basketball Eric Hess, SIUE Athletics Communications

PREVIEW: SIUE Women's Basketball Welcomes UT Martin

SIUE Cougars (9-14, 5-7 OVC)
vs. UT Martin Skyhawks (7-15, 4-7 OVC)
Thu., Feb. 10, 11 a.m. CT
Edwardsville, Ill. (First Community Arena)

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

All-Time Series: UT Martin leads 21-9
First Meeting: Nov. 28, 1986
Result: L, 77-67 at Edwardsville, Ill.
Last Meeting: Jan. 1, 2022
Result: W, 62-58 at Martin, Tenn.
Current Series Streak: SIUE W1

OPENING TIP
• Monday's game is the annual Education Day game.
• SIUE broke an eight-game losing skid against UT Martin in the last meeting between these two teams Jan. 1. Allie Troeckler passed the 1,000-point scoring mark with a late free throw in a 62-58 win at Martin, Tenn.
• Troeckler now has 49 double-digit scoring games in her collegiate career, looking for No. 50.
• Mikia Keith hit four three-pointers against Eastern Illinois Monday and has now hit four or more in a game four times.
• Mikayla Kinnard leads the Cougars with five career 20-point games and has been SIUE's scoring leader 20 times in her collegiate career.
• Gabby Nikitinaite has earned three Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week honors and one Player of the Week award.
• Prima Chellis recorded a career-best four steals Monday against Eastern Illinois.
• The Cougars are ranked No. 6 nationally in free throws attempts (470) and No. 13 in free throws made (329).
• SIUE used 14 players at Eastern Illinois. It was the most since the Cougars used 15 against Kansas (Nov. 10) in the season opener.
• The Cougars have three double-digit, come-from-behind victories this season: SEMO (Jan. 15), Tennessee State (Jan. 27) and SEMO again (Jan. 29).
• SIUE is 25th nationally in turnovers forced per game (20.39) and 18th in steals (241).
• Troeckler is the only player to appear in the starting lineup in all 23 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.
• The Cougars are ranked 29th nationally in assists (356) and 45th nationally in assists per game (15.5). 
 
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Players Mentioned

Prima Chellis

#2 Prima Chellis

F
5' 11"
Junior
Mikala Hall

#35 Mikala Hall

G
5' 5"
Junior
Mikia Keith

#11 Mikia Keith

G
5' 4"
Junior
Mikayla Kinnard

#12 Mikayla Kinnard

F
5' 11"
Sophomore
Allie Troeckler

#23 Allie Troeckler

G/F
5' 10"
Senior
Gabby Nikitinaite

#0 Gabby Nikitinaite

G
5' 11"
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Prima Chellis

#2 Prima Chellis

5' 11"
Junior
F
Mikala Hall

#35 Mikala Hall

5' 5"
Junior
G
Mikia Keith

#11 Mikia Keith

5' 4"
Junior
G
Mikayla Kinnard

#12 Mikayla Kinnard

5' 11"
Sophomore
F
Allie Troeckler

#23 Allie Troeckler

5' 10"
Senior
G/F
Gabby Nikitinaite

#0 Gabby Nikitinaite

5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
G