EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Women's basketball prepares for round two with Tennessee State. When playing at home the Cougars are 8-1 against the Tigers. SIUE has a record of 4-20 overall and 2-13 in the OVC. The Tigers are 7-18 on the season and 3-12 in OVC play. 

• The Cougars are coming off a 77-66 loss against UT Martin.
• They beat Tennessee State 76-70 in OT Jan.16 for their first OVC win. 
• The win against TSU marked the first road win for the Cougars since the 2022-23 season. 
• SIUE previously fell to Eastern Illinois 67-61 after their second over time game Feb.4.
• The Cougars last had a season with more than one overtime game in the 2012-13 season where they had three overtime wins against Eastern Kentucky (Jan.5, 73-69),UTM (Jan.26, 67-66), EIU (Mar.2, 70-62).
• Their second OVC win was against Morehead State Jan. 25 (76-58).
• Ava Stoller had a season high 17 points against MSU, going 5-5 from the free throw line. She also contributed four assists.
• Ava Gugliuzza had a career-high 18 points and six rebounds against Western Illinois Feb.1.
• Gugliuzza ranks 12th in the OVC for 3-point FG made at 1.48 per game. 
• KK Rodriguez leads the team in scoring at 12.7 points per game. Macy Silvey follows averaging 9.5 per game. 
• Silvey had 21 points two games in a row at TSU and UTM. 
• Silvey leads the team in 3-point FG attempts at 6.0 per game. 
• She also ranks third in the OVC for 3-pointers made at 2.25 per game, good for 82nd in the nation. 
• Her 3-point percentage ranks first in the OVC and 80th in the NCAA at 37.8.
• Silvey currently ranks seventh in program history for 3-point FG made, and eighth for 3-point FG attempts.
• Sofie Lowis holds the program record for most 3-pointers attempted in a season (209) during the 2022-23 season. 
• She also ranks sixth in 3-point FG made (151) and fourth in 3-point FG attempted (512) in her career.  
• Jaiden Bryan is second on the team in rebounds at 4.3 per game. 
• Bryant has had seven games this season as the rebounding leader, the most of any Cougar. 
• Brianna Wooldridge leads the team in rebounds at 4.5 per game. 
• The Cougars still lead the OVC in bench points per game at 25.1. This is also good for 30th in the NCAA. 
• They also rank first in the OVC three-point attempts at 23.8 good for 50th in the NCAA
• The Cougars take fourth in the OVC in rebounds per game (73.2), and third defensive rebounds (25.3).