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WBB Women’s Basketball v Tennessee State 01-22-26: SIUE Cougars women’s basketball host the Tennessee State Tigers for a basketball game at the First Community Arena in the Vadalabene Center Thursday, January 22, 2026 on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. (Photo: Scott Kane / SIUE Athletics)
Scott Kane
67
Winner SIUE SIUE 14-14,7-11 OVC
52
Tennessee St. TSU 4-23,3-15 OVC
Winner
SIUE SIUE
14-14,7-11 OVC
67
Final
52
Tennessee St. TSU
4-23,3-15 OVC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SIUE SIUE 21 13 13 20 67
Tennessee St. TSU 8 13 18 13 52

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Sydney Lowe, SIUE Athletic Communications

Freshmen Shine as SIUE Tops Tennessee State

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The freshman duo Kiyoko Proctor and Lauren Miller led the Cougars to their fourth consecutive win Saturday, defeating Tennessee State 67-52.
 
Proctor led the team with 24 points, making this her 12th game for SIUE as the scoring leader and her third game with 20 or more points. She had a career-best six three-pointers while shooting 9-12 from the field.
 
Miller recorded her first career double-double with 14 points on 5-18 shooting from the field and 4-5 from the line. She also grabbed 10 boards while adding two assists and a steal.
 
Syanne Mohamed had seven points and led the team with 14 rebounds, while Macy Silvey had nine points and nine rebounds.
 
As a team, SIUE had a new season high of 60 rebounds, the most in a game since the program transitioned to Division I in the 2011-12 season. The Cougars shot 62 percent from the line and 32 percent from the field and three-point range.
 
SIUE is now 14-14 overall and 7-11 in the Ohio Valley Conference while TSU falls to 4-23 overall and 3-15 in conference play.
 
Mohamed opened the scoring for the Cougars with a layup 30 seconds into the first quarter. Proctor had her first three-pointer of the match with 6:43 remaining and followed with two more to cap a 9-0 run for SIUE with 4:40 left in the first.
 
During the second quarter, Adebukola Akomolafe hit a free throw that gave SIUE an 18-point lead, their largest of the game. TSU answered with a run of its own, trimming the deficit before halftime at the Cougars carried a 34-21 lead into the break.  
 
Tennessee State made its strongest push in the third quarter, outscoring SIUE 18-13 and cutting the deficit to five midway through the period. Miller responded with a series of finishes in the paint, and Proctor ended the quarter with a three at the buzzer to send the Cougars into the fourth with a 47-39 advantage.
 
SIUE closed the door in the final 10 minutes, outscoring TSU 20-13 while holding the Tigers without a three-point field goal. Proctor and miller combined for 22 second-half points, and Proctor's late layup extended the lead to 15 int eh closing seconds as the Cougars secured their fourth straight win.
 
The Cougars return home to round off the regular season with Western Illinois Feb. 26. Tip off is set for 5 p.m.
 
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