SIUE COUGARS (14-15, 7-12 OVC)
vs. EASTERN ILLINOIS (4-26,3-16 OVC)
February 28, 2026 | 1:00 p.m.
Edwardsville, Ill. | First Community Arena
2025-26 TEAM NOTES
- SIUE is currently fighting for the No. 7 or No. 8 seed in the OVC Tournament.
- SIUE had its first OVC win of the season after a double-overtime battle with EIU (Dec. 19).
- This game marked the team's first double-overtime win since the 2006-07 season, when the Cougars defeated Southern Indiana 81-75.
- The Cougars are 30-16 all-time in overtime games.
- Seven of those contests have gone to double overtime, with the Cougars winning five.
- The Cougars grabbed a DI era record 60 rebounds, including 25 offensive boards, in their last outing at TSU (Feb. 21).
- Earlier this season SIUE led by 29 at halftime against TSU (Jan. 22), its largest halftime lead since moving to DI in 2008.
- The last time the Cougars held a 25+ point halftime lead was in 2011 vs. Jacksonville State (27 points).
- SIUE swept its third weekend of the year against conference opponents Tennessee Tech and Tennessee State this past weekend.
- Five Cougars scored in double figures against the Redhawks: Kiyoko Proctor (18), Lauren Miller (15), Syanne Mohamed (12), Macy Silvey (12), Ava Gugliuzza (10).
- This was the first time five Cougars have been in double figures for a single game since the 2021 season when they played Western Illinois Dec. 7.
- Against UT Martin (Feb. 14), four Cougars scored in double figure: Mohamed (13), Miller (13), Proctor (12) and Kendal George (12).
- The Cougars had a pair of OVC wins at home against Tennessee State (Jan. 22) and Tennessee Tech (Jan. 24).
- The Cougars four game win streak came to an end after a 79-61 loss against Western Illinois (Feb. 26).
- Assistant coach Liz Doran served as the acting head coach against Southern Indiana (Jan.1) and Morehead State (Jan. 3) while head coach Sam Quigley-Smith welcomed her fifth child, Louis "Louie" Smith.
- The team is averaging 37.9 rebounds and has a +4.1 margin which is third in the OVC and 87nd in the NCAA.
- The Cougars are second in the OVC in defensive rebounds per game (26.3).
- They are second in the OVC for scoring defense (60.4), placing 94th nationally.
- SIUE is second in three-point attempts per game (21.9) and third in three-pointers per game (7.0).
- They had 52 rebounds in the win over Harris-Stowe.
- The win marked just the third time in program history SIUE has recorded a margin of victory of 47 points.
- The Cougars closed out the nonconference schedule with a 7-3 record, their best start in the past 12 seasons.
- The Cougars held Calumet College to seven points in the first half of the game on Dec. 4.
- They also had a season-high 16 steals against the Crimson Wave.
- The Cougars had a season high 96 points against Missouri Baptist (Nov. 3).
- SIUE had a single game high field goal percentage of .521 (25-48)against Tennessee Tech (Jan. 24).
