by The Chicago State women’s basketball team battled it out for the second time this weekend against the Hartford Hawks and won for the second day in the row with a final score of 75-62.
Three Cougars finish in double-figures as Janiah Newell finished with a game-high 20 points, while Taylor Norris put up 11, and Josie Hill tallied 10.
First Quarter – Chicago State 19, Hawks 4
– The Cougars came out hot as they went up 4-0 early with deuces from Cunningham and Tevao
– The Hawks managed to cut the run with a jumper of their own and trailed only by two at 4-2
– Nonetheless, Chicago State suddenly erupted and managed to outscore the Hawks 15-2 to finish the quarter as Ana Hacklika, Taylor Norris, Laura Segues, and Ahlea Myers all poured in buckets to gift the Cougars an immense lead of 19-4
Second Quarter – Chicago State 37, Hawks 23
– This time the Hawks opened up the scoring with a trey to end their scoring drought and reach a score of 19-7
– However, the Cougars retaliated quickly with a 7-0 run thanks to a trey from Segues and a layup each from Tae’Lor Willard and Norris to maintain the lead at 26-7
– The Hawks managed to stun the Cougars and finish the quarter outscoring them 16-11 yet they remained atop with a score of 37-23 heading into the half
Third Quarter – Chicago State 59, Hawks 41
– The Hawks continued to outscore the Cougars and managed to start the quarter 6-4 with a score of 29-41
– Fortunately, the Cougars answered back with a ferocious 11-0 run which featured buckets from Norris, Willard, Newell, and Cunningham
– Both teams then went on to scoring back-and-forth on both ends however Chicago State maintained their lead heading into the fourth and final quarter with a commanding lead of 59-41
Fourth Quarter –
– The Cougars continued to dominate as they opened up the scoring with a tough layup by Newell to increase their lead to 20 at 61-41
– The Hawks answered back with a made free throw which set yet another trend of back-and-fourth scoring that remained through to the final buzzer
– Fortunately, the Cougars managed to take home the win with a final score of 75-62
This caps off the season for the Cougars as they head into the offseason with six wins, tying the 2011-12 team.
