SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) in the Ohio Valley Conference of NCAA Division I basketball. The Cougars play their home matches at the Sam M. Vadalabene Center located in the SIUE core campus in Edwardsville, Illinois.[2]

SIU Edwardsville Cougars
2016–17 SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball team
UniversitySouthern Illinois University Edwardsville
Head coachPaula Buscher (5th season)
ConferenceOhio Valley
LocationEdwardsville, Illinois
ArenaThe Sam M. Vadalabene Center
(Capacity: 4,000)
NicknameCougars
ColorsRed and White[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Second round
D-II: 1999
NCAA Tournament Appearances
D-II: 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007

The Cougars finished the 2019-2020 season with a 3-26 overall record. Their 1-17 OVC record put them at the bottom of the conference standings and kept them out of postseason play. SIUE's lone wins came against Missouri S&T, Evansville and Tennessee State.[3]

History

SIU Edwardsville began play in 1974. They made the NCAA Division II Tournament five times (1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007) before they joined Division I. They joined the Ohio Valley Conference in 2011. They made the 2012 Women's Basketball Invitational, their first ever Division I postseason appearance, though they lost to Wright State 73-64.[4]

References
  1. "SIUE Visual Identity Requirements" (PDF). February 18, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  2. "SIUE". Siuecougars.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  3. https://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-baskbl/2019-20/schedule
  4. "SIUE Women's Basketball - All-Time Scores". Siuecougars.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.


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