SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball

SIU Edwardsville Cougars
2024–25 SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball team
UniversitySouthern Illinois University Edwardsville
Head coachSamantha Quigley Smith (4th season)
ConferenceOhio Valley
LocationEdwardsville, Illinois
ArenaThe Sam M. Vadalabene Center
(capacity: 4,000)
NicknameCougars
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament second round
D-II: 1999
NCAA tournament appearances
D-II: 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007

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]

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.[3]

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.[4]

SIUE fired coach Paula Buscher on March 19, 2021, after 9 seasons and a 117–152 record.[5] The Cougars hired Samantha Quigley Smith from D-II Lewis University on April 27.[6]

Postseason

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Cougars made four appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 1–4.

Year Round Opponent Result
1998 First round Michigan Tech L, 47–60
1999 First round
Regional semifinals 		Northern Michigan
Michigan Tech 		W, 67–61
L, 73–87
2001 First round Northern Michigan L, 58–65
2007 First round Drury L, 71–76

References

  1. ^ "Ohio Valley Conference Style Guide" (PDF). June 20, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "SIUE". Siuecougars.com. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "SIUE Women's Basketball - All-Time Scores". Siuecougars.com. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "2019-20 SIUE Women's Basketball Schedule - SIUE". www.siuecougars.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019.
  5. ^ Huett, Wes (March 19, 2021). "Peoria native, former Bradley women's basketball coach fired from SIUE". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Lewis' Samantha Quigley Smith Named Head Women's Basketball Coach At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville". WJOL. April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.


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