NASHVILLE — Fresh off a dominating road win over Morehead State a night ago, the Tennessee State women's basketball will return to the Gentry Center tomorrow afternoon as they host Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. The Lady Tigers will be looking for their third straight win as they host the Cougars at 1:00 p.m. for their annual Pink Out Game.

The Matchup: Tennessee State (10-15, 6-9 OVC) vs. SIUE (8-18, 7-8 OVC)
Date/Time: Saturday, February 18 at 1:00 p.m.
Location: Gentry Center || Nashville, Tenn.     

TV: ESPN+
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SERIES INFORMATION: This will be the 20^th all-time matchup between TSU and SIUE, as the Cougars lead the series 16-3. The Lady Tigers have now dropped 10 straight games to the Cougars as they dropped the first matchup of the season to SIUE 76-69 in Edwardsville. Erica Haynes-Overton finished with 30 points, while Gia Adams had 11. The Lady Tigers have not taken down SIUE since January 9, 2016.

SCOUTING SIUE: After only winning one non-conference game, SIUE has put together a decent OVC record at 7-8 while their overall record is just 8-18. The Cougars lost on Thursday night in overtime 77-76 to UT Martin. SIUE is averaging 63.7 ppg while giving up 77.7. The Cougars are led by Ajulu Thatha who leads the team in scoring (13.2 ppg) and rebounds per game (8.8).
 
BACK-TO-BACK: With last night's win, the Lady Tigers, led by head coach Ty Evans have now put together back-to-back double-digit win seasons. TSU finished with 12 wins a year ago and can surpass that with three games left to play. The Tigers' last back-to-back double-digit win season came in 2015-16 / 1016-17.
 
14 IN A ROW: Erica Haynes-Overton finished with 15 points last night against Morehead, which marks her 14^th straight game of 10+ points. EHO is averaging 17.21 ppg during this 14-game stretch and has scored 20+ points five times in that span.

BLOCK PARTY: TSU finished with a season-high nine blocks in last night's win over Morehead, surpassing their previous season-high of five. Sierra McCullough led the team with three blocks, while Kianni Westbrook and Saniah Parker both finished with two each.