Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Women's Basketball
Edwardsville, IL · the Cougars · Southern Illinois University Edwardsville overview
24
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.3M
Team budget
13th percentile in Division I
$54,575
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
986
APR
98% of players retained
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville fields a women's basketball team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,309,821, well below the median of $2.2M — $54,575 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 9 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (145 of 360 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,568,104 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,801 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#315Team budgetof 360 · Division I#350Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#46Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#158APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 9 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,309,821 for the year
- Operating expenses$245,910 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$54,575 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 968 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,568,104 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,801 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$72,547 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Samantha Quigley Smith head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Liz Doran | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tierney Lockett | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Caprice Smith | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hunter Lindell | Director of Player Development and Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Veronica Sheffey | Graduate Assistant Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 1 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division I roster spots6,175 360 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 58 1.7% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →8,975undergraduates · 12,045 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 8,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1160
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1524
9 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate986
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,309,821 $54,576 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,568,104
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $72,547
Cost
Full picture →$15,182net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,025
Campus safety
Full picture →0.34violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Women's Basketball program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,182 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,975Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.34 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 16 | 17 | $656k | — | 64% | |
| Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 17 | 15 | $3.3M | 995 | 81% | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 18 | 12 | $527k | — | 57% | |
| Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association | 20 | 17 | $497k | — | 12% | |
| Principia College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 20 | $218k | — | 44% | |
| Webster University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 23 | 21 | $216k | — | 58% | |
| Lindenwood University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 27 | 14 | $1.2M | — | 66% | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | 15 | $759k | — | 94% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | 22 | $93k | — | 95% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 12 | $149k | — | 80% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 66 | 20 | $209k | — | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 68 | 13 | $482k | — | 84% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.5M | $89,140 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin 4 over cap | 19 | $1.4M | $73,750 | 991 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 9 over cap | 24 | $1.3M | $54,575 | 986 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University room for 4 | 11 | $1.3M | $117,387 | 976 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 10 over cap | 25 | $1.2M | $49,907 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana room for 3 | 12 | $1.2M | $103,922 | — | vs | |
| Lindenwood University room for 1 | 14 | $1.2M | $86,634 | — | vs | |
| Western Illinois University room for 1 | 14 | $1.2M | $84,166 | 995 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $77,735 | 978 | vs |
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