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Olivia Kaufmann
40
Illinois College IC 0-0
122
Winner Western Illinois WIU 2-0
Illinois College IC
0-0
40
Final
122
Western Illinois WIU
2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Illinois College IC 7 14 8 11 40
Western Illinois WIU 32 19 38 33 122

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | WIU Athletic Communications

Western Illinois runs past Illinois College off Kaufmann's Career Performance

Leathernecks record their third-largest margin of victory in program history

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RING CEREMONY

MACOMB, Ill.— In the third-largest margin of victory in program history, the Western Illinois Leathernecks were able to defeat Illinois College 122-40 Saturday (Nov. 12) inside Western Hall.
 
The Leathernecks, once again, had six score in double figures for the second straight game. Sophomore guard Olivia Kaufmann had a career day, as she led the team with 24 points and was 9-for-10 from the charity stripe. Morgan Blumer followed with 22, while Grace Gilmore (16), Taylor Hanneman (15), Emily Clemens (14) and Taylor Higginbotham (14) all added double-digit scoring performances.
 
Western got things started off with a 28-0 run over a 7:11 span in the first quarter to lead 32-7 after one. The Leathernecks saw a 30-point halftime lead turn into an 89-29 score by the end of the third. All 10 active players on the roster were able to score, along with Krishna Merriman and Gilmore, who both recorded their first collegiate field goals.
 
"Those games can be difficult and we appreciate Illinois College coming over and playing," said head coach JD Gravina. "In that second quarter, it can be hard to keep up that intensity and there is a difference between wanting the ball and it becoming an afterthought. Once we picked up that urgency, I think we got what we wanted out of it. It was a good experience for some of those younger kids on a couple of different rotations. I was really happy with it."

Prior to the game, all of the coaches and players from the 2016-17 championship roster were honored with a ring and banner ceremony.
 
Western Illinois has a quick turnaround, as they play host to William Woods Tuesday (Nov. 14) at 7 p.m. inside Western Hall. 

PROGRAM NOTES:
-Eighty-two points is the third-largest margin of victory in program history, behind last season's 113-29 win over Monmouth (113-29, 84 points) and the 132-21 win over Maryville in 1977 (111 points).
- Western Illinois once again had six different players score in double figures for the second straight time, a feat that has never happened before… Olivia Kaufmann with a career-high 24 points, Morgan Blumer with 22, Grace Gilmore with a career-high 16 points, Taylor Hanneman with 15, Emily Clemens and Taylor Higginbotham with 14.
-One hundred and twenty-two points was 10 shy of the school-record 132 points in a game (vs Maryville, Nov. 25, 1977) in program history.
-Thirty-four made free throws ties for fourth-all time in program history for a single game (34 made vs. Southern Utah on Jan. 14, 2012).

PLAYER NOTES:
- Emily Clemens recorded her second straight double-digit game… her 14 points also mark her 47th career double-digit scoring game… nine assists also marks her second straight five-plus assist game and the 41st in her career… she also was 10-for-10 from the charity stripe, which marks the first time since The Summit League Championship game against IUPUI on March 4, 2017… her own personal record is 16-for-16 (Feb. 25, 2017 vs South Dakota, third-all time for a single game).
-Morgan Blumer's 22 points marks her 32nd career double-digit scoring game and her eighth career 20-plus point game.
-Olivia Kaufmann had career-highs in points (24), assists (7), rebounds (6), free throws made (9), and field goals made (7)… she also tied her career-high in steals with three for the second time… she registered her third career double-digit scoring contest and her first-ever 20-plus point performance… she also had her first career game as the team's scoring leader… nine assists is also her first career game with five-plus assists.
-Taylor Hanneman's 15 points mark her 18th career double-digit scoring game.
-In her second collegiate game, Grace Gilmore recorded 16 points, going 4-for-4 from the charity stripe with four steals and a pair of 3-pointers, which are all new career-highs.
-Michelle Farrow set a new career-high of four steals in a game.
-Krishna Merriman also set a new career-high of four points, three boards and one steal in her second collegiate game.
-Taylor Higginbotham had a career-high of two blocks… Fifteen points is her 45th career double-digit scoring game.
-Sam Pryor's two 3-pointers made ties her career-high for the third time… she also had a career-high of three assists and tied her career-high of one steal for the second time.
 
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