MACOMB, Ill.- The Western Illinois women's basketball team will begin a five-game road trip when it heads to Chicago for a match up against Loyola at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22.
The Fighting Leathernecks are looking for their third-straight win after picking up an 83-35 victory over Judson their last time out. Western Illinois will also look to avenge last year's loss to Loyola in which the team was held to an all-time low 27 points.
The Matchup
Who: Western Illinois (3-7) vs. Loyola (5-4)
When: Wednesday, Dec. 22 at 2 p.m.
Location: Chicago, Ill.
Arena: Joseph J. Gentile Center (5,200)
Coverage
Radio • WIUS (88.3 FM, Macomb) Flagship station
Live WIUS radio broadcast (Free)
Live Stats • LoyolaRamblers.com (Free)
Video • HorizonLeagueNetwork.tv (Subscription)
Previously vs. Judson: Western Illinois set a season high in points during an 83-35 win over Judson... the Leathernecks shot 44.9 percent from the floor during the contest... Sadie Webb scored a career-high 17 points... Jackie Barton had a season-high 11 points... every Leatherneck who played scored at least four points... five players grabbed six or more rebounds... Western Illinois forced 29 turnovers in the contest.
Last Time Out Against Loyola: Western Illinois was held to an all-time low 27 points in a 48-27 loss to the Ramblers on Dec. 20, 2009 in Macomb... the Leathernecks shot just 18.4 percent from the floor and were just 2-for-17 from beyond the arc... Loyola began the contest on a 19-4 run... the Ramblers never led by less than 10 after the 14:11 mark of the first half... Jordon O'Brien led the Leathernecks with eight points.
Scouting The Ramblers: Loyola enters Wednesday's match up after defeating Chicago State by a 71-61 score in its last outing... the Ramblers have not played a game since Dec. 11... Loyola began the season with a 3-1 record before dropping two-straight... the Ramblers are 2-1 in their last three contests... Monica Albano leads the Ramblers with 17.1 points per game... Ellen Ayoub (12.2) and Lindsey Sebetic (11.8) also average in double-digits... Albano played just eight minutes against Western last year while Ayoub scored 14 points in the game... Albano has scored 20 or more points in four games this season, including each of the previous three contests.
Leathernecks Picked Seventh in Summit League: Western Illinois was picked seventh in the 2010-11 Summit League preseason poll... the Leathernecks return six players from last year's squad... Western tied Southern Utah for seventh place with 162 points in the poll... Oral Roberts was picked first with 438 points and 26 first place votes... South Dakota State was selected second with 393 points and four first place votes... Oakland (336 points), IPFW (285) and North Dakota State (274) rounded out the top five... UMKC was picked sixth with 253 votes... IUPUI and Centenary were selected ninth and tenth, respectively.
Record Watch: Steals: Anne Borgertpoepping finished last season with 64 steals... Borgertpoepping has recorded 107 steals while at Western Illinois... she needs 30 more steals this season to move in to a tie for 9th place in program history for career-steals.
Henricson Fills in Nicely: Rebecca Henricson got her second career-start against Judson when she filled in for Anne Borgertpoepping on Sunday... Henricson played 27 minutes and recorded a career-high six points while tying career-highs in rebounds (4) and assists (3)... she played a career-high 29 minutes in the previous contest against William Woods.
What a Game: Western's 83-35 win over Judson was big on several fronts for the Leathernecks... the 83 points scored were the most the team has recorded since an 83-37 win over Centenary on Dec. 31, 2005... the 29 turnovers by the Eagles were the most that the Leathernecks have forced since Illinois-Springfield turned the ball over 30 times on Dec. 12, 2006... Judson's 35 points were the lowest total for a Western Illinois opponent since a 60-32 win over Centenary on Feb. 5, 2007... the 32 free-throw attempts by the Leathernecks were the most since the team shot 33 against Centenary on Feb. 14, 2009.Up Next: Western Illinois will head to Loyola Purdue on Dec. 28. The Leathernecks return to Summit League action at IUPUI on Dec. 31 before finishing a five-game road trip at Oakland (Jan. 8) and IPFW (Jan. 10).
