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Michelle Farrow had 18 points and a career-high seven steals.
57
William Woods WWU 2-3
96
Winner Western Illinois WIU 3-0
William Woods WWU
2-3
57
Final
96
Western Illinois WIU
3-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
William Woods WWU 13 11 22 11 57
Western Illinois WIU 16 27 28 25 96

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

Western Cruises Past William Woods Behind Hanneman and Farrow's Efforts

Leathernecks improve to 3-0 on the season

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MACOMB, Ill. — A slow start turned into a dynamic finish Tuesday (Nov. 14), as the Western Illinois women's basketball program notched its third win of the season with a 96-57 victory over William Woods.
 
A 3-point lead at the end of the first quarter turned into a 19-point lead at the half after a 16-2 run to close out the second quarter.
 
"Credit to William Woods. I thought they played hard throughout the whole game, and in the first quarter they were the tougher and scrappier team," said head coach JD Gravina. "That is something I challenged my kids at halftime with. The big thing was that I was disappointed in the rebounding effort, but we did pick it up in the second half. That's a very important aspect in the game for us."   
 
Michelle Farrow—who finished the game with 18 points and career-high seven steals—opened the third with five straight points, followed by another three at the 4:36 mark to increase the Leatherneck lead to 30 (60-30). Western eventually held a 71-46 lead at the end of the third.
 
Led by the game-high 20 points and five threes made from Taylor Hanneman, along Farrow's quartet of shots made from beyond the arc, the Leathernecks were able to cruise to the win. Both Emily Clemens (double-double of 10 points and 11 assists) and Taylor Higginbotham (10 points) also reached double-digits, while Olivia Kaufmann had a career-high eight assists off nine points.
 
Western Illinois will now set its preparation to its first road contest of the season, which is a Nov. 18 matchup against in-state foe Northern Illinois. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. (CT).
 
PLAYER NOTES:
-Emily Clemens recorded her second double-double this season and the 10th of her career… her 10 points marks her third double-digit scoring game of the season and the 48th of her career… Tuesday also marks her third five-plus assist game of the season (career 42nd).
 
-Olivia Kaufmann had a career-high eight assists.
 
-Taylor Hanneman's 20 points are her third 20-plus point game of her career… her five 3-pointers ties a career-high for the second time (at Southeast Missouri State, Nov. 16, 2016)… it also marks her 19th career double-digit scoring game of her career.
 
-Michelle Farrow's 18 points are just one shy of her career-high (19 vs. Central Methodist, Nov. 13, 2015)… her seven steals is a new career-high… her seven field goals made is a new career-high… her four free throws made is a new career-high.
 
-Krishna Merriman recorded a new career-high of six points and tied her career-high of two rebounds for the second time this season.
 
-Taylor Higginbotham's 10 points mark her third double-digit scoring performance this season, and the 46th of her career.
   
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