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SIOUX FALLS, S.D.- The Summit League Tournament championship is scheduled for 1 p.m. against No. 2 IUPUI and can be seen on ESPNU and online at ESPN3.com. Fans can listen to the game on the Leathernecks Sports Network.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS:
(Dec. 31) A 6-for-25 shooting performance from beyond the arc plagued the Leathernecks in their 66-52 loss on Saturday at IUPUI. Blumer's 17 points and eight rebounds paced Western Illinois (11-4, 1-1), while Clemens followed with eight points, six rebounds and five assists. Farrow also had eight points to go with two assists. IUPUI was led by Sydney Hall's 22 points (7-for-8 from three), followed by Mikale Rogers' double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds to go with three blocks. Danielle Lawrence recorded 16 points, six rebounds and five assists and Jenna Gunn also recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
(Jan. 25) In a down-to-the-wire game, the Western Illinois women's basketball team fell 76-72 to IUPUI Wednesday at home. With time winding down before halftime, Morgan Blumer made the shot of the game. The junior guard from Milton, Wis. rebounded a long IUPUI shot, and heaved the ball with one hand from the opposite free-throw line. The ball swished through the net as time expired. Blumer's play gained the national attention of ESPN, and it was featured on its premiere show, "SportsCenter." Down by one with 26.6 seconds to go, the Leathernecks were able to get a steal, but after Clemens laid it up, the ball circled and rimmed out of the basket. In the final seconds, a pair of IUPUI free throws made it a two-possession game, which sealed game for the 76-72 final. Braun led the way with a career-high 18 points, followed by Higginbotham's 15 points and six assists. Clemens had 14 points and five assists, Blumer was the other Leatherneck in double-figures, 14 points with five boards. IUPUI's Mikale Rogers had a double-double of 27 points and 15 rebounds, while Jenna Gunn (16 points, nine rebounds) and Danielle Lawerence (16 points, seven rebounds, five assists) both finished in double figures.
FULL RECAPS:
FIRST MEETING SECOND MEETING
PROGRAM NOTES:
-Western Illinois reaches its first championship game since 2006… seeking first Summit League Tournament title since 1995…
-41 three-point field goal attempts are the most in a tournament game since South Dakota State had 38 on March 9, 2010 (vs. Oral Roberts)…
-10th straight win is one shy of the most consecutive wins in program history (11- Dec. 30, 2004-Feb. 5, 2005)… also the last time Western Illinois won 10 straight games was in 2005-06…
PLAYER NOTES:
-Emily Clemens' recorded her first-career triple double... first triple-double by a league player since Oral Roberts' Vicky McIntyre (20 points, 18 rebounds, 12 blocks) on March 9, 2015… 11 assists are the most in a tournament game since Chicago State's Krisey Sanders (12) on March 2, 2002 (vs. Southern Utah)… four 3-point field goals made ties her season high for the second time… 11 rebounds mark a new career-high… 17th game this season of recording 20-plus points (career 19th)… 11th career 40 minute game… eighth game of 10 or more assists this season… 431 total assists thus far… only needs seven more assists to pass Michelle Maher (2013-16) for second all-time in program history for career assists… 225 assists this season…. only needs eight more assists to pass Nicole Seekamp of South Dakota (2015-16) and set a new Summit League record for the most assists in a season…
-Olivia Braun's seven assists tie her career-high for the second time… 15 points marks her ninth career double-digit scoring game…
-Morgan Blumer's 22 points marks her ninth career game as the scoring leader… also marks her seventh career 20-plus point game (all this season)… six 3-pointers made are one shy of her career-high…
-Taylor Higginbotham's 10 points marks her 21st double-digit scoring game this season (career 44th)…
SERIES HISTORY:
Western Illinois is looking to snap a five-game skid to the Jaguars, but own the all-time series 25-17.
SUMMIT LEAGUE STATS:
As a team, Western Illinois leads the Summit League in the following: scoring offense (80.5 points per game/11th nationally), assists per game (18.4/ 10th nationally), steals per game (11.3/ninth nationally), blocks per game (4.5), fewest turnovers (12.7) and 3-pointers made per game (9.3/seventh nationally).
Summit League Player of the Year Emily Clemens leads the league in points per game (19.2), assists per game (7.3//eighth nationally), minutes per game (37.1), steals per game (2.5) and assist/turnover ratio (2.6). The Leathernecks also own the top-4 individual rankings for steals per game in Clemens (2.5), Mallory Boyle (2.1), Taylor Higginbotham (2.0) and Morgan Blumer (1.8). Olivia Braun leads the league in blocks per game with 2.8 (12th nationally).
RADIO/AUDIO:
Fans can hear Danny Frey call all of the women's basketball games throughout the area on the Leatherneck Sports Network.
Flagship: 94.3 FM WRMS (Beardstown) Affiliates: 104.1 FM WMQZ (Macomb) | 106.7 FM WPWQ (Quincy)
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