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Following a three-game road swing, Western’s women return home Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

Western Illinois (1-5) vs. William Woods (5-2)                                  
Date/Tipoff: Nov. 27, 2018 | 5:30 p.m.
Location: Macomb, Ill. 
Site: Western Hall
Radio: Ryan Kent Jr. (WRMS)

Promotions: The holidays are for family and the Leathernecks want to celebrate with you for Fansgiving. Halftime will feature a Toddler Turkey Trot.

Series: Monday will mark the 11th all-time meeting between Western Illinois and William Woods, and the Leathernecks hold a 9-1 edge in the series. The team's lone loss occurred in a 73-62 decision back in 1979.
 
Tip-Ins
 
•    Western hopes to avoid its fourth straight loss after games at Purdue, Butler and Southeast Missouri
•    Monday's game will mark the third inside Western Hall this season 
•    Head coach JD Gravina passed former coach Bea Yeager for the second-most wins in program history (122) in a 139-39 home victory over DIII MacMurray on Nov. 12
•    Freshman Jinda Guidinger contributed career-highs in points (17) and steals (2) at SEMO
 
Western's Last Outing: A season-high 28 turnovers proved to be the difference in the Leathernecks' 81-71 defeat at Southeast Missouri as Western opened the game with 10 unanswered points before allowing a 16-0 run to never regain its lead.
 
Four Leathernecks finished in double-figures: Taylor Higginbotham (18), Jinda Guidinger (17), Olivia Kaufmann (16), Grace Gilmore (14).
 
Scouting the Owls: Junior guard Kaycee Gerald is active in all phases of the game for William Woods, currently second on the team in points (13.0 PPG) while guiding the rebounding (6.4 RPG), steals (2.9 SPG) and blocking (1) efforts.
 
She joins Peyton Greenlee (15.1 PPG) as WWU's leading scorers, and the two have helped their team to a record of 5-2, which most recently includes back-to-back wins over Park University and Stephens College.
 
Saving Grace: Grace Gilmore has started off her sophomore campaign on the highest of notes. Earning a starting role this season, she has appeared in all six games for the Leathernecks this year and is on target to surpass her 2017-18 stats.
 
2017-18: Minutes (169), Rebounds (36), Steals (7), Points (77)
2018-19: Minutes (159), Rebounds (22), Steals (10), Points (55)
 
The Lone Ranger: Taylor Higginbotham is the lone senior on the Leathernecks' 2018-19 roster. In a Nov. 17 game against Butler, she passed Tiffany Cornelius (2001-2004) for seventh all-time on Western's career scoring list.
 
She currently manages 1,444 points, shooting 40.1 percent from the field.
 
Western Scoring Leaders
1. 1,699,  Emily Clemens .............................. 2014-17
2. 1,547,  Zane Teilane ................................... 2003-06
3. 1,531, Ashley Luke .................................... 2013-15
4. 1,525, Robin Hasemann........................... 1988-91
5. 1,486, Kelle Lindbeck................................ 1981-84
6. 1,485, Michelle Maher.............................. 2013-16
 
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