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Leatherneck Homestand Continues with UT Martin

Western’s four-game homestand continues Wednesday night with UT Martin.

GAME THREE

Who |  Western Illinois vs. UT Martin 
When | Wednesday, November 13 at 7 p.m. CT
Where | Western Hall - Macomb, Ill.  
TV | ESPN3
Radio | WRMS (Danny Frey)
Social Media | Twitter + Facebook #TRADITIONofTOUGH


Food Fight | Each Summit League school has been challenged to raise at least 9,000 pounds of food, and Western Illinois Athletics plans to do its part in serving Macomb and its surrounding communities.
 
WIU Athletics will be accepting donations at all home events -- volleyball, men's and women's basketball, and football -- the week of November 11-17. Food collected will be donated to Loaves & Fishes Etc. and the WIU Food Pantry. Donate five cans and pay only $2 for general admission into the Leathernecks' men's game against UT Martin.
 
Monetary donations are also welcome, $5 = 13 lbs of food, and all proceeds will go towards the Food Fight.
 
The Series | The Leathernecks hope the third time's the charm Wednesday as they seeks their first win against UT Martin in the third overall meeting.
 
Nov. 18, 2003 | L, 67-96 | H
Nov. 21, 2018 | L, 90-92 | A
 
Scouting the Skyhawks | The Skyhawks visit Macomb on the back of a 92-75 loss to East Tennessee State Saturday (Nov. 9). Quintin Dove recorded his fourth career double-double in the game on 25 points and 10 rebounds, and currently guides his team in both categories with 24.5 and 9.5 respective averages.
 
UT Martin has three double digit scorers in Dove, Craig Randall (18.0) and Derek Hawthorne (15.5).
 
The contest kicks off an eight-game, 50-day stretch where the Skyhawks play on the road or neutral sites until their next home outing (Dec. 29 against Mount St. Joseph).
 
The Road to 1K | Only 23 have eclipsed 1K points in their Leatherneck men's basketball careers, and Webster currently ranks 27th with 999.
 
Senior C.J. Duff currently manages 801 points to sit 47th in school history.
 
Sophomore SZN | Zion Young posted a career-high  24 points in the Leathernecks' 77-75 heartbreaker to Stetson. The sophomore shooter has finished both games in double figures this season and sits sixth in the Summit League with a team-high 18.0 points per game.
 
No. 1 Team in the Nation | We're two games into the 2019-20 season and there's no better team in the nation at shooting free throws. The Leathernecks currently lead all of Division I with a 93.3 percentage.
 
Mr. Consistency | In his four-year tenure, C.J. Duff has appeared and started in 89 games for the Leathernecks and has logged 2,868 career minutes.
 
Joe Dkystra (1978-83) holds the program record for most games started at 112 while Ceola Clark III (2008-13) is the record holder for 124 games played.  
 
 
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