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Sunday Matinee Inside Western Hall

| By: WIU Athletic Communications

Western Illinois host the Denver Pioneers Sunday (Jan. 12) at 2 p.m.

GAME EIGHTEEN
 
Who | Western Illinois (8-9, 2-2) vs. Denver (7-10, 1-3)
When | Sunday, Jan. 12 at 2 p.m.
Where | Western Hall - Macomb, Ill. 
TV | Leatherneck All-Access 
Radio | WRMS (RJ Larson)
Social Media | Twitter + Facebook #TRADITIONofTOUGH

Back At Home | The Leathernecks continue the three-game homestand against Denver (Jan. 12) and concluding with Oral Roberts (Jan. 18). 

Last Time Out | A new member of the 1,000 point club kicked off the three-game homestand for the Western Illinois women's basketball (8-9, 2-2) in 79-68 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne (4-12, 0-3) Thursday (Jan. 9)

Olivia Kaufmann accepted membership into the 1,000 point club with a three-pointer at 9:15 in the first quarter en route to her third double-double of the season. Purdue Fort Wayne searching for its first Summit League victory climbed back and made it a three-point game (66-63) late in the fourth. While the purple and gold scored 46 points in the paint, it was the three-ball that tamed the Mastodon comeback. Elizabeth Lutz banked in a three followed by lockdown defense held the visitors to five more points to secure the league dub. 

Spark Plug Sam | After sidelined with an injury last season, Sam Pryor has been a spark plug coming off the bench for the Leathernecks this season. At NDSU she hit the last-minute shot to force overtime and followed up with the game-winning trey. Pryor leads the team in three-pointers made (28) and is averaging 8.8 points per game in league play. 

Road to 1k | Olivia Kaufmann scored 19 against Purdue Fort Wayne Thursday (Jan. 9) to become the 19th Leatherneck to join the 1,000 point club. She joins three of her former teammates who have achieved the honor - Morgan Blumer (1,000), Emily Clemens (1,699) and Taylor Higginbotham (1,806). 

Crunch the numbers | The purple and gold rank in the top ten nationally in four statistical categories as a team as of Jan. 9.

1st, Free Throw Attempts (376)
T-6th, Three-Point Field Goals Made (135) 
7th, Free Throws Made (231)
T-10th, Steals (172)

Series History vs. Denver | The meeting marks the 14th time between both programs. Western holds the all-time series 11-2 with Denver snapping the Leathernecks' ten game win streak last time out. 

Last 5 meetings:
2/28/19 | L, 94-85 | A
12/30/18 | W, 87-78 | H
2/24/18 | W, 77-61 | A
1/24/18 | W, 118-93 | H
3/4/17 | W, 82-39 | N

Scouting the Pioneers | Denver entered the 2019-20 season ranked #22 in the Mid-Major poll by College Insider. The Pioneers travel to Western Hall after a 79-86 loss to South Dakota State Thursday (Jan. 9). 

Madison Nelson leads the DU attack with three Summit League Player of the Week honors this season and ranks second in points per game with 16.9. 
 
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