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Promos Highlight Second Round of Summit League Play

| By: WIU Athletic Communications

Western Illinois host South Dakota State on Thursday (Jan. 30) and North Dakota State Saturday (Feb. 1).

GAMES TWENTY-TWO and TWENTY-THREE  
 
Who | Western Illinois (11-10, 5-3) vs. South Dakota State (15-7, 7-1) and North Dakota State (5-14, 2-5)
When | Thursday (Jan. 30) at 5:15 p.m. and Saturday (Feb. 1) at 4:30 p.m.
Where | Western Hall - Macomb, Ill. 
TV | ESPN 3 / ESPN +
Radio | WRMS (RJ Larson)
Social Media | Twitter + Facebook #TRADITIONofTOUGH

Promotions: 

Beat Type 1 | During the month of January, each of the Summit League's men's and women's basketball teams will participate in #BeatType1 game. Activities throughout the game will be centered around the #BeatType1 message on Thursday.

For The Kids | On Thursday, RockyThon will be at the game with an informational table where you can buy merch and learn more about the event! RockyThon is a year-long fundraiser that raises money for local Children's Miracle Network hospitals with the money raised at WIU going to the St. Louis Children's Hospital.  The fundraiser culminates in a 12-hour long celebration in which participants stay on their feet (or dance!) the entire time!

NGWSD | Western Illinois University will commemorate the 34th annual celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). This celebration inspires girls and women to play and be active and to realize their full power.

Girls ages 12 and under are invited to register and attend the NGWSD activities in Brophy Hall to learn about a variety of sports and team building from college student-athletes. Participants are then invited to participate in the pregame high five tunnel prior to the WIU women's basketball team play North Dakota State at 4:30 PM.  There is no cost to attend and participants will receive general admission tickets to the game. 

Be Bold Wear Gold | On Saturday, fans are encouraged to wear gold Leatherneck gear and pack Western Hall. The first 100 fans will receive a free gold rally towel.

Last Time Out | WIU nearly erased a 20 point deficit as Danni Nichols set another career-high (26 points) in a 77-71 loss to the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (13-8, 4-4) on Sunday (Jan. 26).
 
The Fighting Hawks owned its largest of the game by 20 points to start the fourth, and the Leathernecks fought back and made it a six-point game twice (66-72) and (71-77) from deep three-pointer by Olivia Kaufmann and a Carla Flores jumper. However, North Dakota used the free-throw line to snap the Western win streak and hold on. 

Crunch the numbers | The Purple and Gold lead The Summit League in five statistical categories as a team. 

Free Throw Attempted (459) 
Steals (214) 
Steals Per-Game (10.2) 
Three-Point Field Goals Attempted (580) 
Turnovers Forced (19.19) 

Scouting the Jackrabbits | The Jackrabbits sit second in the league with its lone loss to undefeated South Dakota, which snapped a seven-game win streak. SDSU enters Western Hall 8-1 in the last nine games. 

The back-to-back Summit League champions won two games in the 2019 NCAA tournament over No. 11 Quinnipiac and No. 3 Syracuse, eventually falling to No. 2 Oregon (53-63) in the sweet sixteen. 

Scouting the Bison | The Bison enter the 2019-20 season under new head coach Jory Collins. He spent last season as an assistant coach at Kansas, where he helped recruit the No. 2 class in the Big 12. Before his year at KU, Collins spent 12 years at Emporia State and won the 2010 NCAA Division II national championship. 

NDSU returns 84 percent of its scoring from last season and has taken the last two out the last three with wins against North Dakota and Denver. 

Up Next | The Leathernecks have a quick turnaround with a road trip to Purdue Fort Wayne Tuesday (Feb. 4).  
 
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