GAME TWENTY FOUR
Who | Western Illinois (12-11, 6-4) at Purdue Fort Wayne (5-17, 1-8)
When | Tuesday (Feb. 4) at 6 p.m. CT
Where | Gates Sports Center - Fort Wayne, Ind.
TV | Youtube
Radio | WRMS (RJ Larson)
Social Media | Twitter + Facebook #TRADITIONofTOUGH
Last Time Out | Sam Pryor seems to have the habit of hitting clutch shots against the North Dakota State Bison (6-15, 3-6) in the 2019-20 campaign.
The redshirt-junior drilled the dagger three-pointer that erupted the Western Hall crowd en route to a career-high 16 points at 1:06 in the fourth quarter that earned the Western Illinois women's basketball team (12-11, 6-4) an 86-79 victory on Saturday (Feb. 1) night.
The Hall | Western Hall has been a successful place for the Leathernecks this season. The team has posted a 9-3 overall record and if they winout the remaining two matchups, they will tie the program mark for third all-time in home victories in a season with 11. The last time Western won 11 games at home was in the 2017-18 and 2003-04 seasons. The program record was set in 2016-17 when the Leathernecks finished with 13 wins.
Dropping Nichols | The Omaha and North Dakota road swing saw Danni Nichols improve her career-high in points each time out. At UNO, she scored a career-high 24 points and notched her first career double-double. The former Summit League Freshman of the Year then built off the performance and poured in 26 points in Grand Forks to improve her career-high.
Scouting the Mastodons | Accepting an invitation to join the Horizon League in the 2020-21 season, the Leathernecks will visit the 'Dons one last time in Summit League play. Purdue Fort Wayne is coming off back-to-back home losses to North Dakota (49-63) and North Dakota State (44-58).
Series History vs. Purdue Fort Wayne | The Leathernecks hold the all-time series lead 16-10 against the 'Dons. WIU has won the last 11 outings starting on Jan. 2, 2015, in a 98-85 victory on the road.
Last Five Meetings:
1/9/20 | W, 79-68 | H
2/6/19 | W, 90-61 | A
1/19/19 | W, 73-59 | H
1/18/18 | W, 91-44 | H
12/30/17 | W, 100-64 | A
Up Next | Western Illinois returns to action next Thursday (Feb. 13) on the road against undefeated No. 21/18 South Dakota (21-2, 10-0).
