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Rachael Keating

Three Regular-Season Road Series Remain

Western Illinois takes to the road this weekend for two games at North Dakota.

Who | Western Illinois (2-11, 0-6 Summit) at North Dakota (4-13, 3-5)
When | Friday, Jan. 29 & Saturday, Jan. 30 | 7:30 p.m.
Where | Grand Forks, N.D. (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center)
TV | UND Insider 
Twitter | @WIU_MensHoops

Quick Hits
• Adam Anhold did not play in any of Western Illinois' seven non-conference games but is averaging 7.8 PPG and 4.5 RPG off the bench in Summit League play
• Returning from injury, Braden Lamar checked in for the first time this season in Western's set finale against South Dakota
• Tamell Pearson recorded his third double-double of the year on 12 rebounds and 11 rebounds versus USD
• Western looks to snap a seven-game winless skid and secure its first Summit League win at North Dakota 

All by Myself 
Colton Sandage turned in his best Leatherneck performance in the set finale against South Dakota (Jan. 23). The junior transfer reeled off 14 straight points --- in what became a 14-4 WIU run -- en route to a season-high, team-high 17. 

Sandage previously eclipsed double-figures just one other time this season (13 points versus Central Michigan). 

A Scorer
WIU grad transfer Will Carius has covered all three divisions the NCAA has to offer after stops at WIU (DI), Northern Michigan (DII), and Monmouth College (DIII).

He posted a season-high 21 points in the Leathernecks' set opener versus South Dakota (Jan. 22), and the game also saw him surpass 1,400 career points. 
 
2016-17 | Northern Mich. | 33 FGM | 16 3FG | 106 PTS
2017-18 | Northern Mich. | 108 FGM | 34 3FG| 344 PTS
2018-19| Monmouth | 226 FGM | 27 3FG | 664
2019-20| Monmouth | 49 FGM | 7 3FG | 163 PTS 
2020-21 | Western | 51 FGM | 27 3FG | 155 PTS
 
He currently manages 1,432 points, 630 rebounds, 103 assists, 69 steals, and 57 blocks.

Close Calls
Four games have been decided by six or fewer points this season. 

vs. Central Michigan | L, 73-79
at Eastern Illinois | L, 88-92
at South Dakota State | L, 77-83
vs. South Dakota | L, 60-65

 
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