Leathernecks Set To Battle Tennessee State

Friday, January 19, 2024 | By: WIU Athletic Communications

Who: Western Illinois vs Tennessee State
Where: Macomb, IL (Western Hall)
When: Saturday (Jan. 20)
Social Media: @WIUWBB (Twitter + Instagram + Facebook)

Historic Win
Western Illinois picked up a historic 81-75 win over the SIUE Cougars. The six-point win marked the first-ever win for WIU in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Taking Care of Business
Western Illinois leads the Ohio Valley in home wins with nine. Only three teams have a record over .500 at home. Western Illinois is looking for double-digit home wins for the first time since the 2019-20 season.

Chasing History
Head Coach JD Gravina is one win away from tying Leslie Crane as the winningest coach in Western Illinois Women's Basketball history. He will need two wins to become the winningest coach.

Home Court Advantage
Western Illinois has taken full advantage of playing at home. The Leathernecks sit with a perfect 9-1 record at home, defeating teams by an average of 30.75 points a game.

Chasing 1K
Senior Anna Deets has been a dominant scorer her entire career. Deets now sits 75 points away from reaching the 1,000-point mark in her Leatherneck career.

Freshman Rising
Raegan McCowan has been leading the Leathernecks all season long. Named the OVC Freshmen of the Week seven times this season, McCowan is averaging 17.6 and 7.0 rebounds for WIU.

Crashing the Glass
The Western Illinois squad has outrebounded its opponents by 669-547. The Leathernecks hold an 8.9 rebound differential. Western Illinois is cleaning up the offensive glass, outrebounding opponents 200-151 on that side of the ball.

Starting Strong, Finishing Stronger
Western Illinois has started the first quarter on fire as they have outscored their opponents 284-220. The Leathernecks have outscored their opponents in all the other three quarters but have dominated the 3rd quarter, outscoring opponents 325-225.

OVC Rankings
Western Illinois ranks number one in the OVC in points scored at 77.5 and points allowed at 63.4. The Leathernecks are also number one in team field goal percentage (44.0%), 3-point field goal percentage (35.9), Opponent 3-point field goal percentage (27.0), Rebounds (41.8), Team defensive rebounds (29.3), Rebound Margin (7.6)

On the player side, Raegan McCowan ranks first in points (17.6), sixth in rebounds (7.0), and second in field goal percentage (48.5%). Mallory McDermott is fifth with 2.1 threes a game, and Addi Brownfield is sixth in steals at 1.8 per game

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