Who: Western Illinois vs Southern Indiana | Morehead State
Where: Evansville, IN (Screaming Eagles Arena), Morehead, KY (Johnson Arena)
When: Thursday (Jan. 25) | Saturday (Jan. 27)
Social Media:Â @WIUWBB (Twitter + Instagram + Facebook)
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 tied Leslie Crane for the most wins in Western Illinois Women's Basketball history. Coach Gravina sits one win away from becoming the winningest coach in women's basketball history.
Home Court Advantage
Western Illinois has taken full advantage of playing at home. The Leathernecks sit with a perfect 10-1 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 52 points away from reaching the 1,000-point mark in her Leatherneck career.Â
Freshman Rising
Raegan McCowan has been leading the Leathernecks all season long. Named the OVC Freshmen of the Week eight times this season, McCowan is averaging 18.2 and 7.6 rebounds for WIU.
Crashing the Glass
The Western Illinois squad has outrebounded its opponents by 715-590. The Leathernecks hold a 7.4 rebound differential. Western Illinois is cleaning up the offensive glass, outrebounding opponents 208-164 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 312-253. The Leathernecks have outscored their opponents in all the other three quarters but have dominated the 3rd quarter, outscoring opponents 354-258.
OVC Rankings
Western Illinois ranks number one in the OVC in points scored at 77.6 and points margin at 13.8. The Leathernecks are also number one in team field goal percentage (43.8%), Opponent 3-point field goal percentage (26.8), Rebounds (42.1), Team defensive rebounds (29.8), Rebound Margin (7.4)
On the player side, Raegan McCowan ranks first in points (18.2), fourth in rebounds (7.6), and second in field goal percentage (48.0%). Anna Deets is fifth with 2.1 threes a game.
