Who: Western Illinois vs Eastern Illinois | SIUE
Where: Macomb, IL (Western Hall)
When: Thursday (Feb. 29) | Saturday (Mar. 2)
Social Media: @WIUWBB (Twitter + Instagram + Facebook)

Sweet 45

Raegan McCowan set a freshman record for points scored in a game with 45. The 45 points sit at number five in the NCAA in most points scored in women's basketball. It also stands as the most points a women's basketball player scored inside Western Hall.

OVC Berth

Western Illinois is still looking to officially lock up its first berth in the Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Tournament. The Leathernecks will need to win just one more game to guarantee their spot in the 8-team field. WIU would become the third Leatherneck team since joining to qualify for a conference tournament. The other two are Volleyball and Men's Basketball.

Setting a New Bar

Head Coach JD Gravina became the winningest basketball coach in Western Illinois program history with a 65-59 victory. The win gives coach Gravina 193 career wins at WIU.

Weekly Awards

Raegan McCowan has been on a tear this year, grabbing 15 weekly awards. McCowan has won a weekly award every week the WIU has played two or more games since Nov. 28th.

22nd Member

Senior Anna Deets has been a dominant scorer her entire career. Against SEMO, Anna became the 22nd Leatherneck to eclipse the 1,000-point mark.

Freshman Rising

Raegan McCowan has been leading the Leathernecks all season long. Named the OVC Freshmen of the Week 12 times this season, McCowan is averaging 18.3 and 8.1 rebounds for WIU.

Final Home Stretch

Western Illinois wraps up their regular season by playing four games at home. This is the longest home stand for WIU since they played four straight home games from Nov. 20-Dec. 5.

Double Figure Machine

Raegan McCowan has been a double-figure scoring machine. The freshman has scored double figures in 25 of the 26 games she has played this season.

Bench Production

Mallory McDermott has been a spark off of the Western Illinois bench. The Leathernecks are 7-2 when she knocks down three or more three-pointers in a game. McDermott had four three-pointers against Morehead State and Lindenwood.

Double-Double Magic

With seven double-double-double-doubles on the season. Starting at Morehead State, McCowan put together a 24-point and 14-rebound performance. McCowan followed it up with 26pt/14reb and 14pt/10reb at Linendwood and SEMO. She ended her four-game run with a 14pt/11reb performance.

OVC Rankings

Western Illinois ranks number one in the OVC in points scored at 74.6. The Leathernecks are also the number one Rebounds (41.3), Team defensive rebounds (29.7), and Rebound Margin (5.3)

On the player side, Raegan McCowan ranks first in points (19.3), fourth in rebounds (8.1), and third in field goal percentage (46.0%). Anna Deets sits second in free throws at 85.8%