Who: Western Illinois vs Little Rock | UT Martin
Where: Macomb, IL (Western Hall)
When: Thursday (Feb. 8) | Saturday (Feb. 10)
Social Media: @WIUWBB (Twitter + Instagram + Facebook)
 

The Sweet 70's

Western Illinois currently sits 14-0 when scoring above the 70-point mark. The Leathernecks are 7-0 when they score more than 80 points.

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.

Home Court Advantage

Western Illinois has taken full advantage of playing at home. The Leathernecks sit with a 10-1 record at home, defeating teams by an average of 30.75 points a game.

22nd Member

Senior Anna Deets has been a dominant scorer her entire career. On Saturday 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 ten times this season, McCowan is averaging 18.7 and 8.2 rebounds for WIU.

Crashing the Glass

The Western Illinois squad has outrebounded its opponents by 871-736. The Leathernecks hold a 6.8 rebound differential. Western Illinois is cleaning up the offensive glass, outrebounding opponents 247-226 on that side of the ball.

First Time Matchup

Western Illinois and Little Rock will match up for the first time when the teams square off on Thursday. Little Rock joined the OVC in 2022, and WIU joined in 2023.

Double Figure Machine

Raegan McCowan has been a double-figure scoring machine. The freshman has scored double figures in 20 of the two games she has played this season.

Bench Production

Mallory McDermott has been a spark off of the Western Illinois bench. The Leathernecks are 7-1 when she knocks down three or more three-pointers in a game. McDermott had four three-pointers against Morehead State and Lindenwood.

Bench Production

With five double-doubles on the season, McCowan has earned three of those in the last three games. 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.

OVC Rankings

Western Illinois ranks number one in the OVC in points scored at 75.7 and points margin at 11.3. The Leathernecks are also number one in team Field Goal Percentage (43.8), Team 3-point Field Goal Percentage (35.4), Opponent 3-point Field Goal Percentage (27.0), Rebounds (41.5), Team defensive rebounds (29.7), and Rebound Margin (6.4)

On the player side, Raegan McCowan ranks first in points (18.7), fourth in rebounds (8.2), and second in field goal percentage (48.4%). Anna Deets sits first in free throws at 85.9%