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Leatherneck Women's Basketball Reveals 2024-25 Schedule

| By: WIU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Missouri returns to Western Hall for the first time since 2018, highlighting 14 home games

MACOMB, Ill. – The Western Illinois University women's basketball program released its schedule for the 2024-25 season with several notable matches home and away and in and out of conference.

The highlight of the upcoming schedule is a Friday, Nov. 15 home match-up vs. Missouri inside Western Hall. It is the 15th meeting between the Tigers and Leathernecks and the fourth time the two programs have met in Macomb. They last met inside Western Hall on Nov. 6, 2018. Mizzou leads the all-time series 13-1.
The Leathernecks open the season with two home exhibitions, taking on McKendree on Oct. 24 and Dubuque on Oct. 30.

Western Illinois tips off the regular season on Tuesday, Nov. 5 hosting Culver-Stockton. From there, WIU faces a pair of former Summit League rivals, visiting Omaha on Sunday, Nov. 10, and hosting Kansas City on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Western Illinois then hosts Missouri on Nov. 15.

The Leathernecks hit the road for a four-game stretch, playing at Chicago State (Nov. 18), Bradley (Nov. 24), Cincinnati (Dec. 6), and St. Thomas (Dec. 14).
Western Illinois tips off its second season in the Ohio Valley Conference on Dec. 17, returning home to host Tennessee Tech. The Leathernecks then hit the road, visiting Lindenwood on Dec. 21 before the holiday break.

The Leathernecks close out the non-conference portion of the year and 2024 on Dec. 30, hosting Clarke. After that, Western Illinois plays nothing but OVC games the rest of the way.

Western Illinois begins 2025 on the road for a pair of games, playing in-state rivals SIUE on Jan. 2 and Eastern Illinois on Jan. 4.
The Leathernecks return home to face UT Martin on Jan. 9 and Tennessee State on Jan. 11 before going on another road trip, playing at Morehead State on Jan. 16 and Southern Indiana on Jan. 18.

Western Illinois hosts a four-game homestand, taking on Little Rock (Jan. 23), SEMO (Jan. 25), Eastern Illinois (Jan. 30), and SIUE (Feb. 1).
The Leathernecks are away from Western Hall for the next two games, visiting Tennessee State (Feb. 6) and UT Martin (Feb. 8).
Western Illinois is back inside Western Hall, taking on Southern Indiana (Feb. 13) and Morehead State (Feb. 15) before playing at SEMO (Feb. 20) and Little Rocks (Feb. 22).

The Leathernecks play their final regular season home contest on Feb. 25 vs. Lindenwood and close the regular season on the road at Tennessee Tech (Feb. 27).
The OVC Tournament will be held in Evansville, Indiana March 5-8.

"This season's non-conference is significantly more challenging than the last few years, and specifically designed to help prepare us better for the level and style of play of the OVC," said Western Illinois University head women's basketball coach JD Gravina. "With two Power 5 teams (Cincinnati and Mizzou), several Summit league games (Omaha, UMKC, St. Thomas), and some regional rivalry games (Bradley, Chicago St.) our fan base should have a great opportunity to see who we are as a team in November and December. The highlight of the home schedule will be Mizzou coming to Macomb - our goal is to sell Western Hall out!"
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