Western Illinois Leathernecks

- 7th in OVC

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Raegan McCowan sinks the basket for the lead

Raegan McCowan's basket gives Western Illinois the lead late in the 4th quarter.

Mia Nicastro with the hoop & harm

What a shot by Reagan Jackson

No. 21 South Dakota women roll to 12th straight win, 88-51

Hannah Sjerven scored 18 points with 11 rebounds and No. 21 South Dakota beat Western Illinois 88-51 on Thursday night for the Coyotes' 12th consecutive victory.

No. 25 South Dakota women win 10th straight, top W Illinois

Hannah Sjerven scored 20 points and No. 25 South Dakota celebrated its first appearance in the Top 25 on Saturday with an 83-61 win over Western Illinois for the Coyotes' second 10-game winning streak of the season.

Cunningham has 31, No. 16 Mizzou women top W Illinois 89-64

Sophie Cunningham scored 31 points and No. 16 Missouri opened the season Tuesday night with an 89-64 win over Western Illinois.

Ball State makes big jump, but still chasing Green Bay in mid-major rankings

As conference play opens, Green Bay remains No. 1 in espnW's bi-weekly mid-major rankings. Wright State and Western Illinois break into the top 10, while Ball State jumped five spots to No. 2.

Western Illinois' Emily Clemens named espnW player of the week

After scoring a season-high 26 points against then-No. 18 Stanford to help Western Illinois notch its first win against a ranked opponent, Emily Clemens is the espnW national player of the week.

OVC Standings

TEAM	W	L	GB	OVR
Southeast Miss..	74.0	0.5	12	21
SIU Edwardsvil..	71.6	-	12	22
Little Rock	69.3	2.5	14	19
Tennessee Stat..	78.1	4.5	16	17
Lindenwood	71.2	5.5	17	16
Tennessee Tech	72.1	6	17	15
Morehead State	66.1	6	17	15
UT Martin	74.4	7.5	19	14
Eastern Illino..	66.5	8.5	19	12
Western Illino..	68.7	8.5	19	12
Southern India..	71.5	10	20	10

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