
Western Illinois Leathernecks
17-17 - 7th in OVC2025 Schedule































































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

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.

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.

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

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.

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 |