Western Illinois Leathernecks

- 7th in OVC

2026 Schedule

Women's NCAA basketball conference player of the year picks

Some of the 31 leagues (Big East, A-10) have no-brainer front-runners. Others (SEC, Big 12) are wide open to start the 2025-26 season.

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.

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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