WESTERN ILLINOIS 2019-20 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Athletic Communications • 213 Western Hall • Macomb, Illinois 61455 • (309) 298-1133
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WESTERN ILLINOIS 2019-20 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Athletic Communications • 213 Western Hall • Macomb, Illinois 61455 • (309) 298-1133 WESTERN ILLINOIS (14-12, 8-5) VS. OMAHA (6-19, 1-11) | FEB. 20 @ 7 P.M. | WESTERN HALL - MACOMB, ILL. 2019-20 SCHEDULE WESTERN ILLINOIS GAME 27 OMAHA FIGHTING LEATHERNECKS MAVERICKS Date Opponent Time/Result (14-12 Overall, 8-5 Summit League) DATE & TIME: (6-19 Overall, 1-11 Summit League) Nov. 5 Missouri L, 97-89 OT Feb. 20 | 7 p.m. Nov. 8 Culver-Stockton W, 82-75 LOCATION: Western Hall Nov. 12 Illinois-Springfield W, 91-51 Macomb, Ill. Nov. 14 Indiana State W, 83-72 AUDIO LINK: Nov. 17 Purdue L, 59-66 WRMSFM.com Nov. 20 Bradley L, 39-84 HEAD COACH: HEAD COACH: JD Gravina VIDEO: Brittany Lange Nov. 24 Drake L. 75-94 at WIU 147-127 (9th season) ESPN3 at USD 79-120 (7th season) Nov. 26 Missouri Baptist W, 90-69 Career: 261-188 (15th season) Career: Same LIVE TWEETING: Dec. 4 Illinois State L, 65-78 STATISTICAL LEADERS : @WIUWBB STATISTICAL LEADERS: Points: Olivia Kaufmann (16.3) Points: Mariah Murdie (10.7) Dec. 7 Chicago State W, 88-79 Reb: Evan Zars (9.2) SERIES: Reb: Mariah Murdie (6.2) Dec. 17 Southeast Mo. W, 97-91 Assists: Olivia Kaufmann (3.3) WIU, leads 15-4 Assists: Rayanna Carter (2.2) Steals: Olivia Kaufmann (2.0) Steals: Claire Killian (1.3) Dec. 19 Southern Illinois $ L, 65-79 Blocks: Evan Zars (1.7) Blocks: Mariah Murdie (1.2) Dec. 20 Eastern Illinois $ L, 52-60 PROBABLE STARTERS #0 #4 #21 Dec. 29 South Dakota* L, 65-96 #54 LORES OLS NN #13 F ORE ARS A M ARLA L Jan. 2 North Dakota State* W, 79-78 2OT N Z C A UFM GI V A E E NNI NICH C K A Jan. 4 South Dakota State* L, 56-91 A D RA IVI G Jan. 9 Purdue Fort Wayne* W, 79-68 OL Jan. 12 Denver* W, 82-75 SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS Jan. 18 Oral Roberts* W, 75-61 TEAM COMPARISONS WIU .................... UNO TEAM SUMMIT OVERALL Jan. 24 Omaha* W, 83-69 Rank # N/A .......................N/A Points Per Game 74.0 ...................... 60.0 W L W L Jan. 26 North Dakota* L, 77-72 Opp. PPG 76.8 ......................68.1 #20/#15/#1 South Dakota 13 0 24 2 Scoring Margin -2.8 .......................-8.2 Jan. 30 South Dakota State* L, 48-89 -/-/#17 South Dakota State 11 2 18 8 FG Percentage .390 .......................393 Western Illinois 8 5 14 12 Opp. FG Pct. .425 .......................411 Oral Roberts 7 6 12 14 Feb. 1 North Dakota State* W, 86-79 3-FG Pct. .293 ..................... ..277 Feb. 4 Purdue Fort Wayne* W, 83-74 Opp. 3-FG Pct. .345 .......................311 Denver 6 7 12 14 FT Pct. .635 .......................684 North Dakota 5 7 14 11 Feb. 13 South Dakota* L, 51-88 Opp. FT Pct. .733 .......................712 North Dakota State 5 7 8 16 Rebounds P/G 36.6 ......................38.3 Omaha 1 11 6 19 Feb. 15 North Dakota* W, 91-74 Opp. Rebounds P/G 47.2 ......................35.8 Assists P/G 13.2 ........................13.2 Purdue Fort Wayne 1 12 5 21 Feb. 20 Omaha* 7 p.m. Turnovers P/G 14.6 ....................... 11.4 Feb. 27 Oral Roberts* 5 p.m. Steals P/G 9.5 ........................ 6.6 Blocks P/G 3.0 ........................3.8 #: AP / Coaches / Mid-Major Poll Feb. 29 Denver* 4:30 p.m. RV: Receiving Votes #: Mid-Major Poll Mar. 7-10 Summit League Champ. TBA Home games in bold All times (CST) * Summit League Game $ Compass Challenge goleathernecks.com | @WIUWBB | #TRADITIONofTOUGH QUICK FACTS - UNIVERSITY INFORMATION - - COACHING HISTORY - Location ........................................................... Macomb, Ill. HEAD COACH ................................J.D. Gravina (9th season) Enrollment.................................................................. 7,624 Alma Mater .......................... William Jewell College (2000) Nickname......................................... Fighting Leathernecks Record at Western Illinois (8 years) ..............133-115 (.536) School Colors ........ Purple (PMS 2607) and Gold (PMS 116) Career Record (14 years)...............................246-176 (.587) Affiliation..................................................... NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Office Phone ................(309) 298-1893 Conference........................................... The Summit League Best Time to Reach ........Contact Athletic Communications Arena .............. LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall (5,139) Interim University President................ Dr. Martin Abraham Associate Head Coach....................Dan Chapla (1st season) Director of Athletics ............................. Danielle Suprenaut Alma Mater ...................................Ottawa University (1993) Faculty Athletics Representative ................... Dr. Tom Cody Office Phone..................................................(309) 298-1658 Assistant Athletics Director .......................Diane Cassimire Assistant Athletics Director ......................Holly Van Vlymen Assistant Coach ..............Kennedy Cattenhead (1st season) Assistant Athletics Director ..........................Michael Jones Alma Mater ................................University of Illinois (2018) Assistant Athletics Director ..................Monyae Williamson Office Phone.................................................(309) 298-1893 Assistant Athletics Director ......................Dwight Rutledge Assistant Coach ..........................Alexa Tovella (1st season) - ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS- Alma Mater ...................................... Barton College (2013) Office Phone..................................................(309) 298-1893 Women’s Basketball Contact ................Matthew Hutchison E-Mail [email protected] - SUPPORT STAFF - Cell ...............................................................(314) 609-5352 Graduate Assistant.... Keri Dodson (Monmouth College ‘18) Director of Athletic Communications ..... Monyae Williamson Manager............................................................Joe Gennaro Graduate Assistant............................................. Danny Frey Strength and Conditioning Coach .................. Ramon Lopez Graduate Assistant....................................... Josh Hartsook Athletic Trainer .................................................Matt Hutton Address ....................................................213 Western Hall ........................................................Macomb, Illinois, 61455 - TEAM INFORMATION - Website.......................................www.goleathernecks.com Press Row Phone ......................................... (309) 298-1227 Overall Record in 2018-19........................................... 12-18 Summit League Record in 2018-19.........................8-8 (5th) - RADIO INFORMATION - Summit League Tournament Last Year...............First round .......................................Lost vs. No. 4 Oral Roberts (68-64) Flagship Radio Station.............Beardstown: WRMS 94.3 FM Players Returning/Lost .................................................12/1 Radio Affiliates: WKXQ 92.5 FM (Rushville) or WVIL 101.3 FM Starters Returning/Lost .................................................4/1 (Jacksonville) or WPWQ 106.7 & KWBZ 107.5 FM (Quincy) Redshirts/Newcomers ....................................................0/3 Play-by-Play Announcer.......................................RJ Larson - PROGRAM HISTORY - First Year...............................................1903 (146th season) Division I All-Time Record (1971-72).............573-715 (.445) Summit League Championships/Last ................. 6/2016-17 Postseason Appearances............ 6 (2 NCAA/3 WNIT/1 WBI) Last NCAA Appearance ......... Lost at Florida St. 87-66 (3/17/17) Last WNIT Appearance ...... Lost at Colorado St. 67-64 (3/15/18) Last WBI Appearance...........................................First Round ...................................(defeated #5 Southern Illinois 99-97) .......................................................................Second Round ................................................. (lost to USC Upstate, 81-78) Summit League Tournament Record.......................... 15-24 Summit League Tournament Titles/Last...................2/2017 goleathernecks.com | @WIUWBB | #TRADITIONofTOUGH GAME NOTES/MISC. BY THE NUMBERS Last Time Out | North Dakota (14-11, 5-7) started the game on an 8-0 run, but Western Illinois (14-12, 8-5) found its offensive stride and defeated the Fighting Home ...............................................................................................10-3 Road ................................................................................................... 4-7 Hawks 91-74 on Saturday (Feb. 15) evening. Neutral ............................................................................................... 0-2 Overtime ........................................................................................... 1-1 Sam Pryor checked in midway through the first quarter and drained back-to-back Summit League .............................................................................. 8-5 threes at 1:11 that turned into a 22-4 overall run with a 12 point burst that Summit League Home ................................................................. 5-2 started the second quarter for a 48-33 lead at the half. Summit League Road ................................................................... 2-3 Scoring 59 or below...................................................................... 0-6 UND chipped away in the third and narrowed the WIU advantage to single digits, Scoring 60-69 .................................................................................