Western Illinois Leathernecks

Western Illinois Leathernecks

14-15 - 7th in OVC
Mia Nicastro with the hoop & harm Mia Nicastro with the hoop & harm

Mia Nicastro with the hoop & harm

What a shot by Reagan Jackson What a shot by Reagan Jackson

What a shot by Reagan Jackson

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

Ball State makes big jump, but still chasing Green Bay in mid-major rankings 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 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.. 74.7 - 11 20
SIU Edwardsvil.. 72.8 - 11 20
Little Rock 69.2 2 13 18
Tennessee Stat.. 78.7 4 15 16
Tennessee Tech 72.3 5 16 15
Lindenwood 71.6 5 16 15
Morehead State 66.2 5 16 15
UT Martin 74.5 7 18 13
Eastern Illino.. 66.5 8 19 12
Western Illino.. 68.7 8 19 12
Southern India.. 71.5 9.5 20 10
Full Standings