Western Illinois Leathernecks
- 7th in OVC2025 Schedule
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.
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Morehead State | 75.3 | - | 9 | 26 |
UT Martin | 81.5 | 3.5 | 11 | 21 |
Little Rock | 77.3 | 4.5 | 13 | 21 |
Western Illino.. | 68.8 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
Tennessee Stat.. | 72.7 | 7 | 15 | 18 |
SIU Edwardsvil.. | 71.5 | 8 | 16 | 17 |
Eastern Illino.. | 68.9 | 10.5 | 18 | 14 |
Tennessee Tech | 67.4 | 14 | 21 | 10 |
Southern India.. | 68.6 | 16.5 | 24 | 8 |
Southeast Miss.. | 67.0 | 15 | 22 | 9 |
Lindenwood | 65.1 | 15 | 22 | 9 |