Western Athletics News

Volleyball Opens League Play At Home Against North Dakota

Volleyball Cheering

Leathernecks and Fighting Hawks square off on Friday at 7 p.m. inside Western Hall

Posted on 20 September 2018 | 7:36 am

Leathernecks Ride Momentum into Peoria

WTN

Western opens up the Bradley Invite on Friday

Posted on 20 September 2018 | 4:01 am

Redbirds Pull Away from Leathernecks

Peters

Zoe Clarke scores her first collegiate goal off an assist by Lauryn Peters in a 4-1 loss.

Posted on 19 September 2018 | 1:34 pm

Leathernecks carry momentum into bye

Saturday's victory over Montana was a big one for the Western Illinois football team. After a tough start to the season that saw the Leathernecks drop their first two games, Western came from behind to steal a victory from the Grizzlies, improving their record to 1-2.The win gives the Leathernecks some momentum heading into the bye and the start of the Missouri Valley Football Conference slate, which starts September 29 against Youngstown State.

Posted on 19 September 2018 | 1:08 pm

Women’s soccer beat by Bulldogs

DES MOINES, Iowa.— The Western Illinois University women’s soccer team fell to the Drake University Bulldogs 2-1 this past Sunday. This reduces the Leathernecks to a 2-5-1 record as Drake increases to 3-6-0. The first half went back and forth. Drake attacked first, getting a shot on goal in the fifth minute but couldn’t find...

Posted on 19 September 2018 | 12:43 pm

Golf gets undesired results in Indiana

Both the men and women’s golf team competed in their respective contests on Monday as the men looked to improve on their last outing and the women aimed to set the tone in their first real action of the season. Coming into Monday’s action, the Leatherneck men’s team were coming off a last place finish...

Posted on 19 September 2018 | 12:39 pm

All three phases come up big for WIU in fourth quarter

Offense, defense and special teams make big plays in comeback

Posted on 18 September 2018 | 3:09 pm

Leathernecks rally to top Montana, 31-27

It started wild and it ended wild for the Western Illinois football team.And while the middle was not much to write home about, the ending was all that mattered for the Leathernecks as Western earned its first win of the season and the first victory in head coach Jared Elliott's tenure, rallying from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat nationally-ranked Montana 31-27 in Macomb on Saturday.

Posted on 15 September 2018 | 7:06 pm

Recent Results &
Upcoming Schedule

[L 1-4] Women's Soccer at Illinois State
September 19 @ 6:00 pm in Normal, Ill.

Women's Tennis at Bradley Invitational
September 21 in Peoria, Ill.

Women's Volleyball vs North Dakota
September 21 @ 7:00 pm in Macomb, Ill.

Softball vs Illinois-Springfield
September 23 @ 12:00 pm in MACOMB

Men's Golf at SIUE Derek Dolenc Invitational
September 24 in Madison, Ill.

Women's Volleyball at Purdue Fort Wayne
September 25 @ 6:00 pm in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Men's Soccer at Drake
September 26 @ 7:00 pm in Des Moines, Iowa

Women's Tennis at Olivet Nazarene University Invitational
September 28 in Bourbonnais, Ill.

Women's Soccer vs North Dakota State
September 28 @ 3:00 pm in MACOMB

Men's Swimming and Diving vs Purple & Gold Alumni
September 28 @ 6:00 pm in Macomb

Women's Swimming and Diving vs Purple & Gold Alumni
September 28 @ 6:00 pm in Macomb

Women's Cross Country at Minnesota Roy Griak Invite
September 29 in Minneapolis, Minn.

Men's Cross Country at Minnesota Roy Griak Invite
September 29 in Minneapolis, Minn.

Full Calendar