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Western vs Denver Wednesday night at Western Hall. Game time is 7PM.

The game will be on ESPN3: http://www.espn.com/watch/search/Western%20Illinois

BURRITO DAY: The first 250 students inside Western Hall with the WIU Purple Platoon app will receive a FREE Chipotle burrito!

Sorry I didn't get my usual preview posted. I was home with a sick kid yesterday and lost track of dates...honestly today felt like Monday to me.
I'll get the regular stuff up tomorrow. But for now, let's go Leathernecks....and wohoo burritos!!!

Western wins 118-93.

Each team made 18 three-pointers. The combined total of 36 set an NCAA record.

Emily Clemens led the Western scoring with 39 points. Morgan Blumer had 28. Taylor Higginbotham had 26. Olivia Braun and Olivia Kaufmann each had 10.

Attendance at Western Hall = 689.

Defense is something you can count on every game and that is why people usually associate it with winning championships.
Offense is hit or miss and when you need it most (e.g. last Saturday in Frost), it might not be there. But it was definitely on display in Western Hall last night.

I spent most of the time watching the Jacks and Yotes men's game. The Yotes had both defense and offense clicking at the same time. It does not get any better than that.

sealhall74 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2018 7:25 amI spent most of the time watching the Jacks and Yotes men's game.

South Dakota won that game 87-68 over South Dakota State.

Big crowd at USD for that game: 5,004.

And here's Saturday's women's game...

North Dakota State Bison

Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 4:30 PM
Location: Western Hall, Macomb, IL
NDSU is 8-12 overall with a 1-5 conference record. Their one Summit League win was at home against Fort Wayne. They've lost games against South Dakota, at South Dakota State, at Oral Roberts, at Denver, and yesterday (Wednesday) at Omaha.
Live stats will be available here: http://www.sidearmstats.com/wiu/wbball/
And it's listed as being on ESPN3/WatchESPN.com

This game will be the annual "Think Pink" game.

Western beat North Dakota State 97-72.

Western was 19 for 40 on three-pointers.

Michelle Farrow led the Western scoring with 25 points. Morgan Blumer had 19. Taylor Higginbotham had 16.

Attendance at Western Hall = 875.

It’s a party for WIU’s Michelle Farrow.

From the Burlington Hawk-Eye:
http://www.thehawkeye.com/sports/201801 ... ius-farrow

Michelle Farrow leads with career record.

From today's Western Courier:
https://westerncourier.com/40041/news/f ... er-record/

sealhall74 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2018 7:25 am I spent most of the time watching the Jacks and Yotes men's game. The Yotes had both defense and offense clicking at the same time. It does not get any better than that.

I'd argue the Women's game was the one to be watching!