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What a first 10 minutes of ball for the Necks.  Doubling them up 26-13.  Little Rock has pretty good quickness and athleticism.  They will make a run before this one is over.
 

We held our own in the 2nd qtr.  Our rhythm a little disturbed with Brownfield and Shetley sitting for a while after picking up 2nd foul.
Still up 38-25.

Up 48-39 after 3.  The Little Rock run has not started yet but they are killing us on the boards, especially offensive.

Very strong 4th qtr for us as we pull away with a 75-59 win.  Nicastro was a beast offensively in 1st and 4th qtrs especially.  But that 22-3 deficit on the offensive boards leading to 20 2nd chance points for them is crazy.  Something to work on in practice for sure.
 

Mia Nacastro led the Western scoring with 28 points.  Addi Brownfield had 16.  Mallory Shetley had 13.  Allie Meadows had 12.

Next game will be at Morehead State on Thursday (Jan 22).  Game time is 4:00 PM.

Current OVC Standings:
Western  7-1
Southern Indiana  7-1
Morehead State  5-3
Tennessee-Martin  5-3
Lindenwood  5-3
Little Rock  5-3
Tennessee Tech  3-5
Southeast Missouri State  2-6
Tennessee State  2-6
Eastern Illinois  2-6
SIU Edwardsville  1-7

Interesting to note that the bottom 2 teams in OVC Men's Basketball are the top 2 teams in OVC Women's Basketball.

sealhall74 wrote: Sat Jan 17, 2026 2:53 pm Very strong 4th qtr for us as we pull away with a 75-59 win.  Nicastro was a beast offensively in 1st and 4th qtrs especially.  But that 22-3 deficit on the offensive boards leading to 20 2nd chance points for them is crazy.  Something to work on in practice for sure.
 

 

At least they are winning unlike the men’s team…. 

WIU win on road, good job.

With the season she is having, would not surprise me if Mia get some attention for the next level.