2026 OVC Tournament

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Going to need a big 4th qtr, down 8 pts heading to the final qtr.
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well they did have a big 4th qtr outscored SEMO 35-19 to pull out a 74-66 victory, will face the winner of the Lindenwold and Southern Indiana game
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All but the last 6 minutes reminded me of the game at Tenn St. They hitting 3 point shots and not much going right for us.  I have to watch a replay of that 4th qtr when I get back home. The Leatherneck faithful showed up today. Made a difference.
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Western wins 74-66

Western out-scored SEMO 52-31 in the second half.

Mallory Shetley led the Western scoring with 27 points.  Addi Brownfield had 17.  Mia Nacastro had 16.

Only 3 three-pointers for Western -- all by Addi Brownfield.  SEMO had 11 three-pointers.

Next game will be for the OVC Championship on Saturday.  Game time is 3:00 PM.

In Friday's other semi-final game, #2 Lindenwood beat #3 Southern Indiana 82-79

Attendance for the afternoon session = 1,266
 
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Heading to Evansville for the game which section do I need to buy tickets for?
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TheMissourikid wrote:Heading to Evansville for the game which section do I need to buy tickets for?
If we're on the same side that we were yesterday, then 105 and 104 was where most WIU fans were. If we switch to the other side today, it'll be 106-107.

If you're buying a ticket when you get here, the box office may be able to tell you if you ask which side is WIU for this game.

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Edit - same end as yesterday. 104 & 105 should be the WIU sections


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OVC Tournament Champions !!  

Western wins 71-65

Mia Nacastro was Western's lead scorer with 21 points  She also had 12 rebounds.  Mallory Shetley had 18 points.

Western had 4 three-pointers while Lindenwood had 9.

Western had 16 Turnovers which resulted in 15 points for Lindenwood.

Today's attendance = 922

Next game will be in the NCAA Tournament.

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I just noticed that Maria Messing hasn't played all year, I'm assuming she is hurt because she has already used her redshirt so they can't be redshirting her. Anyway just wondering about her.

Great game and season. I was getting worried there in the 4th that Lindenwood would complete the comeback, but glad they hung on. One other thing I just noticed is that Nicastro is a 90% free throw shooter, that is pretty impressive. Anyway hopefully they can avoid getting a 15 or 16 seed. Hoping for a 13 or 14 seed.

in his post game conference, JD did mention the community support they game at the tournament and mentioned the band and cheerleaders being there, where Lindenwood had no band and very little fans besides parents.

If I was thinking I should have made the trip it would have been a cool experience.
 
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Nice win in hard fought game.  Anxious to see who we play in NCAA tournament.  Go Western proud to be a Leatherneck!
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