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#8 Saint Thomas won the game 61-50

Mallory McDermott led the Western scoring with 11 points.  Emily Lutz had 10 points.

Western was 3 of 17 on three-point attempts while Saint Thomas was 10 of 26.

Western finishes the season with a record of 10-20.




In Friday's second game, #10 UMKC beat #7 Denver 66-65 on a miracle three-point shot at the buzzer.


Attendance for the Friday afternoon session = 2,918


 
 
 
 
 

Disappoint year on many fronts. 

Saturday's Quarterfinals:

#1 South Dakota State beat #8 Saint Thomas 87-59.

#10 UMKC beat #2 North Dakota State 71-64.  UMKC only has 7 players.

Attendance for the afternoon session = 6,830

 
 
 

wiu712 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 2:21 pm Saturday's Quarterfinals:

#1 South Dakota State beat #8 Saint Thomas 87-59.

#10 UMKC beat #2 North Dakota State 71-64.  UMKC only has 7 players.

Attendance for the afternoon session = 6,830

 
 
 

 

Go UMKC !!
 

Sunday's Quarter-finals:

#5 Oral Roberts beat #4 South Dakota 92-69.

#6 Omaha beat #3 North Dakota 84-81.

Attendance for the afternoon session = 4,908
 

Monday's Semi-finals:

#1 South Dakota State beat #5 Oral Roberts 87-60

#6 Omaha beat #10 UMKC 69-60

Attendance for the afternoon session = 5,517

 

No team in the Summit League right now can give AJ's squad a competitive game.  His only recourse to improve during the year would be to use some guys, not gals, about 6'3 or 6'4" to act as practice adversaries. 

Ouch...not even remotely close...

Attendance for the championship game = 6,002

The Western Illinois University Westernettes Dance Team and WIU cheerleaders performing Footloose at the 2023 summit league tournament for the Spirit Squad competition.