By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois’ men’s and women’s basketball teams will get two more Ohio Valley Conference games in their second season in the league. The 11-team OVC will have a true round-robin schedule this season, meaning 20 games within … Continue reading OVC Releases Expanded Conference Schedule
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — Mallory McDermott needed to get a passport. “Never been out of the country,” the Western Illinois fifth-year senior guard said. Raegan McCowan had to do the same. “We’ve got (the passports) already,” the sophomore … Continue reading Leathernecks Get A Chance To Bond With Costa Rica Trip
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Raegan McCowan will be back with Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team. McCowan, who in late March entered her name in the NCAA transfer portal, announced on Saturday night she would return to the Leathernecks after a season … Continue reading McCowan Will Return To Leathernecks
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois guard Raegan McCowan was the top freshman in the Ohio Valley Conference, and one of the top freshmen in the nation this season. McCowan is now taking that experience elsewhere, announcing on Wednesday that she … Continue reading WIU’s McCowan Enters Transfer Portal
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The record, Chad Boudreau said, is convincing evidence. Western Illinois’ men’s basketball team went 21-12 this season, the Leathernecks’ first 20-win season since 2013, in Boudreau’s first season as head coach after being the associate head coach … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Leathernecks’ Roster Construction Will Be A ‘Reload’
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP EVANSVILLE, Ind. — It just felt like a fury was coming from somebody. Western Illinois and Little Rock traded shots for the first 12 1/2 minutes of Friday’s Ohio Valley Conference Tournament semifinal at the Ford Center. … Continue reading LITTLE ROCK 82, WIU 57: Leathernecks’ Season Ends With No Regrets
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Nowhere on Western Illinois’ travel itinerary does it say anything about going home. The Leathernecks are content to stay where they’re at until the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament is concluded. Ryan Myers made sure … Continue reading WIU 61, TENNESSEE STATE 59: Myers’ Shot Keeps Leathernecks On Schedule
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP EVANSVILLE, Ind. — One quarter, two field goals. It was an equation that explained the end of Western Illinois’ women’s basketball season. The Leathernecks’ offense, which had them in the lead at halftime of Wednesday’s Ohio Valley … Continue reading TENNESSEE TECH 78, WIU 69: Third-Quarter Struggles End Leathernecks’ Season
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois senior center Drew Cisse was one of the nation’s top frontcourt players this season, and it showed in the Ohio Valley Conference’s postseason honors on Tuesday. Cisse was named the OVC’s defensive player of the … Continue reading WIU’s Cisse Picks Up OVC Honors
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Raegan McCowan has won the Ohio Valley Conference’s women’s basketball freshman of the week so many times this season, it was no surprise when the Western Illinois guard was named the conference’s freshman of the year on … Continue reading WIU’s McCowan Named OVC’s Top Freshman
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