Posts Tagged ‘Ohio Valley Conference’
WIU men’s remarkable season comes to end with semifinal loss to Little Rock in OVC Tournament
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Through the first 12 minutes Friday night, the fourth-seeded Western Illinois University men’s basketball team went toe-to-toe with top-seeded Little Rock in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament semifinals. The eight minutes that followed is where the Leathernecks lost their edge. Tied at 21 following Drew Cisse’s layin with 8:20 remaining in the…
Read MoreMyers buries game-winning shot as Leathernecks advance to OVC Tournament semifinals
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Chad Boudreau chose not to call a timeout. Ryan Myers made it look like a genius move. A free throw by Tennessee State’s Kinyon Hodges with 17 seconds remaining in regulation Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament tied the game at 59 and gave Western…
Read MoreTo no surprise, WIU’s McCowan is Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year
MACOMB, Ill. — Had anyone other than Western Illinois University guard Raegan McCowan been named the Ohio Valley Conference’s women’s basketball Freshman of the Year, it would have been a bigger upset than 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson beating top-seeded Purdue in last year’s NCAA Tournament. McCowan won the OVC Freshman of the Week honor 13 times…
Read MoreDefensive presence of WIU’s Cisse leads to Ohio Valley Conference postseason honors
MACOMB, Ill. — Drew Cisse’s impact on the defensive end of the floor for the Western Illinois University men’s basketball team could not be overstated. He altered shots and cleaned the glass as well as anyone. The 6-foot-11, 230-pound senior center was named the Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team…
Read MoreWIU’s McCowan captures OVC Player of the Week, Freshman of the Week honors
MACOMB, Ill. — Not a week goes by without Western Illinois University freshman Raegan McCowan earning an Ohio Valley Conference women’s basketball honor. This week, she earned two. Coming off a scintillating scoring effort in an overtime loss to Southern Indiana last Saturday, McCowan was named both the OVC Player of the Week and the…
Read MoreLeathernecks fend off Screaming Eagles to stay in position for top-four finish in OVC
MACOMB, Ill. — Western Hall feels like home once again. Fighting for a top-four seed in the Ohio Valley Conference postseason tournament, the Western Illinois University men’s basketball team ended a four-game home losing streak Saturday by beating Southern Indiana 82-76 at Western Hall. Western Illinois (18-11, 11-5 OVC) remains in fourth place in the…
Read MoreWestern Illinois men’s basketball game on Feb. 10 to be first in program history televised on ESPNU from Macomb
MACOMB. Ill. — For the fourth time this season, the Western Illinois men’s basketball team will be on a nationally televised broadcast. For the second time this season, the Leathernecks will be on ESPNU. But for the first time this season and a first in program history, the broadcast will originate from Western Hall on…
Read MoreLeathernecks miss 25 of 32 shots in first half, lose first meeting with OVC leader Morehead State
MOREHEAD, KY. — A slow start at the offensive end was too much to overcome for the Western Illinois men as they split their road trip this week, falling on Saturday at Morehead State 64-50. The game between the Leathernecks (13-8, 6-2) and Eagles (16-5, 7-1) was a matchup of the top two teams in…
Read MoreLeathernecks move into first place in OVC following fifth straight conference victory
CHARLESTON, Ill. — The Ohio Valley Conference newcomer is now the OVC frontrunner. That’s a position the Western Illinois University men’s basketball team would like to maintain. The Leathernecks moved into sole possession of first place in the OVC on Saturday, making two critical plays in the final 30 seconds of regulation to outlast Eastern…
Read MoreWIU will leave Summit League, accepts invitation to join Ohio Valley Conference
MACOMB, Ill. — The move makes sense. Western Illinois University athletic director Paul Bubb announced Friday the school had accepted an invitation to join the Ohio Valley Conference and will begin competing in its new league this fall. WIU president Guiyou Huang signed the agreement Friday morning. The decision puts WIU in a league that…
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