Massner sets WIU single-game scoring record with 46 points in Summit League victory

By Muddy River Sports | January 23, 2023 | Comments Off on Massner sets WIU single-game scoring record with 46 points in Summit League victory
Western Illinois University guard Trenton Massner scored a single-game school-record 46 points Monday night against North Dakota at Western Hall in Macomb, Ill. | Photo courtesy WIU Athletics

MACOMB, Ill. — Trenton Massner felt he was due for a game like this. “I haven’t been making a shot all year,” Massner said. “It’s like if I was making my shot all year, I’d have four or five of those.” This was the one that put him in the record book. Massner scored a…

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Leathernecks open season with second-half rally, down-to-the-wire victory over Redbirds

By Muddy River Sports | November 8, 2022 | Comments Off on Leathernecks open season with second-half rally, down-to-the-wire victory over Redbirds
Western Illinois University guard Trenton Massner, right, led the Leathernecks to a 71-68 victory over Illinois State University in Monday's season opener at Redbird Arena in Normal, Ill. | Photo courtesy WIU athletics

NORMAL, Ill. — Down, but never out. That’s a mantra that could carry the Western Illinois University men’s basketball team a long way. It lifted the Leathernecks to a season-opening victory Monday night. Trailing by as many as 13 points early in the second half, WIU went on a 16-2 run to get back in…

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Leathernecks’ Massner earns preseason first-team All-Summit League recognition

By Muddy River Sports | October 11, 2022 | Comments Off on Leathernecks’ Massner earns preseason first-team All-Summit League recognition
Western Illinois University senior guard Trenton Massner was named to the preseason All-Summit League men's basketball first team. | Photo courtesy WIU Athletics

MACOMB, Ill. — Western Illinois University senior guard Trenton Massner was one of six men’s basketball players named to the preseason All-Summit League first team, while the Leathernecks were picked to finish seventh in the 10-team preseason poll. Massner, a 6-foot-2 shooting guard from Wapello, Iowa, is the Leathernecks’ top returning scorer at 16.4 points…

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