SIU Edwardsville 51, at Western Illinois 75

MACOMB, Ill. (Interstat) — The Western Illinois women’s basketball team used a dominant second quarter and a stifling defensive effort to pull away from SIU Edwardsville for a 75-51 victory in an Ohio Valley Conference game Monday afternoon at Western Hall. The Leathernecks, who entered the game with a 91.8% win probability according to Interstat’s ELO system, improved to 10-1 overall. The Cougars fell to 8-4. The game was tightly contested through the first quarter, ending in a 15-15 deadlock. The decisive shift came in the second period, where Western Illinois outscored SIU Edwardsville 22-5. The Leathernecks’ defense was the… Read more...