Southeast Missouri State 55, at Western Illinois 69

MACOMB, Ill. (Interstat) — Mia Nicastro scored 27 points and Western Illinois used a decisive third-quarter surge to pull away from Southeast Missouri State for a 69-55 victory in an Ohio Valley Conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at Western Hall. The Leathernecks, who entered the game with a 95.4% win probability according to Interstat’s ELO system, improved to 17-3 overall. The Redhawks fell to 7-13. Nicastro, a 6-foot-2 junior from St. Charles, Missouri, was the catalyst throughout, adding three assists in 32 minutes. She spearheaded a 17-11 third-quarter advantage for Western Illinois that turned a 30-24 halftime lead into… Read more...