Today�€™s
Game
The Golden Eagles are
looking to get their first Mid-Continent Conference win today
hosting Western Illinois at 7:05 p.m. ... ORU is 9-5
and is looking to rebound after a 57-54 loss against conference
rival Valparaiso on Saturday ... It was the
first loss the Golden Eagles suffered on their home court this year
(7-1) ... Monday�€™s meeting with Western
Illinois will be the 23rd meeting between the two conference foes
... This is the last of four-straight (2-1) home
games for the Golden Eagles and the last of five-straight (2-2)
road games for the Westerwinds.
The
Coaches
ORU head coach Jerry
Finkbeiner is in his 11th season at the helm of the Golden Eagle
program. Already the
school�€™s all-time wins leader, Finkbeiner has
amassed a 164-139 (.541) record at ORU while also holding
a 363-173 (.677)
overall mark in 18 total seasons as a head coach. Leslie Crane is
in her ninth season with the Westerwinds. She has a
144-98 (.595) record at the helm of Western Illinois and has been
named Mid-Con Coach of the Year three
consecutive years (2002-05).
Scouting
Western Illinois
The Western Illinois
Westerwinds enter Monday night�€™s match-up with
a 4-10 overall record and a 1-0 Mid-Con record ... WIU is coming
off a victory over Centenary, 67-58, on Saturday afternoon in
Shreveport, La. ... Sophomore Nicole Myers (5.3
ppg, 3.9 rpg) tallied a career-high 16 points and collected four
rebounds to guide the Westerwinds to the
win ... WIU�€™s defense was key as they forced
Centenary into 20 turnovers ... Western has won four
straight Mid-Con regular season titles but was voted to place
fourth in the Mid-Con this season ... Amanda
Walker and Stephanie Lovingwood lead the squad with a 9.9 scoring
average ... Lovingwood is also their
leading rebounder, collecting 6.6 boards a game.
ORU
vs Western Illinois
Today is the
23rd meeting between the two conference foes ... The series is
deadlocked at 11-11, with ORU holding a 5-5 record against
Western at the Mabee Center ... ORU has won four of the last six
games against WIU ... The last time these
two squads faced off against each other at the Mabee Center, the
Westerwinds defeated the Golden Eagles,
68-56 on Jan. 7, 2006 ... ORU came back to even the series last
year, picking up a 47-37 win in Macomb, Ill.
on Jan. 28, 2006.
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