The
Tip
The Golden Eagles are
looking to revenge their loss to Western Illinois earlier this
season in Tulsa today as they take on the Westerwinds at Western
Hall ... This starts the beginning of the second half of Mid-Con
regular season play as the Golden Eagles look to move up in the
standings ... ORU is coming off a tough loss in overtime to Oakland
this past Monday, a loss that ended the Golden Eagles three game
winning streak ... Last season, the Golden Eagles defeated Western
Illinois in Macomb, breaking the nation�€™s
longest home court win streak (men or women) at 46 games on Jan. 7,
2006.
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 168-142 (.542) record at ORU
while also holding a 367-176 (.676) overall mark in 18 total
seasons as a head coach. On the other side is head coach Leslie
Crane ... Crane has led the Westerwinds to a 148-101 (.594) overall
record in nine years at the helm of the program ... She has guided
WIU to a 91-38 (.705) overall Mid-Con mark during that time
period.
Scouting Western
Illinois
The Westerwinds come into
this game with a 8-13 overall record and a 4-3 Mid-Con mark ...
They are currently tied for third in the
league�€™s standings ... WIU split their last
pair of Mid-Con games last weekend as they beat UMKC in Kansas
City, 50-38, but fell to Southern Utah, 50-46, in Cedar City ...
Western is led in scoring by Amanda Walker who averages 10.5 points
and 4.0 boards a game ... Walker is dangerous from long range,
making 39-of-90 from beyond the arc ... Stephanie Lovingood is
another scoring threat, netting 9.1 points a contest and leading
the team with 7.0 rebounds ... The Westerwinds are a low scoring
team averaging 56.0 points a game.
The
Series
The Westerwinds hold a
slight lead in the overall series at 12-11 ... With the last win by
WIU in Tulsa, the two conference rivals have traded wins six
contests ... ORU defeated WIU 47-37 last season at Western Hall but
the Westerwinds defeated the Golden Eagles in Tulsa,
68-56.
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