OVC Championship - Quarterfinal

Western Illinois LeathernecksW IllinoisWIU

16-15, 8-12 OVC

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
W Illinois WIU	20	14	21	23	78
E Illinois EIU	20	19	13	23	75

Eastern Illinois PanthersE IllinoisEIU

18-12, 15-5 OVC

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Western Illinois Leathernecks

Game Information

Evansville, IN

Referee:Angel Kent

Referee:Timothy Hackett

Referee:Traci Drake

NCAA Division I

Ohio Valley Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Western Illinois	16-4	-	26-6
Lindenwood	16-4	-	25-8
Southern Indiana	14-6	2	21-11
Morehead State	13-7	3	18-15
Little Rock	11-9	5	15-16
UT Martin	9-11	7	13-17
Tennessee Tech	8-12	5	15-14
SIU Edwardsville	8-12	8	16-16
Southeast Missouri State	8-12	8	14-18
Tennessee State	4-16	12	5-24
Eastern Illinois	3-17	13	4-27

Women's College Basketball News

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The first poll of the 2026-27 season is here. We look at the projected starters and biggest game for each team.

South Carolina tops AP's preseason Top 25 women's basketball poll followed by UConn, USC

Dawn Staley's South Carolina Gamecocks sit at No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 women's basketball poll, followed by UConn, USC, Duke and Michigan.

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