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[W 5-2] Women's Tennis vs Milwaukee
February 28 in

[L 49-50] Women's Basketball vs Lindenwood - Senior Day
February 28 @ 1:00 pm in MACOMB, IL

[L 69-91] Men's Basketball vs Lindenwood - Senior Day
February 28 @ 3:30 pm in Macomb, IL

[L 4-11] Baseball at Louisiana-Monroe
February 28 @ 4:00 pm in Monroe, Louisiana

[L 3-4] Softball at Valparaiso University
February 28 @ 4:30 pm in St. Charles, MO

[L 1-6] Women's Tennis vs Northern Illinois University
March 1 in

[L 7-11] Baseball at Louisiana-Monroe
March 1 @ 1:00 pm in Monroe, Louisiana

Baseball at Saint Louis University
March 3 @ 3:00 pm in Saint Louis, MO

Women's Basketball vs Ohio Valley Conference
March 4 in Evansville, IN, Ford Center

Women's Bowling Vanderbilt Music City Classic
March 6 in Nashville, TN

Baseball at Virginia Military Institute
March 6 @ 2:00 pm in Lexington, VA

Women's Tennis at Northern Iowa
March 7 in Cedar Falls, Iowa

Softball at Southeast Missouri State
March 7 @ 12:00 pm in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

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Western Athletics News

WIU to Host Women’s Basketball Watch Party Friday at Sports Corner

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MACOMB, Ill. — Western Illinois University Athletics invites Leatherneck fans and community members to gather for an official watch party on Friday, March 6, as the Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball continues postseason play.

Posted on 2 March 2026 | 2:06 pm

Nicastro Named Player of the Week After Dominant Two-Game Stretch

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MACOMB, Ill. -  After a dominant two-game performance, Western Illinois' Mia Nicastro has been named Player of the Week, highlighted by back-to-back standout outings against SIUE and Lindenwood.

Posted on 2 March 2026 | 10:20 am

WIU Baseball Drops Three-Game Road Series at ULM

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MACOMB, Ill. - Western Illinois Leathernecks dropped a three-game road series at Lou St. Amant Field to the ULM Warhawks, showing offensive firepower throughout the weekend but unable to slow ULM's big innings.

Posted on 1 March 2026 | 7:36 pm

LINDENWOOD 91, WIU 69: A Goodbye To The Season And The Long Journeys

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — There was a party going on out on the court at Western Hall as Francis Okwuosah sat in the Hall of Fame Room, towel over his head, his college basketball career over. Western Illinois’ 91-69 loss to Lindenwood on Saturday was the final game of the season for the Leathernecks. They finished 5-26 overall, 1-19 in the Ohio Valley Conference, and didn’t qualify for next week’s conference tournament in Evansville, Indiana. That meant Senior Day was the final day for the Leathernecks’ seniors and graduate students, and for Okwuosah, it was the end of …

Posted on 28 February 2026 | 10:28 pm

LINDENWOOD 50, WIU 49: Leathernecks Celebrate A Title, But Have To Share

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — Western Illinois women’s basketball team got a proper celebration and a chance to cut down the nets at Western Hall. The Leathernecks had to share their Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title rather than win …

Posted on 28 February 2026 | 9:41 pm

Illinois FCS transfer tracker: Winter 2026 update

With the trimmed down transfer window closed and spring semester classes and winter workouts in full swing, Prairie State Pigskin breaks down where the Illinois FCS programs stand.

Posted on 23 February 2026 | 5:30 am

Western Illinois Hall of Famer Mike Wagner passes away at age 76

WIU Leatherneck hall of fame member Mike Wagner, who played a key role in four Pittsburgh Super Bowl wins, died Wednesday from pancreatic cancer.

Posted on 19 February 2026 | 5:15 pm