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

[L 7-8] Baseball at Virginia Military Institute
March 6 @ 12:00 pm in Lexington, VA

[W 74-66] Women's Basketball vs #8 Southeast Missouri State University
March 6 @ 1:00 pm in Evansville, IN, Ford Center

Baseball at Virginia Military Institute
March 6 @ 3:00 pm in Lexington, VA

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

Baseball at Virginia Military Institute
March 7 @ 12:00 pm in Lexington, VA

Women's Basketball vs #2 Lindenwood
March 7 @ 3:00 pm in Evansville, IN

Men's Golf at South Dakota State
March 8 in Brookings, S.D.

Baseball at Virginia Military Institute
March 8 @ 10:00 am in Lexington, VA

Softball at Southeast Missouri State
March 8 @ 12:00 pm in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Softball at Southeast Missouri State
March 8 @ 2:00 pm in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Softball at Southeast Missouri State
March 9 @ 11:00 am in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Baseball at Illinois
March 10 @ 6:00 pm in Champaign, Ill.

Full Calendar

Western Athletics News

Western Illinois Women’s Tennis Hits The Road to Fight The University of Northern Iowa

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The Western Illinois University women's tennis team is back on the road to face off against Northern Iowa.

Posted on 6 March 2026 | 10:07 pm

Leatherneck Women’s Basketball to Face Lindenwood in OVC Tournament Championship Finals

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The Western Illinois women's basketball team will keep the momentum going in Evansville, Indiana by facing off in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship. WIU will compete against the Lindenwood Lions.

Posted on 6 March 2026 | 8:48 pm

Nicastro’s Day Goes From ‘Worst’ Half To Big Shots

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP EVANSVILLE, Indiana — Mia Nicastro was 19 seconds into Friday’s Ohio Valley Conference tournament semifinal and on her rear end underneath Western Illinois’ basket. Nicastro, arms outstretched and glaring at the officials, looked incredulous that there was …

Posted on 6 March 2026 | 8:16 pm

WESTERN ILLINOIS 74, SEMO 66: One Win Away From The Final Piece

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP EVANSVILLE, Indiana — Western Illinois spent the first three quarters of Friday’s Ohio Valley Conference tournament semifinal tormented by an opponent that had spent the last two days building confidence and momentum while knocking off higher-seeded teams. …

Posted on 6 March 2026 | 7:45 pm

Shetley’s Big Game Keeps Leathernecks Going

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP EVANSVILLE, Indiana — Mallory Shetley is no stranger to big games, having played in the NAIA national tournament in all five of her seasons at Columbia College. Her 27 points for Western Illinois in Friday’s 74-66 win …

Posted on 6 March 2026 | 7:36 pm

Leathernecks Rally in Fourth Quarter to Advance to OVC Championship Finals

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Top-seeded Western Illinois used a dominant fourth quarter to erase a double-digit deficit and defeat No. 8 Southeast Missouri, 74-66, in the Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Championship semifinals Friday afternoon at the Ford Center.

Posted on 6 March 2026 | 5:45 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