NORTH DAKOTA vs WESTERN ILLINOIS
DATES:  Friday, Jan. 29, 5 p.m. CT | Saturday, Jan. 30, 5 p.m. CT
SITE:  Grand Forks, N.D. (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center)
RADIO:  100.3 FM, 740 AM (Jack Michaels)
TV/VIDEO:  MidcoSN2 (Alex Heinert & Val Sussex, '09)
LIVE STATS:  FightingHawks.com
TWITTER: @UNDWBasketball

QUICK JUMPERS
*The Fighting Hawks Split last year's series with Western Illinois, defeating the Leathernecks at home, 77-71, and narrowly falling on the road, 91-74.
*Melissa Leet scored a career-high 18 points at South Dakota State on Saturday night, finishing with eight rebounds and 6-of-8 from the field.
*The 6-6 senior also hit both of UND's three-point field goals in the game.
*The Fighting Hawks lead The Summit League in rebounding with 41.1 boards per game. North Dakota is the only team in The League with an average of over 40.
*UND also leads The Summit League in blocked shots per game with 4.1 per game.
*Mikayla Reinke is second in The Summit League in assists with 3.8 per game.
*The University of North Dakota has played three overtime games this season, tying for the most in a single season in UND history (2016-17).
*Manson is fifth in The Summit League in three-point field goals (28) and ranks among the top-75 shooters in the NCAA behind the arc this season.

ON TAP
Fresh off a trip to freshly minted No. 25 South Dakota State, the University of North Dakota will return to Grand Forks this weekend and host Western Illinois. Friday and Saturday nights games will tip at 5 p.m. Central on MidcoSN2, while the pregame radio show with Jack Michaels will begin at 4:30 p.m. on 100.3 FM in Grand Forks and 740 AM in Fargo.

SCOUTING THE LEATHERNECKS
Western Illinois enters the weekend with a 3-13 record this season and a 2-6 record in Summit League games this season. The Leathernecks split their series' with North Dakota State and Kansas City but were swept by South Dakota State and South Dakota. The Coyotes narrowly survived in Macomb last time out as WIU led until USD scored a go-ahead bucket with 47 seconds left and iced the game at the free-throw line, 61-56. The Leathernecks have a trio of players averaging 11 points per game, led by Evan Zars' 11.8 average per game. Zars is The Summit League's leader on the glass, with 8.8 boards per game. Grace Gilmore is averaging 11.6 points per game and is the leading free-throw shooter in The League, while Danni Nichols is averaging 11.2 points per game in support.

FOLLOW THE HAWKS THIS SUMMIT LEAGUE CAMPAIGN
Fans can follow the University of North Dakota women's basketball team for the remainder of the season by listening to Jack Michaels' radio call on 100.3 FM The CAT in Grand Forks. Fans can also watch North Dakota's series Western Illinois (Jan. 29-30), and South Dakota (Feb. 12-13) on MidcoSN or MidcoSN2 with Alex Heinert and Val (Sannes) Sussex '09 calling the games. Visit FightingHawks.com for up to date broadcast schedules.

NEXT UP
The University of North Dakota hits the road for its first games of February when it heads to the University of Denver on Feb. 5 and 6, tipping at 5 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. on Saturday.