Western Illinois Women's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Western Illinois Leathernecks
 
Ohio Valley (26-5, 16-4)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/20 Bradley (84-77), 12/18 at Lindenwood (74-65)
Bad Losses: 1/1 at Tennessee-Martin (78-86), 2/7 at Tennessee State (77-87)
Coach: JD Gravina
 
Probable Starters:
Mallory Shetley, Senior, Forward, 10.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.5 apg
Mia Nicastro, Senior, Forward, 24.2 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 1.2 apg
Kaylen Reed, Junior, Guard, 5.5 ppg, 3.4 apg, 3.5 rpg
Addi Brownfield, Senior, Guard, 12.6 ppg, 3.0 apg, 6.0 rpg, 2.2 spg, 1.0 bpg
Allie Meadows, Senior, Guard, 7.5 ppg, 2.0 apg, 2.2 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Madison Davis, Sophomore, Guard, 6.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.1 (35th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.7 (69, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.1 (25, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.3 (42, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.4 (252, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.8 (39, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.7 (17, 1)
Rebound Margin: 3.0 (109, 4)
Assists Per Game: 12.6 (203, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.4 (7, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025NITFirst Round win over Lipscomb
2025NITSecond Round loss to Illinois State
2018NITFirst Round loss to Colorado State
2017NCAARound of 64 loss to Florida State
 
*all team stats through 3/5