The Omaha Mavericks take the road to Macomb, Illinois to tip off against the Western Illinois Leathernecks on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m.

The game can be heard on 1180 The Zone with Jon Schriner on the call. Links to live stats, audio and video are available on OMavs.com.

Quick Hits
    • The Mavericks take the road with a 2-5 overall record. Having gone 0-2 on the road, Omaha will look to pick up their first away win. 
    • Omaha comes off a close 89-92 loss to UIC. 
     Despite the loss, the Mavericks had their highest-scoring game, with several season highs. 
    •  Aaliyah Stanley had the first 30-point game of the season, pacing Friday's game with 33. Stanley went 9-of-17 on her field goals, sunk 7-of-9 three-pointers, and went a perfect 8-of-8 on the free throw line. Kennedi Grant and Deanay Watson also put up double digits, with 17 and 12 respectively. Grant led with six rebounds and three assists and Grace Cave paced with four steals. 
    • Stanley's 33 points was one shy of her career-high 34 points in a game. 
    •  Omaha moves into the top 10 nationally for free throws made per game (17.86), and pace the league. 
    • As the Mavericks show their depth on the roster, they advance to 18th in the nation and first in the Summit for bench points (31.4). 
    • With 78.4 average points, the Mavericks are 51st for their scoring offense.
    • Stanly, having gone 10-of-10 last game, now sits among the top 10 in the national for free throw percentage (95.2). Additionally, Stanley is ranked fourth for her three-point percentage (57.7). 
    

Scouting the Western Illinois Leathernecks
    • The Leathernecks enter with a 7-1 overall record and have yet to lose a home game this season. 
    • Western Illinois played St. Thomas this last Saturday where they beat the Tommies 82-78. 
    • On the season, Western Illinois holds a 22.7 scoring margin and a .471 field goal percent. 
    • Behind the arc, the Leathernecks go 39.1% but hold opponents to 25.4%.
    • On the rebounds, the Leathernecks average 10.2 more per game than opponents. 
    • The team is led in scoring and rebounds by Raegan McCowan with 133 points and 54 rebounds. Addi Brownfield leads with 35 assists and 17 steals. 
    
All-Time Against Western Illinois 
The teams have gone 2-2 against each other in the all-time series record, with the Leathernecks taking the last game 77-70 in December of 2021.