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EASTERN ILLINOIS (13-3, 5-0 OVC) vs. Little Rock (8-8, 5-0 OVC)
Saturday, Jan. 14  • 1 pm 
Charleston, Ill.  •  First Mid Court at Lantz Arena

NOTES: EIU Game Notes
RADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 WEIU
TV: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: www.eiupanthers.com
SERIES RECORD: First Meeting
LAST MEETING: N/A

GAME 17
Eastern Illinois women's basketball hosts Little Rock on Saturday afternoon in a first-place show down in the Ohio Valley Conference.  Both teams enter undefeated in conference play at 5-0.  EIU improved to 13-3 overall with Thursday's win over SIUE.  Little Rock moved to 8-8 on the year with a Thursday road win at Southern Indiana. 

LAST GAME
Eastern Illinois had balanced scoring and used a third 53 percent shooting effort in the third quarter to give themselves some breathing room in a 88-79 win over SIUE.  Taris Thornton scored 16 points in her first college start while Lariah Washington led the Panthers with 21 points.  Macy McGlone and Miah Monahan also joined the double figure scoring party with 18 and 13 points respectively.

SCOUTING THE TROJANS
Little Rock enters the Saturday contest tied for first in the OVC with an 8-8 record.  Included in the eight wins is a road win at Texas A&M.  A defensive oriented team, Little Rock ranks 20th in the NCAA in scoring defense allowing 55.4 points per game.  On offense Sali Kourouma is the team leader averaging 17.0 points per game. 

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday will mark the first meeting between Eastern Illinois and Little Rock with the Trojans in their first year as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.  The two schools will meet again on Feb. 18 in Arkansas. 

UP NEXT
Thursday, Jan. 19 at Tennessee State, 5:30 pm CT (ESPN+)