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Head coach Rick Stein talks to the women's basketball team before the tip off against Western Illinois University Friday in the Screaming Eagles Arena.

The women’s basketball team defeated Western Illinois University 88-75 in its Division I home opener Friday. This marks the program’s first DI win against another DI program. Hannah Haithcock, senior forward, led the game with 22 points followed by Meredith Raley, junior forward, who had 18 points.