Bradley Women's Basketball (2-5) continues their road trip to take on the Eastern Illinois Panthers (6-1) on Tuesday night. The match-up is the second of a five-game road trip.
 
SCOUTING EASTERN ILLINOIS
The Eastern Illinois Panthers are led by Lariah Washington. Washington averages 20.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Washington is coming off a 30-point game in EIU's loss against NIU. She also had five rebounds, three assists and three steals in the match-up. Washington is shooting 49.5% on field goals and 89.7% from the free throw line.  The loss was Eastern Illinois' first of the season. Bradley will also have to keep an eye on Macy McGlone, a 6'3" sophomore averaging 12.1 points and seven rebounds a game. McGlone shoots an impressive 57.1% from the floor and racks up both offensive and defensive rebounds. Matt Bollant is the coach for the Panthers. It is Bollant's sixth season as the Panthers' head coach after spending time at the University of Illinois and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
 
SCOUTING BRADLEY
The Braves are coming off a close 54-57 loss against Loyola Chicago.   Daija Powell, Alex Rouse and Caroline Waite once again all scored in double digits for the Braves. Bradley shot 40% from the floor and grabbed 38 rebounds, their third highest of the season. Caroline Waite leads the Braves in scoring, averaging 13.7 points per game. Alex Rouse is another key player for Bradley, scoring 11.1 points per game and handing out 4.3 assists on average. Bradley leads the series against Eastern Illinois 20-19. This will be the first meeting between the teams since 2018.
 
BIG TIME BIG TEN
Bradley Head Coach Kate Popovec-Goss spent time at Northwestern. Popovec-Goss played at Northwestern in the early 2010s and was later brought on staff where she won a Big Ten Championship. Eastern Illinois Head Coach Matt Bollant spent five years coaching at the University of Illinois, facing Popovec-Goss and Northwestern.
 
MILESTONES
Tuesday's game will be the 1,299^th game in Bradley Women's Basketball history. The 1,300^th game will be at Miami (OH) on December 16.^. The program is sitting at 594 wins all-time and is closing in on 600.
 
WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN
You can stream Bradley at Eastern Illinois on ESPN+ or listen over the radio on 1290 WIRL. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. from Lantz Arena.