KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's basketball team heads to Mount Pleasant with hopes of keeping their win streak alive as they take on Central Michigan on February 26 at McGuirk Arena.

Wednesday, Feb. 26 • 2:00 p.m. • Mount Pleasant, Mich. • McGuirk Arena (5,412)
Western Michigan Broncos (15-10, 8-6 MAC) vs. Central Michigan University Chippewas (21-4, 14-0 MAC)

Series Record: Central Michigan leads 56-50

Last Meeting: January 18, 2020 – Kalamazoo, Mich. -  CMU 80, WMU 70

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LAST TIME OUT
The Broncos completed a season sweep of the Rockets with a 70-58 victory on Wednesday for their fourth straight win.
 
The four-game win streak is a first for the Brown & Gold in conference play since January of 2015, and the team's first win inside Toledo's Savage Arena in six years. Western Michigan's 2020 sweep of Toledo was their first against the Rockets since 2014.
 
The effort was led by redshirt sophomore Jordan Walker with 21 points, five steals and four rebounds. The Bronco bench poured in a season-high 33 points, helped along by Reilly Jacobson and Sydney Shafer. Shafer notched a career-high 17 points and added three rebounds and two assists. She shot 3-of-4 from the arc with 6-of-7 made at the charity stripe. Jacobson added 14 points, making a pair of three-pointers of her own and scoring eight points in the paint. 

SCOUTING THE BRONCOS
The Broncos finished the nonconference portion of their season with an 8-4 mark, including four wins on the road. Western Michigan heads into Wednesday's contest with an 8-6 record in conference play, coming off of four straight wins including victories on the road agianst Northern Illinois and Toledo. The squad is led by Jordan Walker and Breanna Mobley. Walker has led the team in scoring this season with 15.2 points per game, while Mobley averages a double-double with 13.7 points and 11.0 rebounds, making an appearance at 11th in the MAC in scoring. 
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Broncos are 50-56 all-time against the Chippewas with a 24-25 slate in home contests. They will be looking to snap a five-game losing streak to the in-state rival, their last win coming in March 2017 during the MAC tourney in Cleveland. Breanna Mobley currently leads the MAC in rebounding with 11.0 per game behind 15 double-doubles on the season, while CMU's Micaela Kelly helms the scoring category with 21.7 points per game. The Broncos took on the Chips last month inside University Arena, falling 80-70 when Central came alive in the fourth quarter to score 14 straight points and seal the win. Reilly Jacobson had a career-high 20 points in the contest and was one of five Broncos to score in the double-digits.
 
SCOUTING THE CHIPPEWAS
Central Michigan currently leads the MAC West with a 21-4 overall record, undefeated in the conference at 14-0 after Wednesday's 70-66 win over Northern Illinois. Central Michigan was picked to win the MAC West this year after last year's 25-8 performance that saw them make an appearance in the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year.
 
WINNING WAYS
Western Michigan is in the midst of their longest winning streak in conference play since January of 2015. On Wednesday, Feb. 19 against Bowling Green, the Broncos tallied just five turnovers, their lowest in a game since at least 2004, en route to their third straight victory. On Saturday versus Toledo, WMU completed a season sweep of the Rockets with a 70-58 victory on Wednesday for their fourth straight win. It was the team's first win inside Toledo's Savage Arena in six years. Western Michigan's 2020 sweep of Toledo was their first against the Rockets since 2014.
 
RECORD-BREAKING BRONCO                                                                      
Breanna Mobley is dominating the rebounding category this season, breaking multiple records in her senior season. Mobley surpassed 1,000 rebounds against Ball State to become the second-ever Bronco to have scored 1,000 points and rebounds in her career. She became a member of the 1,000-point club against Miami on Jan. 20, 2018. The record puts her alongside former WMU legend and coach Pat Charity, who hit the milestone in the 1977-78 season. On Feb. 3 against Miami (Ohio), Mobley moved up to 1,028 rebounds to tie the all-time rebounding record, also earned by Charity, and broke the record on Feb. 8 against Eastern Michigan to move to 1,038 rebounds in her career. Mobley now holds the rebounding record for all of Bronco basketball.
 
ASSIST GAME STRONG
Western Michigan ranks fifth in the Mid-American conference in assists, with seven players contributing assists in the double-digits, four of whom are starters for the squad. On February 15 against Northern Illinois, several Broncos broke into new helper milestones. Chelayne Bailey surpassed 80 assists to continue leading the team with the eighth-highest number in the MAC. Leighah-Amori Wool ranks 14^th in the conference and passed 70 assists on the season, while Jordan Walker hit the 60-assists mark and Breanna Mobley got to 30 total.