Women's Basketball
Carl Sandburg College's women's basketball team won its first game played on Dec. 9, 1974, and the program has continued to be successful. The women's basketball program has won 13 Arrowhead Conference championships, advanced to the region tournament championship 13 times, and the NJCAA national tournament six times, most recently from 2005-08. All women's basketball home games are played inside John M. Lewis Gymnasium on the Main Campus in Galesburg.
NJCAA Division II National Tournament
1985, 1997 (2nd), 2005, 2006, 2007 (5th), 2008 (6th)
Arrowhead Conference Champions
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017
Region IV Tournament Champions
1976, 1985, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Region IV Tournament runner-up
1983, 1990, 1996, 2004, 2009, 2017
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown/High School |
| 3 | Kelsi Legge | 5-9 | G | So. | Galesburg, Ill./Galesburg |
| 4 | Mackenzie Springsteen | 5-5 | G | So. | Sperry, Iowa/Mediapolis |
| 5 | Addison Eger | 5-9 | G | So. | Mendon, Ill./Unity |
| 10 | Lily Hudgins | 5-8 | G | Fr. | Galesburg, Ill./Galesburg |
| 11 | Mattie Lower | 6-0 | F | Fr. | Aledo, Ill./Rockridge |
| 12 | Abbey Donaldson | 5-3 | G | Fr. | Bushnell, Ill./Bushnell-Prairie City |
| 14 | Emily Cash | 5-9 | G | So. | Yates City, Ill./Farmington |
| 15 | Lilly Blackford | 5-9 | G | Fr. | Peoria, Ill./Notre Dame |
| 20 | Mackenzie Catton | 5-9 | C | So. | Mapleton, Ill./Limestone |
| 22 | Karsen White | 5-8 | F | So. | Mapleton, Ill./Limestone |
| 24 | Natalie Righi | 5-8 | F | Fr. | Pekin, Ill./Pekin |
Head coach: McKenna Weaver (2nd season)
Overall record: 5-20
Arrowhead Conference: 3-7
Last updated: Feb. 24
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Location |
Result |
| Wednesday, Nov. 3 | 6 p.m. | Milwaukee Area Tech | Milwaukee | L, 69-58 |
| Tuesday, Nov. 9 | 6 p.m. | Southeastern | Keokuk, Iowa | L, 65-50 |
| Saturday, Nov. 20 | 1 p.m. | Madison | Madison, Wis. | W, 59-49 |
| Saturday, Nov. 27 | 1 p.m. | Southeastern | HOME | L, 86-43 |
| Tuesday, Nov. 30 | 5:30 p.m. | Danville Area | Danville | L, 68-38 |
| Dec. 3-4 | John Wood Classic | Quincy | ||
| Friday, Dec. 3 | 7:30 p.m. | John Wood | L, 58-46 | |
| Saturday, Dec. 4 | 1 p.m. | #4 Lake Land | L, 65-43 | |
| Tuesday, Dec. 7 | 5:30 p.m. | Illinois College JV | HOME | L, 67-59 |
| Saturday, Dec. 11 | 1 p.m. | Waubonsee | HOME | L, 81-69 |
| Tuesday, Dec. 14 | 5:30 p.m. | John Wood | HOME | L, 72-48 |
| Friday, Dec. 17 | 1 p.m. | Spoon River | Canton | L, 88-49 |
| Saturday, Dec. 18 | 1 p.m. | Prairie State | HOME | W, 51-42 |
| Tuesday, Dec. 21 | 1 p.m. | McHenry County | Crystal Lake | L, 59-53 |
| Tuesday, Jan. 18 | 5:30 p.m. | Black Hawk* | HOME | L, 58-48 |
| Monday, Jan. 24 | 5:30 p.m. | Sauk Valley* | HOME | L, 63-52 |
| Thursday, Jan. 27 | 5:30 p.m. | Kishwaukee* | Malta | L, 91-60 |
| Thursday, Feb. 3 | 5:30 p.m. | Kishwaukee* | HOME | L, 77-57 |
| Tuesday, Feb. 8 | 5:30 p.m. | Highland* | HOME | L, 76-49 |
| Thursday, Feb. 10 | 5:30 p.m. | Black Hawk* | Moline | L, 81-35 |
| Friday, Feb. 11 | 5:30 p.m. | Illinois Valley* | HOME | W, 84-59 |
| Saturday, Feb. 13 | Noon | Highland* | Freeport | L, 85-34 |
| Tuesday, Feb. 15 | 5:30 p.m. | Illinois Valley* | Oglesby | W, 73-47 |
| Friday, Feb. 18 | 5 p.m. | Sauk Valley* | Dixon | W, 59-57 |
| Saturday, Feb. 19 | 1 p.m. | Oakton | Des Plaines | L, 61-58 |
| Region IV Tournament | ||||
| Wednesday, Feb. 23 | 6 p.m. | Oakton (quarterfinals) | Des Plaines | L, 80-42 |
* Arrowhead Conference
Head Coach
McKenna Weaver
One of the most decorated athletes in Sandburg history, McKenna Weaver was named the Chargers' head coach in 2020, taking over for her former coach, Mike Bailey. Weaver first joined the Sandburg coaching staff as an assistant in the 2018-19 season. A 2016 Sandburg graduate, Weaver played volleyball and basketball for two seasons and softball for one year with the Chargers. She earned All-Arrowhead Conference honors every season in each sport, and she was a two-time All-Region IV pick in volleyball and women’s basketball. Weaver went on to play volleyball and basketball at Culver-Stockton College, where she earned her bachelor’s degree. A Limestone High School graduate, Weaver is currently working toward her master’s at Western Illinois.