Box Score
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Junior
Katy Seibring had career-highs of 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead five players in double figure scoring and help the Illinois Wesleyan women to a 125-89 win over North Central at the Shirk Center on Wednesday (Jan. 16).
♦ Illinois Wesleyan improved to 10-6 overall and 3-2 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin while the Cardinals fell to 8-8, 1-4 CCIW.
♦ The Titans scored the first 12 points of the game and built up a 69-32 halftime lead. The 69 points is the most in a half for an IWU women's team, eclipsing the old mark of 64 scored in the first half of a 126-98 win over Olivet Nazarene on Dec. 12, 2011.
♦ The 125 points is the second most scored by an IWU team in a game and also second most at the Shirk Center. IWU also establshed 2012-13 season game highs for points, field goals made (50), free throw attempts (31), assists (32) and fouls (27).
♦ Illinois Wesleyan was 50 of 87 from the field (57.5 percent) and had 49 points off fast breaks to 4 for the Cardinals. IWU was 8 of 13 from 3-point range (61.5) and made 17 of 31 free throws (54.8). The Cardinals shot 32.2 percent from the field (29 of 90) and made 11 of 46 3-point efforts (23.9), North Central was 20 of 37 free throw shooting (54.1) and committed 26 turnovers to 28 for IWU.
♦ The Titans held a 66-50 lead in rebounds, including 43 on the defensive glass, and 64 percent (32 of 50) of the baskets were the result of an assist.
Illinois Wesleyan Statistical Leaders
Seibring (23 points, 15 rebounds, 2 blocks)
Senior
Melissa Gardner (21 points)
Junior
Colleen McMahon (17 points, 8 assists)
Senior
Michelle Bilek (15 points)
Junior
Taylor Reaber (7 points, career-high 13 rebounds)
Junior
Whitney Scurlock (12 points, 7 rebounds)
North Central Statistical Leaders
Larynn Shumaker (15 points, 7 rebounds)
Maryssa Cladis (12 points)
Sophie Newsom (12 points)
Who's Next
The Titans will play a 2 p.m. game at Millikin on Saturday (Jan. 19). The Big Blue is 5-10 overall and 0-5 in the CCIW after a 69-55 home setback to Augustana on Jan. 16.
