Box Score

DECATUR, Ill. - Junior Katy Seibring scored a career-high 30 points and the Illinois Wesleyan women's basketball team held Millikin scoreless the final 4:28 to gain a come-from-behind 72-67 win in Decatur, Ill., on Saturday (Jan. 19).

♦ With their second straight win, the Titans improved to 11-6 overall and 4-2 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin while the Big Blue are 0-6 in conference play and 5-11 overall.

♦ Illinois Wesleyan trailed by as many as seven (33-26) with 3:54 to play in the first half but rallied to get a 38-36 lead at the break. The Titans built up a 10-point lead on two occasions in second half, the latest at 52-42 with 15:40 to go. But the Big Blue chipped away and claimed a 67-66 lead with 4:28 to go. That would be Millikin's last points.

♦  A free throw by Taylor Reaber tied the game at 67-67 with 3:31 to go and a basket and free throw by Seibring with 1:55 left gave IWU a 70-67 edge. Free throws in the final 25 seconds by Reaber and Seibring sealed the win.

♦  Millikin outrebounded IWU 40-31 and the Big Blue committed 25 turnovers to 23 for the Titans. Illinois Wesleyan shot 48.1 percent from the field (25 of 52), made 7 of 18 3-pointers (38.9) and hit on only 55.6 percent from the free throw line (15 of 27). Millikin was 25 of 62 from the field (40.3), connected on just 3 of 18 3-point tried (16.7) and made 14 of 18 free throws (77.8).

Illinois Wesleyan Statistical Leaders
Seibring (career-high 30 points, 6 rebounds)
Senior Melissa Gardner (16 points)
Reaber (5 rebounds)

Millikin Statistical Leaders
Jasmine Johnson (15 points, 12 rebounds)
Holly Haskins (13 points)
Nicki Tipsword (12 points)

Who's Next?
Illinois Wesleyan travels to Rock Island, Ill., for a 7:30 p.m. matchup with Augustana on Wednesday (Jan. 23).