Box Score

GREENCASTLE, Ind. – Five players scored in double figures as Illinois Wesleyan never trailed in the game en route to a 92-78 win over Illinois College in the third place game of the 2013 Midwest Challenge in Greencastle, Ind., on Sunday, Dec. 1.

In scoring a season-high 92 points, Illinois Wesleyan improved to 4-3 overall and the Lady Blues slipped to 3-3.

IWU made its first six shots from the field and built up as much as a 20-point lead by shooting .523 from the field (19 of 36) in the first half and led by a 51-40 score at the break. Illinois College scored to get back within nine points at 51-42 with 19:29 remaining but it was all Titans from then on.

Illinois College outrebounded the Titans, 41-33, and the Lady Blues were guilty of 25 turnovers compared to 16 for Wesleyan.

Illinois Wesleyan Statistics and Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .514 (37 of 72)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .231 (3 of 13)
Free Throw Percentage - .789 (15 of 19)
Senior Colleen McMahon (22 points)
Senior Lexi Baltes (15 points)
Senior Taylor Reaber (12 points)
Junior Kasey Reaber (career-high 11 points)
Sophomore Samantha Ellsworth (10 points)
Senior Shelby Jackson (team-highs of 8 rebounds, 5 assists)

Illinois College Statistics and Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .476 (30 of 63)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .250 (2 of 8)
Free Throw Percentage - .571 (16 of 28)
Hannah McGinnis (21 points, 9 rebounds)
Holly Wohltman (13 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists)
Kelly Lonergan (14 points)

Who's Next?
IWU will play at the University of Chicago next Saturday (Dec. 7). The Maroons, who play at Wheaton on Wednesday, are 3-2 after an 80-65 home court loss today to Carthage.