Box Score

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Head coach Mia Smith got her 300th career victory as Illinois Wesleyan earned an 83-67 win over Augustana at the Shirk Center on Tuesday (Feb. 19).

♦  The Titans improved to 18-7 overall and finish 11-3 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin while Augustana's season ended with a 7-18 overall mark and 2-12 in the league.

♦  In her 15th season, Smith has a career record of 300-115 (.721) and was the national coach of the year in 2012 as the Titans won the NCAA Division III championship.

♦  The Titans were outrebounded 42-39 in the contest but forced 31 Augustana turnovers while committing only 18. IWU turned the Viking turnovers into 35 points.

♦  Illinois Wesleyan held a 38-26 lead at halftime, their largest first half lead, and extended the lead to as many as 20 points on to occasions in the second half, the latest at 60-40 with 11:30 to play. Augustana cut the lead to as few as eight points at 65-57 with 6:00 to play but could get no closer.

Illinois Wesleyan Statistics, Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .463 (31 of 67)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .316 (6 of 19)
Free Throw Percentage - .577 (15 of 26)
Taylor Reaber (14 points)
Katy Seibring (14 points, 7 rebounds)
Colleen McMahon (13 points)
Lexi Baltes (11 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists)

Augustana Statistics, Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .414 (24 of 58)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .231 (3 of 13)
Free Throw Percentage - .667 (16 of 24)
Amy Hicks (18 points, 9 rebounds)
Jessica Baids (18 points, 9 rebounds)
Goianna Pecora (12 points, 7 rebounds)

Who's Next?
The Titans will play Wheaton at 5 p.m. Friday in the CCIW postseason tournament's first round and the championship game will be on Saturday night to determine the conference automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.