Box Score

MONTCLAIR, N.J. - The Illinois Wesleyan women's basketball team finished the non-conference portion of its 2014-15 schedule with a 63-57 loss to Baruch College in the third place game of the Sheraton Parsippany Holiday Tournament on Monday, Dec. 29 at the Panzer Athletic Center in Montclair, N.J.

IWU has an overall record of 6-5 and the Bearcats improved to 5-4.
 
The Titans jumped out to a 25-14 lead in the game with 10:04 to play in the first half before the Bearcats held IWU scoreless for 6 1/2 minutes and went on a 17-0 run to claim a 31-25 lead with 3:35 before halftime.

The Titans were within four at 33-29 at intermission and ralied back to tie the game at 34-34 and at 36-36 with 16:03 remaining in the game. But the Bearcats again went on a run, scoring 10 straight points fo forge a 46-36 lead with 10:58 to go in the game and the Titans never closed the gap completely.

Sophomore Gabrielle Holness, who led IWU with 16 points, was named to the all-tournament team.
 
Behind a team-high 12 boards from sophomore Alina Lehocky, Illinois Wesleyan had a 46-42 lead in rebounds and the Titans committed 22 turnovers while forcing the Bearcats into 24 miscues.

TITAN TIP-INS: Illinois Wesleyan again played without starting freshman guard Molly McGraw, whose flu symptoms prevented her from making the New Jersey trip ...  IWU is now 2-1 all-time vs. Baruch. IWU beat the Bearcats, 75-70 in 2010 and 74-58 in 2005.
 
Illinois Wesleyan Statistics and Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .297 (22 of 74)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .304 (7 of 23)
Free Throw Percentage - .500 (6 of 12)
Holness (16 points)
Senior Kasey Reaber (14 points)
Sophomore Alina Lehocky (12 rebounds)
 
Baruch Statistics and Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .481 (25 of 52)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .222 (2 of 9)
Free Throw Percentage - .550 (11 of 20)
Sheridan Taylor (20 points, 14 rebounds)
Veronica Ganzi (18 points)
Alicea Ulmer (10 points, 7 rebounds)
 
Who's Next?
The Titans will open College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin play on Saturday, Jan. 3, at North Central in a 5 p.m. tipoff ... The Cardinals are off to a 10-0 start and lead the national Division III statistics in scoring, averaging 102.5 points per game, and in 3-pointers per game (16.2) ... North Central tied the NCAA Division III single-game record with 26 3-point field goals (in 67 attempts) in a 112-76 win over Monmouth on Dec. 16.