Box Score

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan women's basketball team lost a 69-63 decision to the University of Chicago at the Shirk Center on Saturday (Dec. 6), losing a 12-point lead with 12:38 remaining in the game.

The Titans dropped to 4-3 overall while the Maroons improved to 2-4 with the nonconference win.

Sophomore Gabrielle Holness was the lone Titan to score in double figures, collecting 20 points. The Titans had a 50-38 lead with 12:38 to play but the Maroons chipped away and tied the game for the first time at 60-60 with 2:03 to play. The Maroons connecto on 11 free throws in the final 2:29 of the contest after they had scored their final field goal.

Chicago held a 43-32 rebounding edge with 13 offensive boards and the Maroons scored a total of 44 points in the paint compared to 32 for the Titans. Chicago committed 26 turnovers to 24 for Illinois Wesleyan.

Illinois Wesleyan Statistics and Leaders
Field goal percentage- .390 (23-of-59)
3-point field goal percentage- .267 (4-of-15)
Free throw percentage- .813 (13-of-16)
Holness (20 points)
Senior Kasey Reaber (9 points)
Sophomore Gabby Weber (team-high 6 rebounds)
Freshman Rebekah Ehresman (6 assists)

Chicago Statistics and Leaders
Field goal percentage- ..436 (24-of-55)
3-point field goal percentage- .143 (2-of-14)
Free throw percentage- .731 (19-of-26)
Claire Devaney (13 points, 7 rebounds)
Britta Nordstrom (13 points, 5 rebounds)
Elizabeth Nye (12 points)

Who's Next?
The Titans will take next week off of competition for final exams and will host Lindenwood-Belleville at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 15.