Box Score

ELMHURST, Ill. – The Illinois Wesleyan women's basketball team was without their leading scorer and was unable to find any rhythm shooting the ball in a 86-61 defeat to Elmhurst at the R.A. Faganel Hall on Saturday, Jan. 24.
 
With the loss the Titans are now 8-10, and 2-5 in the CCIW on the season, while the Bluejays are 10-8, 3-4. IWU saw its 18-game winning streak against Elmhurst snapped, with the last loss to the Bluejays coming back in the 2005-06 season.
 
IWU, playing without sophomore guard Gabrielle Holness due to a knee injury, was able to keep with the Bluejays for most of the first half, trailing by 11 in the final minute before cutting the halftime lead to 41-35. Freshman Molly McGraw led the Titans at the half with 10 points, while Kaitlyn O'Boye had a career-high five points at intermission.
 
Elmhurst slowly built their lead up throughout the second half, eventually building a 25 point lead with 5:22 left in the game. Illinois Wesleyan suffered from a five-of-13 effort from the charity stripe in addition to shooting only 27-of-67 from the field.
 
The Bluejays held a 38-30 advantage on the glass over the Titans, and benefited from 15 second chance points compared to only seven for IWU.

 
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN STATISTICS, LEADERS
Field goal percentage- .403 (27-of-67)
3-point field goal percentage- .182 (2-of-11)
Free throw percentage- .385 (5-of-13)
Freshman Molly McGraw- (18 points)
Samantha Ellsworth- (12 points, 3 steals)
Kaitlyn O'Boye – (Career-high 8 points, 5 rebounds)
 
ELMHURST STATISTICS, LEADERS
Field goal percentage- .564 (31-of-55)
3-point field goal percentage- .364 (4-of-11)
Free throw percentage- .870 (20-of-23)
Fiona McMahon- (24 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks)
Mikaela Eppard – (18 points, 8 rebounds)
Kalia Summerlin – (12 points)
 
Who's Next?
The Titans will begin the back half of their 2015 CCIW slate, traveling to Wheaton. Tipoff against the No. 16 ranked Thunder is scheduled for 7 p.m.