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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Illinois Wesleyan gave an impressive performance on the night when the seniors were honored and "Dennie Bridges Court" was christened, beating Elmhurst 96-66 at the Shirk Center on Sat., Feb. 21.
 
The Titans improved to 18-7 overall and 10-4 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin while the Bluejays slipped to 19-6 overall and 9-5 in the conference. Seniors Pat Sodemann, Dylan Overstreet, Jordan Nelson and Brandon Heyen were honored prior to the game.
 
Eleven Titans got in the scoring column and jumped off to a quick start, leading 41-28 at intermission. The game was tied at 11 and there were four lead changes in the first half before IWU took the lead for good at 14-13 with 12:01 in period one.

The Bluejays got within nine at 41-32 with 18:54 to play in the game but the Titans built and maintained a double-figure lead the remainder of the contest, getting to the final margin of 30 with 1:15 left.
 
IWU outrebounded Elmhurst 39-34 and forced 14 Bluejay turnovers while the Titans admitted to a season-low four turnovers.
 
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN STATISTICS, LEADERS
Field Goal Percentage – .514 (36 of 70)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage – .400 (12 of 30)
Free Throw Percentage – .857 (12 of 14)
Sodemann (18 points, 3 rebounds)
Mike Marietti (15 points, team-high 8 rebounds, 3 blocks)
Overstreet (15 points, 8 assists)
Brady Rose (career-high 13 points)
Trevor Seibring (11 points, 5 rebounds)

ELMHURST STATISTICS, LEADERS
Field Goal Percentage – .375 (21 of 56)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage – .364 (4 of 11)
Free Throw Percentage – .833 (20 of 24)
Bryant Ackerman (14 points)
Brandon Schwebke (12 points)
Kyle Wuest (10 points)

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Titans are the No. 2 seed in the CCIW tournament and will play Elmhurst again next Friday at Rock Island. Augustana is the No. 1 seed and won their final regular season game 89-55 at Wheaton.