BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Senior running back Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore and senior linebacker Sean Garvey broke school records as the Illinois Wesleyan football team posted a 24-13 win over the Big Blue in the regular season finale at Frank Lindsay Field in Decatur, Ill., on Saturday, Nov. 12.

The Titans are 7-2 overall and 6-2 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin while Millikin finished with a 4-6 overall mark and a 3-5 ledger in the CCIW.

Shoemaker-Gilmore became IWU's single-season rushing record holder on his first run from scrimmage, a 12-yard carry. Shoemaker finished the day with 68 yards on 17 carries, all in the first half, and ended his regular season with 1,143 yards on 197 carries, besting the mark of 1,079 set in 1977 by Kurt Swearingen. Shoemaker-Gilmore had two 1-yard touchdown runs in the first half.
In his two-season IWU career, Shoemaker-Gilmore is No. 10 in rushing yards with 2,011.

Garvey finished wth nine total tackles, including seven solo, and became the school's all-time leader in solo tackles with 170, eclipsing the record of 169 held by Keith Cornwell, who played from 1976 to 1979. Garvey has 270 total tackles and ranks No. 9 in Illinois Wesleyan history.

Illinois Wesleyan held Millikin to -1 total yards on 11 plays in the first half and IWU had 381 yards of total offense compared to 329 for Millikin. The Big Blue were spurred on in the second half by quarterback Nicco Stepina, who completed 22 of 41 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns.

Against Millikin, freshman quarterback Brandon Bauer completed 20 of 31 passes for 196 yards and one 20-yard touchdown pass to junior Brian Johnson. Senior Austin Harrell was the Titans' leading rusher with 104 yards on 22 carries.

Senior Joe Faso had tackles and senior Tyler Fahey had five. Sophomore Eric Dubose (-10 yards) and senior Jamal Jackson (-6 yards) accounted for quarterback sacks and junior Eric Lieser had an interception for the Titans.

POSTSEASON POSSIBILITIES: There is an outside possibility that Illinois Wesleyan could be selected as one of six nationwide at-large choices for the NCAA playoffs, but a loss by Mount Union, its first in 112 regular season games, muddies the postseason selection waters. The Purple Raiders are 9-1 after a 31-28 loss to John Carroll Saturday ... Wisconsin-Oshkosh (9-1) made its final statement for an at-large bid, defeating Wisconsin-Eau Claire 48-13 while No. 8-ranked St. John's remained on track for an at-large bid with a 31-7 win at Concordia-Moorhead and No. 10-ranked Wheaton finished 9-1 overall with a 42-10 win over Carroll ... Olivet (9-1), Wittenberg (9-1), Rose-Hulman (8-2) and Franklin (8-1), all ranked ahead of IWU in the latest NCAA Regional rankings, were winners on Saturday with the lone team in the nine ahead of IWU, Wabash (8-2), losing to DePauw (also 8-2), 37-34, on a score with 38 seconds left.
The NCAA selection show is at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13 at NCAA.com.