STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- After Luther College scored the first three points of the game, Illinois Wesleyan scored the next 20 to take a lead they held onto the remainder of the game, winning by a 90-69 score on Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Wis.-Stevens Point Tip-Off Tournament.

The Norse are 0-2 as the Titans won their opener, leading for 38:55 of the contest.

Junior Molly McGraw led the Titans with 18 points and junior Rebekah Ehresman contributed 15 points with eight rebounds and five assists. Senior Gabrielle Holness had 15 points and sophomore Maddie Merritt scored 11.

Senior Gabby Weber snared seven rebounds as the teams were even at 40-40 in boards.

After building up the huge early lead, IWU was challenged as Luther came within nine at 30-21 after the first quarter. The Norse got as close as two points on two occasions in the second quarter at 41-39 and 45-43 with 37 seconds before intermission. But the Titans, with a 48-43 halftime lead, outscored the Norse 21-14 in the third quarter to go up 69-57 after three quarters and also outscored Luther, 21-12 in the final 10 minutes.

In the game, Illinois Wesleyan shot .446 from the field (33 of 74) and .391 from 3-point range (9 of 23) while connecting on 15 of 24 free throws (.625). Luther shot .418 from the field (23 of 55).

What's Next?
Illinois Wesleyan has a 1 p.m. game on Sunday, Nov. 20 against the tournament host school, Wis.-Stevens Point. The Pointers are 2-0.