BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois Wesleyan's Mia Smith became the third coach in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin women's basketball history with 200 wins as the Titans breezed past Elmhurst, 87-61, on Saturday, Jan. 6, at the Shirk Center.
 
The Titans improved to 12-2 overall and 5-0 in the CCIW while the Bluejays are now 3-2 in the conference and 7-7 overall.
 
In her 20th season at IWU, Smith has a career conference mark of 200-73 and joins Millikin's Lori Kerans (292 wins, 1986-present) and Beth Baker of Wheaton (248 wins, 1986-2010) in the league's 200-win club.
 
The Titans shot .545 from the field in the first half (18 of 33) and limited the Bluejays to only five second quarter points, building up a 48-18 halftime advantage. The Bluejays shot just .292 (7 of 24) in the first half and were held scoreless over the first 1:20 of the second quarter.
 
IWU finished at a season-high .557 (34 of 61) from the field and committed only 11 turnovers while forcing the Bluejays into 20 miscues.
 
Freshman Raven Hughes scored a career-high 15 points to lead the Titans while senior Rebekah Ehresman and junior Ashley Schneider each added 11 points.
Hughes and Ehresman also snapped off five rebounds to lead IWU, who was outrebounded 35-31, and Ehresman had a game-best seven assists as the Titans had helpers on 24 of their 34 buckets.
 
Senior Mikaela Eppard paced the Bluejays with 15 points and 14 rebounds. Jasmin Bailey had 14 points and Marissa Urso added 10.
 
What's Next?
The Titans will play at North Park next Saturday, Jan. 13, at 5 p.m.