ELMHURST, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University women's soccer team won the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Regular Season Championship outright Wednesday night, Oct. 19, with a 6-nil dismantling of Elmhurst University. It is the second consecutive season in which IWU has claimed the CCIW Regular Season Championship and the fifth time in program history.

With the win, the Titans improved to 8-2-3 overall and 6-0-1 in the CCIW, while Elmhurst fell to 0-15 on the season, 0-6 in league play.

Head Coach Oz Bakirdan's squad dominated the game from start to finish, racking up a 34-4 advantage in shots and a 21-4 lead in shots on goal. IWU manufactured three corners to EU's one. Sophomore Kayla Borg (McHenry, Ill.-Cary Grove) notched her sixth clean sheet of the season behind a four-save effort.

Illinois Wesleyan scored three times in the first half and three in the second half to run away victorious. Senior Lauren Shanks (Bloomington, Ill.-Central Catholic) got the scoring starting with a 13th-minute goal before sophomore Tegan Timerman (Peoria, Ill.-Peoria Notre Dame) and senior Caelyn Steffens (Normal, Ill.-Normal Community) tacked on goals in the 33rd and 38th minutes to send IWU into halftime up, 3-nil.

Steffens completed a hat trick with two more strikes in the first 10 minutes of the second half. The Normal, Ill. native snuck a shot past the keeper in the 53rd minute and then added her third of the night in the 56th minute. 

Sophomore Liza Matimore (Gurnee, Ill.-Warren Township) completed the scoring in the 62nd minute to cap off IWU's 6-nil victory. 

Illinois Wesleyan wraps up regular season CCIW play Saturday, Oct. 22, at North Central College. Game time is set for 12 p.m.