This week's episode of Titan Table Talk is a "Sweet" one as Matt Sosler talks Illinois Wesleyan basketball as both teams advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament over the weekend. Head men's basketball coach Ron Rose as well as junior Nathan Boldt and Karlo Colak reflect on a thrilling weekend in Chicago and look ahead to UW-La Crosse. Then, junior Sawyer White and senior Mallory Powers along with head women's basketball coach Mia Smith discuss a great weekend in the Shirk Center and the opportunity to host postseason basketball in Bloomington.

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Episode Notes

0:00- Men's Basketball Head Coach Ron Rose is today's first guest following the Titans' huge victories over Bethany Lutheran and St John's in the first two rounds of the NCAA National Tournament. Coach Rose talks about each game in depth, and gives us a behind the scenes look at his decision making during the final 30 seconds of the game vs St. John's leading to Karlo Colak's game winning buzzer beater. He then shifts his focus towards this upcoming weekend's Sweet 16 matchup vs UW-Lacrosse, and how the team is preparing for the tough matchups ahead.

15:26- Men's Basketball juniors Nathan Boldt and Karlo Colak follow Coach Rose at the table to give us the players' perspective of the exciting weekend. Karlo gives us a rundown of the final play, and what it was like to get the offensive rebound and put in the game winning basket. They both talk about how focused the team is on each individual game, and how they are already locked in for their Sweet 16 matchup this Friday at 7 p.m. against UW-Lacrosse.

24:24- Women's Basketball is up next as junior Sawyer White and senior Mallory Powers join Matt to discuss their own exciting weekend right here in the Shirk Center. They talk about how well the team is clicking in the postseason, and what it means to play in front of such energized crowds at home. They briefly run down their two huge first and second round wins, before shifting their focus to this Friday's Sweet 16 matchup vs UW-Oshkosh.

43:13- Head Women's Basketball Coach Mia Smith closes out today's episode! Coach Smith talks about the team's preparation heading into this past weekend's games, and how that helped them turn out two 30 point victories, including against a top 15 team in the nation. Coach Smith also talks about how special it is to have both the men's and women's programs being so successful, and what it was like the last time each team made it this far in the national tournament back in 2012.