Titan Table Talk - Season 4, Episode 8

10/20/2026 1:00:00 PM

Welcome back to Titan Table Talk! Each week we sit down with Illinois Wesleyan University coaches and student-athletes to hear their stories, reflections, and updates from around Titan athletics.

Over 1500 career wins are represented in the eighth episode of the season which begins with head football coach Jared Williamson, who reflects on the team's 42-35 loss at Millikin. Women's Volleyball has won 22 straight sets. Head Coach Kim Nelson-Brown and senior Alysa Lawton of the top-ranked women's volleyball team talk about the team's success that included a sweep over the reigning national champions and No. 2 team in the country, UW-Oshkosh. With basketball season less than a month away, head men's basketball coach Ron Rose and head women's basketball coach Mia Smith preview the upcoming slate.

00:00 – Head Football Coach Jared Williamson
Coach Williamson recaps their 42-35 loss to Millikin.

7:53 – Head Women's Volleyball Coach Kim Nelson-Brown and Junior Libero Alysa Lawton
Coach Nelson-Brown and Lawton highlight their recent success, rattling off 22 straight sets and taking down the reigning national champions. Lawton also discusses her path as a Titan en route to four College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin weekly honors this year along with this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association's National Player of the Week award.

16:24 – Head Men's Basketball Coach Ron Rose and Head Women's Basketball Coach Mia Smith
A combined 50 years of IWU head coaching experience wraps up the program with Coach Rose, entering year 21, and Coach Smith entering number 29, previewing their upcoming campaigns and discussing the tradition and sustained success of Titan basketball.

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