Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball loses to Baruch College

Posted on December 29, 2014

MONTCLAIR, N.J. – The Illinois Wesleyan women's basketball team finished the non-conference portion of its 2014-15 schedule with a 63-57 loss to Baruch College in the third place game of the Sheraton Parsippany Holiday Tournament on Monday, Dec. 29 at the Panzer Athletic Center in Montclair, N.J.

IWU has an overall record of 6-5 and the Bearcats improved to 5-4.
 
The Titans jumped out to a 25-14 lead in the game with 10:04 to play in the first half before the Bearcats held IWU scoreless for 6 1/2 minutes and went on a 17-0 run to claim a 31-25 lead with 3:35 before halftime.

The Titans were within four at 33-29 at intermission and rallied back to tie the game at 34-34 and at 36-36 with 16:03 remaining in the game. But the Bearcats again went on a run, scoring 10 straight points to forge a 46-36 lead with 10:58 to go in the game and the Titans never closed the gap completely.

Sophomore Gabrielle Holness, who led IWU with 16 points, was named to the all-tournament team.
 
Behind a team-high 12 boards from sophomore Alina Lehocky Illinois Wesleyan had a 46-42 lead in rebounds and the Titans committed 22 turnovers while forcing the Bearcats into 24 miscues.

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