Augustana crushes Illinois Wesleyan, forces tie for CCIW lead

Posted on February 12, 2015

Illinois Wesleyan's Mike Marietti had seven rebounds in the Titans' loss to Augustana on Wednesday. (WJBC photo)

By Eric Stock 

BLOOMINGTON – Illionis Wesleyan had a chance to clinch a share of their 30th College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championship with a win over Augustana. 

Augie made sure there would be no such celebration at Shirk Center. 

The Vikings jumped out to a 16-5 lead and never surrendered control  in a 82-56 win over the Titans that forces a tie for the top spot in the league. 

Augue led by as many as 12 in the first half, connecting on 4 of 5 three-points attempts and finished 7 of 11 for the game. 

Wesleyan, which made 8 of 13 threes in its win at No. 1 Augustana on Jan. 21, managed just 9 of 26 from beyond the arc and seemed a step off all night. 

Ben Ryan led five Vikings in double figures with 12 points. Alec Bausch had game highs of 10 points and seven rebounds for IWU.

Wesleyan (17-6, 9-3 in the CCIW) visits North Park on Saturday. 

PODCAST: Listen to coach Ron Rose's postgame interview on WJBC.com.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].  

 

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