Titans’ OT loss spoils postseason hopes

Posted on February 18, 2017

Trevor Seibring scored 10 points and added 9 rebounds in IWU’s loss to North Central on Saturday. (Photo by WJBC)

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – Illinois Wesleyan’s postseason hopes were dealt a seemingly blow in an 82-80 overtime loss to North Central in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game at Shirk Center.

PODCAST: Listen to the postgame interview with IWU assistant coach Andy Etheridge on WJBC.

The Titans fall to 16-8, 8-7 in the CCIW, meaning the best the Titans could do is force a tie for fourth place in the league with a win vs. league leader Augustana on Tuesday.

Andy Stempel led the Titans with 23 points. Colin Bonnett added 22 in the loss.

Alex Sorensen drilled six three-point baskets on his way to a game-high 27 points for the Cardinals, who kept their postseason hopes alive with a win. He hit the three-pointer which put NCC on top for good, 78-76, with 1:10 to go in the extra period,

Bonnett forced the OT with a three-point play with seven seconds left in regulation.

IWU women

The Titan women fall out of a tie for first in the CCIW with an 89-86 loss to North Central.

Maddie Merritt scored 22 points in the loss, while Rebekah Ehresman added 16 points and a team-high 14 rebounds.

IWU (17-7, 12-3) will close out the regular season Tuesday at Wheaton. The winner will claim the top seed and home court in the CCIW Tournament next weekend.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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