Illinois Wesleyan at Millikin, Sportstalk on WJBC tonight

Posted on February 4, 2015

Pat Sodemann and the Illinois Wesleyan Titans visit Millikin tonight. (WJBC file photo)

By WJBC Staff

Illinois Wesleyan looks to maintain its share of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin lead as the Titan visit the Griswold Center for a game at Millikin.

The Titans (15-5, 7-2 in the CCIW) are tied with Augustana for the league's top spot, while the Big Blue has had a resugrence. Millikin (9-11, 4-5) has won three of its last four to climb back in the race for a top-four spot in the league.

Eric Stock and Joel Swanson will call the action on WJBC 1230 AM, WJBC.com and the WJBC app.

Tim Lewis will host Sportstalk at 6.

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