Late surge leads Titans past Webster

Posted on November 18, 2016

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – Andy Stempel led four Titans in double figures with 19 points as Illinois Wesleyan defeated Webster, 82-69, in the opening round of the Tip-Off Tournament at Shirk Center.

The Titans advance to the championship game vs. Loras at 7 p.m. Saturday. The Duhawks outscored Aurora, 112-99 in the first game.

PODCAST: Listen to the postgame interviews with IWU coach Ron Rose and Stempel on WJBC.

The Titans (2-0) broke open a two-point game with a 12-0 run midway through the second half to take command of the game.

Colin Bonnett and Trevor Seibring scored 15 points apiece for IWU. Alec Bausch added 11 off of the bench.

Wesleyan jumped out early with an array of 3-pointers against the Gorlok’s zone defense, racing out to a 12-point lead late in the first half before Webster rallied.

The Titans made 56 percent of their field goal tries in the second half to pull away from Webster (0-2).

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

Blogs

Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all

By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …

Is federal mobilization the answer?

By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…

In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…

Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life

Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…