Titans drop CCIW opener to No. 6 North Central

Posted on December 3, 2016

Trevor Seibring scored 16 points in IWU’s loss to North Central on Saturday. (Photo by WJBC)

By Eric Stock

NAPERVILLE – Alec Bausch’s three-point shot from the top of the key with 4:24 to go gave Illinois Wesleyan its final lead as No. 6 North Central would respond with an 8-0 run to pull away to an 84-75 win in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin opener at Gregory Arena.

PODCAST: Listen to Titan coach Ron Rose’s postgame interview on WJBC.

The 16th-ranked Titans would lead for much of the game, surging ahead by nine points in the first half. NCC All-American Alex Sorensen was limited by foul trouble in the first half, but led the way in the second half for the Cardinals scoring a game-high 25 points.

Sorensen’s counterpart, Trevor Seibring, led IWU with 16 points. Brady Rose added 13 points before he fouled out.

The Titans (5-1) host North Park on Wednesday.

IWU women

The Titan women won their CCIW opener in overtime, 118-113, over the Cardinals. Molly McGraw led IWU with 37 points.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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