Titans honor ’97 champs, sweep Carroll

Posted on February 4, 2017
Illinois Wesleyan basketball
Illinois Wesleyan honored its 1997 National Championship team at halftime of its win over Carroll on Saturday. (Photo by WJBC)

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – Jaylen Beasley couldn’t find his practice jersey but he sure found his game.

Sporting number 25 instead of his usual 5, the junior from Bloomington scored seven points, including a thunderdous alley-oop dunk as Illinois Wesleyan rolled to an 87-64 thumping of Carroll in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin battle.

PODCAST: Listen to the postgame interview with IWU coach Ron Rose and senior Trevor Seibring.

Colin Bonnett led five Titans in double figures with a career-high 22 points, including 4-of-6 three-pointers as IWU stormed out to a 52-29 lead on Andy Stempel’s beyond halfcourt shot.

Nick Coleman poured in 12 points on 4-of-5 from deep and added a team-high 6 assists. IWU connected on 14-of-27 from beyond the arc in improving to 14-6 on the season, 6-5 in the CCIW.

Wesleyan will host Elmhurst on Wednesday.

IWU women

Molly McGraw scored 12 points and the Titans forced 36 turnovers as the Titans stormed to an 85-45 win over Carroll in the annual “Pink Zone” game.

The Titans outscored the Pioneers 40-15 in the second half in improving to 14-6, 9-2 in the CCIW.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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