Saturday scoreboard: IWU women, Eureka men earn NCAA bids

Posted on February 23, 2019

Saturday’s schedule is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

Men’s College Basketball–
Penn State 83, Illinois 76
SLIAC Tournament Championship–Eureka 70, Webster 69 (Eureka earns 1st NCAA bid)

Women’s College Basketball–
CCIW Tournament Championship–Illinois Wesleyan 69, Wheaton 68 (IWU earns NCAA tournament berth)

College Softball–
Bubly Invitational, Gainesville, Fla.–#3 Florida 10, Illinois State 2; Illinois State 6, Florida A & M 3

College Baseball–
Central Arkansas 6, Illinois State 4

United States Hockey League–
Central Illinois Flying Aces 3, Green Bay Gamblers 1

High School Wrestling–
Class 1A Dual Team Third Place–Vandalia 54, Heyworth 24

Sunday’s schedule:

Men’s College Basketball–
Drake at Illinois State, 1 p.m. (LIVE WJBC-AM 1230, 93.7 Nash Icon & WJBC.com 12 p.m.)

College Softball–
Bubly Invitational, Gainesville, Fla.–Illinois State vs. Florida A & M, 8:30 a.m.

College Baseball–
Illinois State at Central Arkansas (DH), 1 p.m.

United States Hockey League–
Youngstown Phantoms at Central Illinois Flying Aces, 4:07 p.m.

 

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