By Nick McClintock
BLOOMINGTON- Last season didn’t start out on the right foot for the Titans of Illinois Wesleyan, but IWU started their rebound season of 2016-17 with an emphatic win over Dominican University, 86-65, Tuesday night at the Shirk Center.
The Titans used a steady attack in the first half, relying on returning starters Brady Rose and Trevor Seibring. Illinois Wesleyan would up their lead to double digits midway through the first half, while defensively holding Dominican scoreless for several minutes, and quickly doubling up the Stars 42-21 with less than two minutes before the halftime break. Dominican would fall further behind before the first half buzzer, with IWU leading 46-21 at the break.
The second half started with another bang for the Titans, as they pushed the lead to 30 in short order. The Titans would then stall for a while through the half allowing the Stars to mount a quasi-comeback. IWU’s lead was never truly threatened though, as they sailed to the 21 point victory.
Brady Rose lead the Titans with 18 points in the contest, and was joined in double figures by Andy Stempel, Seibring, and Alec Bausch with 17,15, and 12 points respectively. Dominican was lead by Josh Mayberry with 14 points.
Illinois Wesleyan now has three more games in the next eight days, beginning Friday with their Tip-Off Tournament vs Webster University.
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