IWU’s Ehresman, Seibring claim CCIW honors

Posted on December 20, 2016
Rebekah Ehresman, Trevor Seibring
Illinois Wesleyan’s Rebekah Ehresman and Trevor Seibring have been amed CCIW Players of the Week in basketball. (Photo courtesy www.iwuspotrs.com)

By WJBC Staff

NAPERVILLE – Two Illinois Wesleyan basketball standouts were honored on Monday as senior center Trevor Seibring was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Men’s Basketball Player of the Week and junior guard Rebekah Ehresman was named women’s Player of the Week.

Seibring helped lead the Titans to a victory in their only game last week. He finished with a season-high 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field, along with five rebounds, three assists and one steal in a 73-72 win at Washington University of St. Louis on Saturday. Seibring connected on his only 3-pointer and was two-for-two from the free throw line.

The No. 18-ranked Titans host Chicago on Tuesday.

In claiming the second CCIW weekly honor of her career, Ehresman scored 14 of her game-high 18 points in the second half in a 79-52 win over the University of Chicago on Saturday. She finished the game 6-of-12 from the field (5-of-7 in the second half) and added seven rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal. The Titans outscored the Maroons 52-22 in the final 20 minutes.

The Titans (5-4) have time off before its next competition, playing at No. 4-ranked Thomas More on Dec. 29 in Crestview Hills, Ky.

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