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– Illinois Wesleyan Women’s Basketball (@IWUWomensBball) January 26, 2023
BLOOMINGTON — Hot shooting led the Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball team to an 86-52 Illinois-Wisconsin college conference victory over North Park at the Shirk Center on Wednesday.
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The Titans shot 55 percent from the field (37 of 67) and won their third straight game.
IWU (11-8, 6-4 CCIW) started quickly with 28 points in the first quarter and led 40-30 at the half before scoring 23 points in each of the last two quarters.
Lauren Huber led the Titans with 22 points and 12 rebounds.
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Caite Knutson added 18 points. Katelyn Heller contributed 15 points and six assists and Sawyer White contributed 12 points and nine rebounds.
IWU dominated the boards and built a 50-27 rebound advantage.
North Park (7-12, 3-7) received 23 points from Victoria Perry.
PHOTOS: Mia Smith, Wesleyan women’s basketball coach from Illinois
Mia Smith, coach of the Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball team, showed off the cue ball that marked her 400th career win.
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Brian Ehrlich poses with Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball coach Mia Smith at the Titan Golf Outing this summer
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Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball coach Mia Smith donned a mask as her Titans practiced behind her at the Shirk Center on Tuesday.
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Mia Smith, Illinois Wesleyan head women’s basketball coach, directs her team during the Titans 86-81 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin victory over Millikin on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at the Shirk Center.
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Illinois women’s basketball team coach Mia Smith gathers her team as they play Wheaton on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at the Shirk Center.
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Illinois Wesleyan Head Women’s Basketball Coach Mia Smith talks to her bench about Millikin during the 80-54 College Conference of the Illinois and Wisconsin Titans Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at the Shirk Center.
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Members of the Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball team presented a cue ball to coach Mia Smith to mark 400 career wins.
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Mike Wagner, left, Illinois Wesleyan University Athletic Director and former Athletic Director Dennie Bridges presents women’s basketball team coach Mia Smith with a decorated cookie and bouquet to mark her 400th career win after IWU defeated Whittier last Saturday.
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A special cue ball was decorated in honor of Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball team coach Mia Smith to mark 400 career wins.
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Mia Smith, Illinois Wesleyan’s head women’s basketball coach, guides her team during the Titans’ 77-76 nonconference loss to the University of Chicago on Sunday, November 11, 2018, at the Shirk Center.
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Illinois Wesleyan coach Mia Smith reacts during a 2013 game against Millikin at Shirk Center.
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Illinois Wesleyan’s IBCA Hall of Fame basketball coach Mia Smith’s resume includes winning the NCAA Division III national title in 2011-12. She addressed fans during a celebration for that team at Shirk Center.
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Illinois Wesleyan IBCA Hall of Fame basketball coach Mia Smith salutes fans after a 2012 NCAA Division III national semifinal victory against St. Thomas in Holland, Mich. This team won the national title.
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Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball coach Mia Smith, center, instructs her team during a timeout in the third quarter of Wednesday’s CCIW game against Elmhurst at the Shirk Center.
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Mia Smith, center, Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball coach, addresses the crowd at the Shirk Center after the Titans’ 85-45 win over Carroll in the 10th annual Pink Zone game benefiting the Bloomington-Normal Community Cancer Center.
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Illinois Wesleyan coach Mia Smith gives instructions to her team during a 2014 game at Shirk Center. Smith is in her 20th season at IWU and was selected for induction into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
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Illinois Wesleyan coach Mia Smith screams off the bench during the game against Rose-Hulman Saturday, December 20, 2014, at the Shirk Center in Bloomington. CARLOS T. MIRANDA, The Pantagraph
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