Illinois Wesleyan senior outside hitter Michelle Malinowski had nine kills and freshman Gaby Johnson eight in the Titans’ 26-24, 25-23, 25-18 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin volleyball victory over Elmhurst on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at the Shirk Center. Wesleyan improved to 11-9 overall and 3-0 in CCIW play. Freshman setter Stacy Hassinger had 29 assists for the Titans, who received 13 digs from junior Jackie Wrobel and three service aces from sophomore Lori Johnson (pictured). The Titans are idle until hosting Millikin next Tuesday, Oct. 7.

The Illinois Wesleyan women’s soccer team had seven different players score goals in a 7-0 Homecoming game win against Wisconsin-River Falls on Saturday, Oct. 4 at IWU’s Neis Field. Senior defender Tina Rodriguez (pictured) assisted on two goals (to Caroline Leighton and Elizabeth Sinclair) and scored one of her own on a penalty kick. Lauren Knaack, Amanda Kessel, Emily Marcheschi and Annmarie Dolak added the other goals while Marcheschi and Carlie Hoekstra had the other assists. The Titans improved to 7-4 overall while UWRF fell to 2-9. Wesleyan next hosts Elmhurst at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8.

For the seventh straight year, the Illinois Wesleyan women's golf team has won the championship of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin tournament, held Oct. 3-4 in Naperville, Ill. The Titans' team score was 649, easily besting second place Wheaton at 681 at the Springbrook Golf Club. Lindsey Haines was the tournament medalist as she won a playoff with Wheaton's Brittany Bronson. Both finished with two-day totals of 159. Nicole Spear finished third with a score of 161 and Maddie Murphy was in fourth with a score of 163. Erin Bradley also finished in the top 10, coming in tied for fifth with her 166 total. IWU, coming off a school-best fourth place finish at the 2008 NCAA Division III championships last May, was recently ranked fourth in the latest national rankings by Golf World Magazine.

In the Homecoming match, the Illinois Wesleyan men's soccer team defeated Millikin, 2-0, on Friday, Oct. 3 at IWU's Neis Field. Chris Sleever (shown) scored in the 26th minute on assists from Jason Lopez and Stephen Rensa, then Greg Yao converted a Robert Tabaka corner kick for a goal in the 42nd minute for the balance of the scoring. IWU keeper Win Fisher made two saves as Wesleyan improved to 3-5-1, 1-1 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, while Millikin falls to 8-3-2 overall. The Titans play next at Wisconsin-Whitewater on Wednesday, Oct. 8.

The Illinois Wesleyan women's cross country team finished first of eight at the Carthage Invitational, held on Friday, Oct. 3 at the Wisconsin-Parkside course in Somers, Wis. The Titan women amassed 45 points as junior Kerry Devitt placed third in the 6000 meter run with a time of 23:03. Emily Willenbring was seventh and Mackenzie Clemens was eighth to also finish in the top 10 for the women. The IWU men's team was fifth of 10 squads, compiling 150 points. T.J. Luby (pictiured) was the Titans' low finisher in 21st place on the 8000 meter course with his time of 27:16 while Adam Chambers was 29th in a time of 27:34.

The Illinois Wesleyan men’s golf team finished first in the 23-team Twin Cities Classic, played Sept. 27-29 in Minnesota and hosted by Gustavus Adolphus College. The Titans shot a three-day team score of 870 after a final day round of 291 at the White Bear Lake (Minn.) Yacht Club course and IWU held off Division III No. 1-ranked St. John's (Minn.), who finished second with a team score of 874. Wesleyan's Mike DeRuntz and Bennett Blakeman finished tied for third with totals of even par 216 and Matt Wennmaker finished with a 218 total (2-over par). Andy Petersen of Central (Iowa) was the tournament medalist with a 2-under total of 214.

Illinois Wesleyan senior Kristen Piotrowski was named women's tennis player of the week in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin on Wednesday, Oct. 1 after her performance last weekend.
Piotrowski, playing at No. 3 singles, went undefeated over the weekend, winning both matches against CCIW competition. Piotrowski defeated Elmhurst's Stephanie Russ 6-0, 6-1, then defeated Wheaton's Brittany Dunn 6-3, 6-2. As a team, the Titans defeated Elmhurst 6-3, but lost to Wheaton 8-1. She is the second Titan to earn the weekly honor this season after Cassie Devore earned the honor on Sept. 17.