Washington hangs on for 69-61 win over Illinois Wesleyan in Tipoff Tournament opener

GREENCASTLE, Ind. - Leslie Berger led four Washington (Mo.)double-figure scorers with 15, while Daniell Beehler, Sarah Schell and Katie Benson each added 10 as the Bears defeated Illinois Wesleyan 69-61 in the first game of the DePauw Tipoff Tournament and the season opener for both teams.

Heidi Harnisch led the Titans with 17 points followed by Hannah MeHarry with 16, Katie Blonn with 14 and Amanda Glerum with 12.

Washington advances to Saturday's 4 p.m. championship game, while Illinois Wesleyan will play in the 2 p.m. consolation contest.

Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Washington (Mo.) vs Illinois Wesleyan
11/19/04 6 pm at Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana

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VISITORS: Washington (Mo.) 1-0
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
24 Beehler, Danielle... f  5-11   0-0    0-0    1  3  4   4  10  1  2  0  2  35
42 Herald, Alicia...... f  3-4    0-0    1-3    3  2  5   2   7  1  4  0  2  25
21 Schell, Sarah....... g  2-4    0-0    6-6    2  5  7   3  10  2  4  2  3  29
22 Berger, Leslie...... g  4-8    3-7    4-4    1  2  3   3  15  2  0  0  1  31
32 Manning, Kelly...... g  4-14   1-7    0-0    0  1  1   5   9  5  3  0  2  37
12 Benson, Katie.......    2-5    2-4    4-4    0  0  0   0  10  2  2  0  1  15
25 Engle, Sarah........    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   2
33 Southworth, Jenny...    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   6
40 Parker, Rebecca.....    2-7    1-2    3-4    2  3  5   1   8  2  1  1  1  17
45 Wylie, Nicole.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   3
   TEAM................                         3  2  5
   Totals..............   22-54   7-21  18-21  12 18 30  19  69 15 16  3 12 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-26 38.5%   2nd Half: 12-28 42.9%   Game: 40.7%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-13 23.1%   2nd Half:  4-8  50.0%   Game: 33.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  7-9  77.8%   2nd Half: 11-12 91.7%   Game: 85.7%   1,2

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HOME TEAM: Illinois Wesleyan 0-1
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
22 Harnisch, Heidi..... f  5-12   2-6    5-5    3  4  7   1  17  0  2  0  1  37
53 Fleishman, Val...... f  0-4    0-0    2-2    2  3  5   4   2  2  5  0  1  23
54 Blonn, Katie........ f  5-7    0-0    4-5    1  6  7   2  14  2  5  0  0  34
12 Glerum, Amanda...... g  5-13   1-7    1-1    1  2  3   3  12  3  4  0  1  38
21 MeHarry, Hannah..... g  7-13   0-0    2-4    2  2  4   5  16  4  6  0  2  38
10 Gaston-Bell, Tasha..    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
14 Dye, Crystal........    0-1    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   0   0  1  0  0  0   8
20 Hill, Karen.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  1  0  0   3
50 Rogers, Thea........    0-2    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   2   0  1  0  2  0  18
   TEAM................                         2  2  4
   Totals..............   22-52   3-13  14-17  13 21 34  18  61 13 23  2  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-24 41.7%   2nd Half: 12-28 42.9%   Game: 42.3%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  0-4   0.0%   2nd Half:  3-9  33.3%   Game: 23.1%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  7-8  87.5%   2nd Half:  7-9  77.8%   Game: 82.4%   0,1

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Officials: Warren Smith, Eric Hanspard, Todd Ancelet
Technical fouls: Washington (Mo.)-None. Illinois Wesleyan-None.
Attendance: 100
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Washington (Mo.)..............   30   39  -   69
Illinois Wesleyan.............   27   34  -   61
First game of DePauw Tipoff Tournament

Points in the paint-WASHU 22,IWU-WMN 18. Points off turnovers-WASHU 24,IWU-WMN 16.
2nd chance points-WASHU 10,IWU-WMN 16. Fast break points-WASHU 2,IWU-WMN 0.
Bench points-WASHU 18,IWU-WMN 0. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-2 times.
Last FG-WASHU 2nd-01:52, IWU-WMN 2nd-00:16.