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 Paige Bequette (Edwardsville, H.S.), Molly Angell (Ottawa, H.S.),
Elizabeth Breitbach (Peoria, Notre Dame H.S.), Melissa Donovan
(Antioch, H.S.), Amber Morgan (Taylorville, H.S.) and Meagan Booth
(West Dundee, Jacobs H.S.) all scored singles wins for the Big Blue.
Breitbach and Morgan are closing in on the Millikin record for
individual match wins in a season at 15. Breitbach is 13-4 and
Morgan is 12-5 on the year.
Millikin defeated NCAA Division II opponent the University of
Illinois Springfield 8-1 on October 11 at the Fairview Tennis Center
in Decatur.
Millikin got singles wins from Angell, Aubrie Sabin (Rockford, Rock
Valley CC), Brietbach, Donovan and Morgan. Sabin and Donovan and the
duo of Breitbach and Morgan scored doubles victories for Millikin.
Millikin lost to Illinois Wesleyan 5-4 on Oct. 8 in Bloomington. The
teams split the three singles matches with Millikin’s Bequette
winning at number one singles 6-2, 6-3. Other Millikin singles
winners were Breitbach and Donovan.
The match was decided in the doubles matches with the Titans winning
two out of three. Millikin's lone win went to Sabin and Donovan in
an 8-5 decision.
Millikin plays at the CCIW Women's Tennis Championships set for
October 16-18 in Bloomington, Illinois.
Millikin Volleyball Loses at #22 Carthage
In a battle to two Top 25 teams, the 20th ranked Millikin volleyball
team lost a road conference match at #22 Carthage College 3-1 on
October 7 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Millikin is now 18-4, 1-1.
Carthage took the first two sets 25-14 and 25-22 before Millikin
rallied to win the third set 25-23. Carthage jumped out to a seven
point advantage in the fourth set and then led 20-14. Millikin
scored five straight points to pull to 20-19 before Carthage closed
out the set with a 25-21 victory.
Audrey Krajec (West Salem, Edwards County H.S.) led Millikin with 21
kills and 13 digs. Jenna Hilgers (Mason City, Illini Central H.S.)
had 37 set assists.
Millikin will host Augustana College on October 14 at 7 p.m. in the
Griswold Center.
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Millikin Football Falls to Illinois Wesleyan
The Millikin football team lost to Illinois Wesleyan University 31-7
in front of a large Big Blue Homecoming crowd on October 11 at Frank
M. Lindsay Field in Decatur. Millikin is now 2-3, 0-2 while Illinois
Wesleyan improves to 3-2, 1-1.
Millikin’s scored was a 10 yard return of a blocked punt by Chase
Robbins (Normal, Normal Community). The Big Blue’s Mykal Neal
(Broadview, Nazareth Academy) was credited with the block.
Millikin's had four players with nine tackles led by Jowonis Edwards
(Normal, Normal Community (H.S.) who had three pass break-ups. Matt
Madrigal (Joliet, Joliet Catholic) had nine tackles including three
tackles for a loss. Travis Goveia (Downs, Tri-Valley H.S.) had nine
stops with 1.5 tackles for a loss. Adam Rosner (Frankfort, Lincoln
Way North H.S.) had nine tackles with 2.5 tackles for a loss.
Millikin will host Wheaton College on October 18 at 6 p.m.
Big Blue Men’s Soccer Loses to Wheaton
The Millikin men’s soccer team lost a 3-1 decision to #10 Wheaton
College on October 11 at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur,
Illinois.
Trailing 1-0, Millikin tied the game at the 48:49 mark on a goal by
Matt Briars (Palatine, Fremd H.S.) on assists from Nick Abel
(Schaumburg, H.S.) and Zach Solorio (Elk Grove Village, Elk Grove
H.S.).
Wheaton would take back the lead in the 62nd minute and score again
10 minutes later.
Wheaton out shot Millikin 20-7 with the Big Blue’s Daniel Sinclair
(Peoria, Richwoods H.S.) recording 13 saves in goal.
Millikin is now 5-6-1, 0-2 while Wheaton improves to 12-2, 2-0.
Millikin will host Elmhurst College on October 17 at 7 p.m.
[Bryan Marshall, Millikin University] |
