MOUNT VERNON - Abby Herb scored 31 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and had six steals Saturday for Mount Mercy in an 84-69 loss to Illinois Wesleyan at a tournament in Mount Vernon.

Herb shot 14 for 22 from the floor in her big outing. Christa Oldham scored 14 points for the Mustangs (3-2).

Samantha Ellsworth hit five 3-pointers and led Illinois Wesleyan with 19 points. Illinois Wesleyan shot 10 of 24 on 3-pointers, compared to just 1 for 11 for Mount Mercy.

Mount Mercy plays Rockford Sunday afternoon at the Cornell College tournament.

MOUNT MERCY (69): Herb 14 3-6 31, Oldham 5 4-5 14, Timms 3 1-2 8, Last 1 0-0 2, Zeitler 0 2-3 2, Herdliska 0 1-2 1, Blietz 0 0-0 0, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Weiland 4 0-0 8, Sexton 0 0-0 0, Schaffer 0 1-2 1, Dolan 1 0-1 2, Jantti 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 12-21 69.

ILLINOIS WESLEYAN (84): K.Reaber 4 3-4 11, Weber 2 0-1 4, Beoletto 2 0-0 4, Holness 4 5-8 15, Ellsworth 7 0-0 19, Ehresman 3 0-0 6, McGraw 3 0-0 6, Kelly 0 0-1 0, B.Reaber 0 0-0 0, Gray 4 0-0 11, Leggett 0 0-0 0, O'Boye 0 0-0 0, O'Donnell 0 0-0 0, Lehocky 4 0-0 8, Bruno 0 0-0 0, Zeitz 0 0-0 0. Totals 33 8-14 84.

Halftime - Illinois Wesleyan 40, Mount Mercy 27. 3-point goals - Mount Mercy 1 (Timms 1), Illinois Wesleyan 10 (Ellsworth 5, Gray 3, Holness 2). Fouled out - none.