MARION, Ind. -- No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s basketball opened their home slate with a convincing 79-43 victory over IU South Bend. Indiana Wesleyan shot a stunning 64.7-percent and limited IU South Bend to just 33.3-percent shooting in the first of three games in three nights in Luckey Arena.

Game Vitals

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 79   |   IU South Bend - 43
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 3-1   |   IU South Bend 4-2
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 5   |   IU South Bend - Not ranked
• Location:  Luckey Arena   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana
• Brief:  No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s basketball opened their home slate with a convincing 79-43 victory over IU South Bend. Indiana Wesleyan shot a stunning 64.7-percent and limited IU South Bend to just 33.3-percent shooting in the first of three games in three nights in Luckey Arena.

What Went Down

• Indiana Wesleyan wasted little time in distancing themselves from IU South Bend. IWU opened the game with a 25-8 run in the first 9 minutes. Indiana Wesleyan did not trail the entire game.
• The closest the Titans got the rest of the night was 13 points when they cut the score to 36-23 with 1:15 left in the second quarter.
• Once IU South Bend got to 13 points, Indiana Wesleyan scored the next 12 points to increase their advantage to 48-23 midway through the third quarter.
• The 36 point margin of victory was the largest of the evening.
• All 14 Wildcats played and no one played over 21 minutes. 13 of 14 Wildcats scored.
• Kelsey Key (JR/Anderson, Ind.), Carlee Cottrell (SR/West Bloomfield, Mich.), and Haley Woodruff (JR/Evansville, Ind.) led Indiana Wesleyan with 10 points.
• The Wildcats hit 64.7-percent of their shots on 33-of-51 shooting. IWU connected on 72.7-percent (16 of 22) in the second half.
• IU South Bend committed 19 turnovers.

Coaches Corner

• “We need to come back out tomorrow and do it all over again. Hopefully we can execute on offense like we did today. I was impressed with our overall focus. There was an intensity from start to finish. Sometimes in a game where you know you have control of it that doesn’t happen. I thought our kids did a good job of that today.”     - IWU head coach Steve Brooks

Extra! Extra!

• Tonight’s game was originally scheduled for Halloween evening but a scheduling conflict moved the game to Thursday.
• Indiana Wesleyan plays three straight days in Luckey Arena. IWU hosts the Leah Whittaker Memorial Classic on Friday and Saturday.
• Indiana Wesleyan has defeated IU South Bend 14 times in the past 13 seasons.

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan continues their streak of three home games in three nights. Indiana Wesleyan hosts the Leah Whittaker Memorial Classic on Friday and Saturday and they open the classic at 6 p.m. on Friday against Trinity Christian (Ill.).