DUQUQUE, Iowa -- No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s basketball had to hold on late as their double digit lead was cut to three points late in a 62-57 victory at Clarke (Iowa) in the first of two games this weekend in Iowa. 

Game Vitals

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 62   |   Clarke - 57
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 7-1   |   Clarke 4-4
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 5   |   Clarke - Not ranked  
• Location:   Clarke University   |   Dubuque, Iowa
• Brief:  No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s basketball had to hold on late as their double digit lead was cut to three points late in a 62-57 victory at Clarke (Iowa) in the first of two games this weekend in Iowa.

What Went Down

• Indiana Wesleyan dominated the first quarter as they led 17-7 following the first 10 minutes of play.
• Chelsea Winner (JR/Maria Stein, Ohio) scored 9 of her 13 points in the first quarter.
• A high-scoring second quarter saw Kelsey Key (JR/Anderson, Ind.) finish the scoring with a 3-pointer as the Wildcats headed into halftime leading 35-26.
• Carlee Cottrell (SR/West Bloomfield, Mich.) hit a 3-pointer in the first minute of the fourth quarter to gain their largest lead of the game at 52-38.
• Clarke answered with a 9-0 run over the next five minute to trim the deficit to 52-47.
• Two times in the final 30 seconds Clarke scored to make it a one possession game at three points. Both times Indiana Wesleyan hit two free throws to extend their lead back to five points.
• The Wildcats shot 54.5-percent (24 of 44) from the field while the Crusaders were limited to 32.7-percent (16 of 49).
• Indiana Wesleyan earned 16 assists on 24 made field goals. Jessica Brown (SR/Greenfield, Ind.) had a game-best five assists.
• The Wildcats committed 20 turnovers.

Extra! Extra!

• Clarke is the first team to score 50 or more points on Indiana Wesleyan since Purdue Calumet in the first game of the season. Indiana Wesleyan went six games without a team scoring 50 or more points.

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan plays Saturday at Ashford in a rematch of the 2015 NAIA DII National Championship First Round. Ashford won the game 66-50. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET in Clinton, Iowa.