CHICAGO, Ill. -- Two highly ranked teams battled on Thursday at the St. Xavier Christmas Classic in Chicago. No. 3 St. Xavier (Ill.) outscored No. 11 Indiana Wesleyan 43-22 in the first half en route to a 73-55 final score to remain unbeaten in 14 games this season.

GAME VITALS

• St. Xavier Christmas Classic
• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 55   |   St. Xavier - 73
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 11-5   |   St. Xavier 14-0
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 11   |   St. Xavier - No. 3
• Location:   Shannon Center   |   St. Xavier University   |   Chicago, Illinois 
   

STAT TRACKER

• Chelsea Winner:  10 points, 5 rebounds
• Haley Woodruff:  8 points, 4 rebounds
• Kelsey Key:  13 points, 5 assists
• Anna Imhoff:  12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
• Nicole Ignasiak:  6 points, 6 rebounds

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• St. Xavier pulled away early with a 43-22 halftime lead. IWU responded with a strong second half which they outscored SXU 33-30.
• The Cougars were red-hot in the opening half as SXU shot 53-percent (16 of 30) from the field and 52-percent (9 of 17) from 3-point range.
• St. Xavier finished the game shooting 51-percent from 3-point range as they hit 16-of-31 attempts.
• Kelsey Key was named to the All-Tournament Team following the game. Key averaged 11.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists in her two games at SXU.
  
   

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan returns to Crossroads League play after the calendar turns to 2017. IWU opens the new year on the road at Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) on Wednesday, January 4.