FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s basketball completed the 2015-16 regular season with a 61-50 loss at Saint Francis (Ind.). Indiana Wesleyan struggled in the second half as they shot 16-percent from the field to end the regular season with a 23-7 record.

Game Vitals

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 50   |   Saint Francis - 61
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 23-7, 12-6 Crossroads League   |   Saint Francis 15-12, 11-7 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 15   |   Saint Francis - Not ranked
• Location:   Hutzell Athletic Center   |   University of Saint Francis   |   Fort Wayne, Indiana 
• Brief:  No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s basketball completed the 2015-16 regular season with a 61-50 loss at Saint Francis (Ind.). Indiana Wesleyan struggled in the second half as they shot 16-percent from the field to end the regular season with a 23-7 record.
   

What Went Down

• Indiana Wesleyan closed the first quarter on an 8-2 run to trail 20-19.
• Saint Francis held a 28-23 advantage early in the second quarter but a 10-2 spurt gave Indiana Wesleyan the lead 33-30.
• Neither team scored a point over the final 2:58 of the first half.
• The Cougars scored the first eight points of the second half to lead 38-33.
• A Kelsey Key (JR/Anderson, Ind.) free throw with 3:46 left in the third quarter broke a 9:12 scoreless streak for the Wildcats.
• Saint Francis scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter as well as they built a 50-40 lead midway through the final quarter.
• Carlee Cottrell (SR/West Bloomfield, Mich.) sank a 3-pointer with 49 seconds left in the game to close to within 55-50. But Saint Francis scored the final six points to pull away for a 61-50 victory.
• Saint Francis finished 22-of-33 (67-percent) from the free throw line while Indiana Wesleyan was 9-of-11 (82-percent) from the line.
• Indiana Wesleyan was 50-percent (13 of 26) shooting in the opening half but was at just 16-percent (4 of 25) in the second half.
• Carlee Cottrell scored a team-best 15 points while Jessica Brown (SR/Greenfield, Ind.) and Chelsea Winner (JR/Maria Stein, Ohio) each added 11 points.
  
   

Extra! Extra!

• The game was the final contest in the regular season.
• Indiana Wesleyan was already locked in as the No. 3-seed in the Crossroads League Tournament before the day began. Based on Saturday results, Indiana Wesleyan learned its first tournament opponent is No. 6-seed Bethel (Ind.).
  
   

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan opens postseason play next week with the Crossroads League Tournament. Indiana Wesleyan is the No. 3-seed and will host No. 6-seed Bethel (Ind.) in the Quarterfinals. The game will be on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Luckey Arena.