MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- Bethel (Ind.) missed two attempts to tie the game in the final six seconds as No. 17 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s basketball claimed a 47-44 win in Mishawaka, Indiana. No Wildcat scored more than eight points as the team took full possession of third place in the Crossroads League.

Game Vitals

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 47   |   Bethel - 44
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 20-6, 9-5 Crossroads League   |   Bethel 11-15, 6-8 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 17   |   Bethel - Not ranked
• Location:   Gates Gymnasium   |   Bethel College   |   Mishawaka, Indiana 
• Brief:  Bethel (Ind.) missed two attempts to tie the game in the final six seconds as No. 17 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s basketball claimed a 47-44 win in Mishawaka, Indiana. No Wildcat scored more than eight points as the team took full possession of third place in the Crossroads League.
   

What Went Down

• Indiana Wesleyan opened the day with the first 10 points with 7:24 still left in the first quarter.
• Bethel quickly fought back and tied the score 17-17 midway through the second quarter.
• The Wildcats responded with another 10-0 run to take a 27-17 lead into halftime.
• The IWU lead would get no larger than 10 points during the second half but they held a single digit lead throughout the final 20 minutes.
• Bethel cut the deficit to three points on an old fashion 3-point play with 1:16 left in the fourth quarter.
• Carlee Cottrell (SR/West Bloomfield, Mich.) missed a 3-pointer on the next Wildcat possession but an offensive rebound kept the ball for IWU. IWU held the ball late into the shot clock but Kelsey Key (JR/Anderson, Ind.) missed a 3-pointer as Bethel gained possession with 13 seconds left.
• The Pilots launched two game-tying 3-point attempts in the final six seconds but each missed as the Wildcats escaped with the 47-44 victory.
• No Wildcat scored in double figures. Anna Imhoff (SO/Carmel, Ind.) and Haley Woodruff (JR/Evansville, Ind.) led the team with eight points apiece.
• Bethel was limited to 29.4-percent (15 of 51) shooting for the day and 10.0-percent (2 of 20) from beyond the arc. BC entered the game averaging 6.4 3-pointers per game.
• Bethel’s leading scorer on the season Aimee Swihart finished with 7 points on 2-of-18 shooting.
  
   

Extra! Extra!

• Indiana Wesleyan held Bethel to 17 points in the first half. It marks the second straight game an IWU opponent failed to reach 20 points in the opening half as No. 18 Goshen (Ind.) scored just 13 first half points on Wednesday.
• Indiana Wesleyan and Saint Francis (Ind.) entered today tied for third place in the Crossroads League. IWU won and USF loss vs. No. 3 Marian (Ind.) to fall back to fourth place.
• The Wildcats won their 20th game of the season. IWU has accomplished that 15 consecutive seasons dating back to the 2001-02 season. It is the 20th time in program history dating back to 1973-74.
  
   

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan travels to Grant County foe Taylor on Wednesday for the IWU-TU Rivalry Game sponsored by Marion General Hospital. Game time is set for 7 p.m. in Odle Arena.