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No. 15 Women's Basketball Overcomes Offensive Woes

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MARION, Ind. – In an offensive struggle Tuesday night, No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan women’s basketball overcame their shooting woes defeating Saint Francis 59-58 in the Quarterfinals of the Crossroads League Tournament. The Wildcats shot just 39 percent from the field while the Cougars shot 33 percent in the game.

 

GAME VITALS

  • Score:  Indiana Wesleyan – 8, 18, 16, 16– 59   |   Saint Francis (Ind.)  – 9, 19, 13, 18– 58   
  • Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 24-7, 15-3    |   Saint Francis (Ind.)  – 17-14, 9-9
  • NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - #15, No.2 seed  |  Saint Francis (Ind.)  – Unranked, No. 7 seed   
  • Location: Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Luckey Arena |   Marion, Indiana

 

STAT TRACKER

  • Anna Imhoff: 15 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound
  • Carly Lange: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 5 blocks, 2 assists, 3/6 FG

 

INSIDE THE BOX

  • It was an offensive struggle in the first quarter with IWU shooting just 25 percent and USF shooting 21 percent. Both IWU and USF made just three baskets respectively.
  • The Wildcats shot two free throws in the first half making both while the Cougars shot 10 making eight.
  • The lid popped off the rim for the Wildcats in the third quarter, shooting 6-of-14 from the field for 43 percent. IWU still struggled from the three making just 4-of-16 for 25 percent through three quarters of play.
  • IWU edged USF 28-18 in point paints while IWU had 18 turnovers compared to USF having 17.
  • This was the Wildcats fifth one-point game on the season with the only loss coming against Holy Cross (Ind.) on December 29.

 

COACH WHALEY PERSPECTIVE

  • I am proud of our girls for battling till the end against a tough and very skilled Saint Francis team.

 

NEXT TIME OUT

  • Indiana Wesleyan hosts No. 3-seed Taylor University (Ind.) in the Crossroads League Tournament Semifinals. The game will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 23 in Luckey Arena.
  • The first 150 Indiana Wesleyan students will receive FREE admission into Luckey Arena to watch the and women's semifinal game Friday at 7 p.m. The FREE admission for the first 150 Indiana Wesleyan students is courtesy of the Indiana Wesleyan Athletic Department.
  • The IWU-TU Rivalry Game sponsored by Marion General Hospital

 

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