MARION, Ind. – No. 19 Indiana Wesleyan women’s basketball fought and clawed their way back Wednesday night defeating No. 16 Taylor University 74-66. The Wildcats used a 22-12 run in the third quarter to fuel the comeback. IWU outscored TU 47-31 in the second half on 74% shooting while TU was held to 32%.  

GAME VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan – 14, 13, 22, 25 – 74   |   Taylor (Ind.) – 18, 18 , 12, 19 – 66   
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 20-7, 12-3    |   Taylor (Ind.) 18-9, 11-4
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - #20  |  Taylor (Ind.) – #16  
• Location: Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Luckey Arena |   Marion, Indiana

STAT TRACKER

• Nicole Ignasiak: 22 points, 10-14 FG,  8 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 assists
• Brittany Washington: 15 points, 5-9 FG, 10 assists
• Carly Lange: 13 points, 5-6 FG, 5 rebounds
• Anna Imhoff: 11 points, 3-4 3FG, 4 rebounds, 3 steals

INSIDE THE BOX

• Despite shooting 6-of-13 from the field for 46% and holding TU to just 35%, IWU trailed 18-14 after the first quarter.
• IWU struggled to keep TU off the boards giving up 10 offensive rebounds and 17 second chance points in the first half.
• IWU jumped out to a quick 6-0 run shrinking the TU lead to just 3 forcing a Taylor timeout to start the third quarter. TU would take another timeout after IWU forced 3 shot clock violations while pushing their run to 10-0.
•  IWU would end the third quarter up one after a 22-12 run.  
• The Wildcats scored 42 paint points in the game while only giving up 14.  
• Trojan player Kendall Bradbury, the second leading scorer in the nation (23.89), was hold to just 12 points on 5-of-15 shooting.

COACH WHALEY PERSPECTIVE

• I was really proud of the way we came together in the second half and fought. Taylor is really physical and I thought we matched their level of physicality in the paint.
   

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan heads to St. Francis Saturday for a 1 p.m. start in Fort Wayne, Indiana.