INDIANAPOLIS – For the first time in six years, No. 20 Indiana Wesleyan women's basketball is your Crossroads League Tournament Champions. The Wildcats overcame a 12-point deficit in the first quarter to win the next three quarters topping No. 5 Marian University, 77-67. The win snapped the Knights 20-game win streak. 


QUICK STATS

• Dayton Groninger – 16 points, 5 rebounds
• Madison Davis – 12 points, 4/9 3FG
• Anne Secrest – 11 points, 6 rebounds
• Baylie VanDyke - 10 points, 5 steals, 5 rebounds, 3 assists

INSIDE THE BOX

• Turnovers were the difference, as IWU coughed it up five times leading to ten of MU's 22 points after one quarter.
• Both squads were dead cold from deep, combining to shoot 5-of-17 for 29% in the first half.
• The Wildcats trailed by as much as 13 points but a 17-2 run to end the second quarter gave IWU a two-point lead at the half. Madison Davis knocked down two triples during the run and a rare four-point play by Dayton Groninger cut the Knights lead to one.
• Seven different Wildcats scored in the first half, led by Jordan Reid with seven. Dayton Groninger, Madison Davis, and Gabby Suarez each added six.
• IWU took a nine-point lead with two minutes to go in the third quarter, their largest lead of the game at that point. It was built on the back of an 11-3 run. The quarter ended with a Baylie Vandyke heave from the volleyball line, giving IWU a nine-point lead heading into the final ten minutes of play.
• IWU would fight for a loose ball with 2:33 left using their extra possession provided by the possession arrow for a Kelli Dammon three pushing their lead to seven with 2:05 in the contest. 
• A missed bucket by Marian and two made free throws by Dayton Groninger gave IWU a nine-point lead with 90-seconds left.

NEXT TIME OUT

• IWU will tune in Thursday at 7 p.m. for the NAIA Selection Show to see who the Wildcats will face in the Opening Round of the NAIA Women's National Championship and where they will play.
• The show will stream on the Play NAIA Facebook page.

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