HUNTINGTON, Ind. - No. 11 Indiana Wesleyan owned the glass posting 51 rebounds in route to conference win over Huntington University 69-35.

 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Platt Arena I Huntington, Indiana
• NAIA Top-25 Ranking: IWU - 11 | Huntington - NR
• Records: IWU 17-2, 6-1 I HU 2-16, 0-7
• History: Wildcats hold a narrow 55-44 advantage over the Foresters
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WHAT HAPPENED

 

• After a Klair Merrell three-pointer to get the Wildcats on the board, Maddie Lawrence rattled off the next nine Wildcat points in the first five minutes of action.
• Ending the first quarter and midway through the second quarter, Wildcats held the Foresters scoreless for ten minutes. At the break, Wildcats led 31-19.
• Third quarter Wildcats held a 17-5 advantage building the lead to 24 points.
• Ending the game, IWU continued to clean up the glasses claiming 15 boards of their own in the fourth quarter leading to a 69-35 win.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

 

• 51 - new season-high rebounds in a game
• +24 - rebounding advantage
• 13 - Wildcats collected at least one rebound
• 35 - lowest scoring output from the Foresters this season
• #10 - Madison Davis returns to the Wildcat lineup from injury

 

KEY WILDCATS

 

• Lilli Frasure - 12 points, 9 rebounds
• Madison Davis - 10 points in 13 minutes of play
• Maddie Lawrence - 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists
• Kelli Damman - 9 points, 3 from distance
   

  

WHALEY PERSPECTIVE

 

• "Proud of our defense in the second half and cleaned up the glass well! We try to wear people down, and everyone did a great job applying pressure."

  

NEXT TIME OUT

 

• Wildcats continue play on the road for a 1pm tip off at Mount Vernon Nazarene University on Saturday, January 15.

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