MARION, Ind. - No. 12 Indiana Wesleyan women's basketball rolled past Midway University 86-50. This marks the third largest victory in national tournament action for the Wildcats in program history. The largest victory was in 2007 against Saint Joseph (Vt.) by 44 points.

 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Luckey Arena I Marion, Ind.
• NAIA Top-25 Ranking: IWU - 12 | MU - NR
• Records: IWU 30-4 I MU 26-7
• History: Wildcats and Eagles have met seven times dating back to 1991. Wildcats have been victorious in each outing.
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WHAT HAPPENED

 

• IWU jumped out to a quick 8-0 run, forcing an early Midway timeout. The Wildcats would keep the pedal down on Midway, running their lead to 17-3 with 3:30 left in the first half. The Eagles coughed up the ball seven times in the first 10 minutes of play.
• Wildcats built a 22 point lead by halftime, with seven different Wildcats getting into the scoring column. Kelli Damman was leading all scorers with 13 at half knocking down four triples. At the half, Lilli Frasure had seven rebounds and seven assists eyeing a double-double.
• Offensively, Wildcats continued to click going off for 24 points and adding in another four from range. 
• In the final stanza of play, Frasure added in eight points, six coming from the charity stripe while Damman knocked down another two three pointers. Wildcats finished the game outscoring the Eagles 86-50.
   

NOTABLE NUMBERS

 

• 7 - Damman three's, tying season best
• 23 - Forced Eagle Turnovers
• 14/9/7 - Frasure's points, rebounds, assists
• +8 - rebound differential in favor of Wildcats
• 40 - minutes that IWU led in the game
• 86 - IWU's fifth highest offensive outpouring

 

KEY WILDCATS

 

• Kelli Damman - 24 points, 7-11 from range
• Lilli Frasure - 14 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists
• Jordan Reid - 12 points
• Maddie Lawrence - 9 points, 6 assists

  

NATIONALS RUN CONTINUES

 

• Wildcats head to Sioux City, Iowa for the Sweet 16. They will play the winner of The Masters/Southern Oregon which is played at 10pm EST this evening. The Sweet 16 game will be played at 8pm on Friday, March 18.

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