GARY, Ind. - No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan Women's Basketball complimented their great start to the season by adding on another victory against IU Northwest with a final score of 79-61. Lilli Frasure was the leading scorer on the night for the Wildcats with 22 points on five rebounds, eight assists, a block, and six steals, tallying 14 steals in two games. 

 

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Gary, Ind. | Savannah Center Gymnasium
• Records: IWU - 8-1 | IUNW: 5-5
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #3 | IUNW - Unranked

WHAT HAPPENED

• A close first quarter saw IWU and IU North going back and forth the entirety of the quarter with two lead changes and a score of 20-16.
• The Wildcats continued their push to further the lead and gained a 12-point advantage before entering the second half leading 39-27.
• After a slow-shooting third quarter from IWU, the Wildcats found themselves up by 18 with six minutes to go before coasting to the final buzzer, 79-61. 

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 14: Lilli Frasure tallies six steals on the night to total 14 steals in her last two games.
• 23: The Wildcats' 23 steals set a new team-high.
• 24: IWU was able to find their largest lead with 3 minutes to go in the fourth quarter with a 24-point lead. 

KEY WILDCATS

• Lilli Frasure: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 steals, 1 block
• Jordan Reid: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists
• Jade Nutley: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal

LOOKING AHEAD

• No. 3 IWU Women's Basketball will face No. 1 Campbellsville University away from home on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
• Links for video and stats will be available at IWUWildcats.com

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