HONOLULU, HI. - No. 2 Indiana Wesleyan women's basketball moved to 14-0 on Friday, defeating Hastings College 73-67 in the final game of the Hoops in Hawaii Classic. Both teams struggled offensively in the game with  neither shooting above 40% from the field and 30% from three. Taylor Folkema was again the driving force of the Wildcat offense with 16 points on 7-11 shooting.

 

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Honolulu, HI.
• Records: IWU: 14-0 | HC: 8-4
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #2 | CSM - NR

WHAT HAPPENED

• IWU held a 6 point advantage after the first quarter. A 9-2 run on 3 consecutive threes from Brea Garber and Ellie Kelleher was the first significant run for either team.
• After the Broncos tied the game at 29, the Wildcats ended the half on a 7-0 run for a 36-29 lead at the break.
• A three from HC cut the IWU lead to 2 with 7:32 left in the third quarter, but the red and gray responded by growing their lead to as much as 13 in the frame. Indiana Wesleyan took an 11 point lead into the final quarter.
• With a 10 point lead, the Broncos went on a 10-0 run to knot things up at 63. Maddie Lawrence scored 8 of Indiana Wesleyan's final 10 points to avoid a midseason upset.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 44: IWU's biggest advantage came in bench points. The Wildcats outscored Hastings 44-21 off the bench.
• 12: The Broncos generated 12 second chance points off of 12 rebounds.
• 32: TFor one of the few times this season the Wildcats were outscored in the paint 32-28.

KEY WILDCATS

• Taylor Folkema: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals
• Lilli Frasure: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals.
• Maddie Lawrence: 13 points, 4-8 FG, 4 rebounds, 4 assists

LOOKING AHEAD

• The Wildcats face No. 11 Saint Francis on January 4th at 1:00 PM in Fort Wayne.
• Links for video will be available at IWUWildcats.com

NEXT HOME GAME

• IWU stays on the road until January 15th when they face Goshen at 5:00 PM in Luckey Arena.
• Links for video and live stats will be available at IWUWildcats.com
• Tickets can be purchased at IWUWildcats.com

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