KANSAS CITY, Mo. - No. 1-seed Indiana Wesleyan women's basketball is set to face No. 4-seed Dakota State in the 2024 NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Round of 16 presented by Ballogy. The Wildcats tip-off at 7:00 p.m. ET on Friday afternoon at Tyson Event Center. IWU reached the Round of 16 after a a pair of blowout victories in the NAIA First and Second Rounds to punch their ticket the Sioux City.
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- The Trojans come into the Round of 16 as the No. 4-seed in the Cramer Quadrant with a 27-6 record and 11-1 in the NSAA conference play.
- Dakota State defeated 12-seed IU South Bend 85-47 in the Second Round to earn their trip to Sioux City.
- The Trojans earned an automatic bid to the National Tournament as the NSAA Regular Season Champions.
- Dakota State is making their 10th appearance at the national tournament and their third appearance in the last four years.
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- Savannah Walsdorf (SR | FÂ | 6-0)
- Walsdorf leads the Trojans in scoring with 16.7 points per game, while bringing a team second best 6.6 rebounds per game, and leads the team with 3 steals a game..
- She shoots 52.7% from the field and 41.4% from three.
- She's scored in double-digits in 13Â straight games and scored 20+ in four of those games.
- She was named to the NSAA All-Conference First Team.
- Tabor Teel (SO | F | 5-11)
- Teel earned NSAA All-First Team honors and was named Defensive Player of the Year.
- Teel averaged a team high 6.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game.
- Angela Slattery (JRÂ | FÂ | 5-11)
- Deitchler is second for Dakota State in scoring at 10.5 ppg and grabs 6. rebounds per game.
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- The Trojans are 18th in the NAIA in total offense, averaging 80.3 ppg
- Teel's 2.0 blocks per game is a top 13 mark in the NAIA.
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- The winner of Dakota State/IWU will face the winner of Carroll/Loyola (La.)Â in the quarterfinals at 4:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 23.
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