SIOUX CITY, IA. - No. 1-seed Indiana Wesleyan women's basketball is set to face No. 4-seed Georgetown (Ky.) in the 2025 NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Round of 16 presented by Ballogy. The Wildcats tip-off is set for 12:00 p.m. ET on Friday at Tyson Events Center. IWU reached the Round of 16 after an 85-51 win over Philander Smith in the First Round and a 71-60 win over Grand View in the Second Round. The Tigers advanced after wins over 13-seed Jamestown and 12-seed College of Idaho.
- The Tigers come into the Round of 16 as the No. 4-seed in the Liston Quadrant with a 22-8 record and 6-6 in Mid-South Conference play.
- Georgetown defeated 12-seed College of Idaho 79-70 in the Second Round to punch their ticket to Sioux City.
- The Tigers earned an At-Large bid to the National Tournament and are making their 18th tournament appearance.
- The two squads matched up in Marion for the NAIA National Tournament Second Round during the 2022-23 season where the Wildcats took the win 88-70.
- Teionni McDaniel (SR | G | 5-9)
- McDaniel leads the Tigers in scoring, averaging 16.2 points per game.
- She shoots 48% from the field and 38% on 4.3 threes per game.
- Led a Tiger defense that allowed just 62.8 points per game and held opponents to 27% from beyond the arc.
- Had a team high 1.7 steals per contest.
- She was named the MSC Defensive Player of the Year and All-MSC First Team.
- AJ Stevenson (SR | G | 5-10)
- Was second on the team with 13.0 points per game.
- She hit 62 3-pointers in the regular season to lead the team.
- Stevenson also had 5 20-point games on the year.
- She earned All-MSC Second Team honors.
- Izzy Lamparty (SR | F | 5-11)
- Averaged 7.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.
- Shot over 50% from the field while tallying 5 double-doubles.
- She was named to the All-MSC Second Team.
- Trinity Klock (SR | F | 6-1)
- Averaged 10.0 points per game, third highest on the team.
- Shoots 66% from the field and has missed just 3 shots in the Tiger's last 3 games.
- Led the team with 6.6 rebounds per game and recorded nearly 1 block per contest.
- As a team Georgetown ranks 11th in the NAIA, shooting the ball at a 45.8% clip and 35.2% from range.
- GC scores the ball well, averaging 79.7 points per game which ranks 12th in the NAIA
- The Tigers are 13th in the NAIA with 17.4 assists per game.
- The winner of Georgetown/IWU will face the winner of Indiana Tech/Freed-Hardman in the quarterfinals at 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 22.
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