INDIANAPOLIS, IND — Indiana Wesleyan Women's Basketball fell to Marian Wednesday, despite holding a six-point lead in the first quarter. The Knights capitalized on the Wildcats' 18 turnovers, scoring 18 points off those opportunities.

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Indianapolis, Ind. | Marian University
• Records: IWU: 9-9, 3-5  | MU: 17-1, 7-1
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - NR | MU - #4

FIRST QUARTER

• The Wildcats took an early lead with a 3-pointer by Kylie Bettinger at 8:29.
• Addi Hovey contributed significantly, scoring twice in the paint, including a jumper at 6:10, extending the lead to 9–4.
• Emily Mattingly's fastbreak 3-pointer at 3:19 capped a strong stretch to push the score to 14–8.
• Indiana Wesleyan led 19–14 at the end of the first quarter.

SECOND QUARTER

• MU capitalized on turnovers early with Kiley McNally's layup at 9:17, starting a series of fastbreak points.
• IWU briefly regained the lead with Addi Hovey's free throws at 8:17, but Marian answered with a 3-pointer at 7:59.
• Taylor Double's layup at 5:56 tied the game, leading to a Marian surge that ended with a 3-pointer by Zoe Wheeler at 0:06.
• The Knights outscored the Wildcats 25–8 in the quarter, taking a 39–27 lead into halftime.

• MU dominated the paint, scoring 16 points inside.
• The red and grey tried to cut into the deficit, converting a fastbreak 3-pointer by Kylie Bettinger at 6:47, assisted by Jayd Hovey.
• Marian extended the lead to 22 points with Zoe Wheeler's 3-pointer at 1:38.
• The Knights led 58–39 at the end of the third quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER

• Marian kept their momentum with Abbey McNally's layup at 9:16, who also secured multiple defensive rebounds.
• Midway through the quarter, Marian extended their lead with a three-pointer by Taylor Double at 6:50, assisted by Madisyn Bailey.
• Indiana Wesleyan struggled offensively, converting only one field goal in the quarter, as MU capitalized on defensive stops.
• The Knights closed the quarter strong, reaching their largest lead at 2:23 with Kenna Kirby's jumper, sealing a 24–8 quarter to finish with an 84–47 victory.

KEY WILDCATS

• Ellie Kelleher: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals
• Addi Hovey: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks
• Emily Mattingly: 15 points, 1 steal

• The Wildcats head to Bethel on Saturday facing the Pilots at 1:00 PM.
• Links for video and stats will be available at IWUWildcats.com

• The Wildcats don't return to Luckey Arena until January 28th, facing Taylor at 5:00 PM.
• Tickets can be purchased at IWUWildcats.com
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