WINONA LAKE, Ind. — Indiana Wesleyan Women's Basketball cruised past Miami University (Hamilton), 75-45, on Saturday in the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center to improve to 2-0. The Wildcats bench outscored Miami Hamilton's 47-24. IWU forced 23 turnovers and turned them into 20 points. Ayla Krygier led the Wildcats with 12 points and eight rebounds off the bench.
THE ESSENTIALS
- Location: Winona Lake, Ind. | Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center
- Record: IWU: 2-0
- NAIA Ranking: IWU - 14 | MUH - NR
FIRST QUARTER
- Myla Browning opened the scoring with a jumper at 9:47, assisted by Hayleigh Amey.
- Miami Hamilton answered with back-to-back layups, the second by Kacie Washington at 8:26 for a 4–2 lead, its only lead of the game.
- The Wildcats responded with a 9–0 run, sparked by Carley Moellering's 3-pointer at 7:51 and capped by back-to-back 3-pointers from Brea Garber at 6:39 and 6:13.
- Ayla Krygier's two free throws at 1:28 closed the scoring in the quarter, with IWU ahead 16–11.
SECOND QUARTER
- Emily Mattingly scored the first two baskets of the quarter, a putback off her own steal at 8:22 and a jumper at 7:42, pushing the lead to 20–12.
- Miami Hamilton's Janiyah Middlebrook scored five straight points to pull her team within 20–17 at 6:31.
- Kylie Bettinger's 3-pointer at 4:44 made it 24–17.
- The red and grey closed the half on an 11–4 run, capped by Mattingly's putback at 0:06, to lead 35–23 at halftime.
THIRD QUARTER
- Kyra Hill opened the half with a fast-break jumper at 9:37 and added a layup at 8:01, with a Bettinger 3-pointer in between, stretching the lead to 42–24.
- Moellering's 3-pointer at 6:20 made it 48–30, and Sofia Schroeter's putback at 5:20 gave IWU its first 20-point lead, 50–30.
- Krygier knocked down a 3-pointer at 2:41 to make it 56–34.
- Vanessa Rosswurm scored the Wildcats' final six points of the quarter, including a jumper at 0:06, as IWU led 62–37 after three quarters.
FOURTH QUARTER
- Bettinger's third 3-pointer of the game at 6:47 made it 65–41.
- Krygier added two free throws at 5:07, and Amey converted a fast-break layup off her own steal at 4:27 for a 69–42 lead.
- Krygier's layup at 2:34, assisted by Ellie Kelleher, made it 71–44.
- Kennedy Fuelling's 3-pointer at 0:31 gave IWU its largest lead of the night at 30 points and sealed the 75–45 victory.
KEY WILDCATS
LOOKING AHEAD
- The Wildcats travel to Richmond, Ind., where they will face Indiana University East at Lingle Court on November 3rd at 6:00 PM ET.
- Links for Live Stats and Video will be available at IWUWildcats.com.
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