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Preview: Women's Basketball Set to Face 3-Seed Dakota State in Round of 16

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SIOUX CITY, IA. – For the 18th time in program history, No. 10-seed Indiana Wesleyan Women's Basketball is headed to the Round of 16 at the 2026 NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship, presented by Ballogy. The Wildcats will face No. 3-seed Dakota State (S.D.) on Thursday at 4:00 PM ET. The winner will advance to the Quarterfinal round against No. 1-seed Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) and 5-seed Georgetown (Ky.). All games will be streamed for free on the Urban Edge Network. Links for live stream, stats, tickets, highlight videos, and articles are available on the Championship Central Page.

 
SCOUTING DAKOTA STATE
  • This Round of 16 matchup represents the third meeting between the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats and the Dakota State Trojans. The three meetings have all come in the last four seasons in Sioux City, with the squads matching up in 2023 (Quarterfinals) and 2024 (Round of 16), the Trojans won both previous meetings.
  • Current Record: 28-5
  • Making their 12th appearance in the NAIA National Tournament.
  • Earned their tournament bid as the Frontier Conference Regular Season Champions.

KEY TROJANS
  • Tabor Teel – 17.0 Points/G, 50.5 FG%, 10.5 Rebs/G, 53 Blocks, 49 Steals
  • Caitlin Dyer – 11.1 Points/G, 47.6 3FG%, 63 Steals
  • Bria Wasmund – 10.5 Points/G, 68 Steals
  • Cierra Watkins – 9.17 Points/G, 55.2 FG%, 5.8 Rebounds/G

DSU NAIA RANKINGS
  • 9th in Points Per Game: 83.1
  • 11th in Assists: 18.1
  • 12th in Net Eff: 0.272
  • 15th in Offensive Eff: 1.058
  • 16th in Defensive Rebounds per Game: 29.7
  • 19th in Total Rebounds per Game: 43.3
  • Tabor Teel 
    • 10th in Defensive Rebounds per Game:
    • 22nd in Total Rebounds per Game: 8.3
  • Cierra Watkins – 25th in FG%: 55.2

KEY WILDCATS
  • Ayla Krygier  14.7 Points/G, 44.3 FG%, 5.5 Rebs/G
    • 2025-26 All-Crossroads League First Team & All-Freshman Team
  • Addi Hovey– 10.9 Points/G, 7.1 Rebs/G, 1.1 Steals/G
    • 2025-26 All-Crossroads League Second Team & All-Freshman Team
  • Emily Mattingly – 10.7 Points/G, 40.5 FG%, 4.2 Rebounds/G
    • 2025-26 All-Crossroads League Honorable Mention
  • Jayd Hovey – 5.2 Points/G, 2.3 Assists/Game, 1.3 Steals/G

 
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Players Mentioned

Jayd Hovey

#10 Jayd Hovey

G
5' 10"
Senior
Emily Mattingly

#20 Emily Mattingly

G
5' 10"
Junior
Addi Hovey

#12 Addi Hovey

F
5' 10"
Freshman
Ayla Krygier

#35 Ayla Krygier

F
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jayd Hovey

#10 Jayd Hovey

5' 10"
Senior
G
Emily Mattingly

#20 Emily Mattingly

5' 10"
Junior
G
Addi Hovey

#12 Addi Hovey

5' 10"
Freshman
F
Ayla Krygier

#35 Ayla Krygier

5' 11"
Freshman
F