MARION, Ind. – No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan women’s basketball continued their best start since the 2013-14 season with a 23 point victory over No. 12 Indiana Tech. Taylor Folkema led the Wildcats with 22 points and a career high 4 three pointers.

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Marion, Ind. | Luckey Arena
• Records: IWU: 6-0  | IT 3-2
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU – #3 | IT – #12

WHAT HAPPENED

• Indiana Wesleyan threw the first punch of the game with an 11-0 run capped off by a three from Taylor Folkema to take a 10 point lead. A 4-0 Warrior run in the final 8 seconds of the quarter cut the IWU lead to 7.
• Both offenses struggled to find consistency in the second quarter, the home team shot 28.6% from the field while the visitors were barely better with a 37.5% average. Indiana Tech outscored the Wildcats 17-16, cutting the lead to 6 at halftime.
• The red and gray dominated the third frame, outscoring IT 22-9 in the quarter. IWU shot 50% in the quarter, led by Folkema’s 11. On the defensive end the Wildcats forced 8 turnovers and held the Warriors to 22% shooting.
• The Wildcat’s built their lead to as much as 27 on a layup from Ellie Kelleher with 3:00 minutes left in the game. A couple of baskets from Indiana Tech at the end of the game gave IWU an 84-61 win.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 26: IWU forced Indiana Tech into 26 turnovers.
• 31: The Wildcats scored 31 points off of turnovers.
• 38: Indiana Wesleyan secured 38 boards with 13 coming on the offensive end.

KEY WILDCATS

• Taylor Folkema: 22 points, 6-12 FG, 4-6 3PT, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks.
• Lilli Frasure: 15 points, 6-10 FG, 6 rebounds, 3 steals
• Jade Nutley: 11 points, 5-8 FG, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block.

LOOKING AHEAD

• Indiana Wesleyan stays home for the Leah Whitaker Memorial game on November 15th at 6:00 PM.