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01.21.06
- The
Foresters (11-9, 6-3) held the NAIA top-ranked Indiana Wesleyan
Wildcats to six field goals on 29% shooting in the second half to
run away with the 60-46 win. Playing without Liz Howerth, their top
scorer and rebounder, the Wildcats kept the Foresters within
striking distance in the first half and went to the locker room down
just 25-24 at the break.
To open the
second half, Lisa Thompson scored on a layup to give IWU a 26-25
lead, but a jumper by Janna Knisely put HU back in front for good.
Following Knisely’s jumper, the Foresters used a 10-3 run to take an
eight-point lead midway through the half. A layup by Sarah McGill
cut it to six, but another 14-5 spurt gave HU its largest lead of
the game at 51-36 with 4:39 to play. Two free throws by McGill with
just under a minute to play cut the deficit to 10 at 56-46, but
Betsey Bean drained four consecutive charity tosses to secure the
win.
Bean and Knisely
paced HU with 17 points apiece. Bean also grabbed a game-high eight
rebounds. McGill took top scoring honors for the game with 18 off
the bench for the Wildcats. The Foresters won the game at the
line, knocking down 25-28 free throws for 89%, while IWU went 10-13
for 77%. HU also won the battle of the boards 30-24.
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