Women's Basketball Falls to No. 13 Indiana Wesleyan

COLUMBIA, Ky. – The (RV) Lindsey Wilson women's basketball team surrendered 38 points in the paint, falling 81-69 to No. 13 Indiana Wesleyan on Friday evening.

Amelia Hodges recorded a career-high 17 points while shooting four for five from the free-throw line. Hailey Ison scored a season-high 18 points along with four rebounds, two blocks, and two steals. As a team, Lindsey Wilson shot seven for 18 from the three-point line.

The first quarter was a back-and-forth affair early as Hodges and Maleigha Oldham put Lindsey Wilson on the board with a pair of layups. Both sides continued to trade the lead until the Wildcats outscored the Blue Raiders 13-2 to take a 15-6 lead with 3:47 left in the quarter. Lindsey Wilson managed the damage, cutting the lead 21-14 to end the first quarter.

The Blue Raiders quickly tied the game to start the second quarter as Hodges knocked down a three-pointer and Oldham converted a tough layup to get Lindsey Wilson rolling. An and one by Lucy Patterson gave Lindsey Wilson a 25-23 lead with 6:13 remaining in the half. However, Indiana Wesleyan quickly regained the lead outscoring the Blue Raiders 15-2 to take a 38-27 advantage heading into halftime.

The Wildcats pushed their lead to 16 before back-to-back three pointers by Sydnie Hall and Amerah Steele trimmed the deficit 45-35 with 6:56 remaining in the third quarter. However, the Wildcats became hot from beyond the arc knocking down five of their six three-pointers to hold a 62-51 lead entering the final quarter of play.

Lindsey Wilson opened the fourth quarter scoring five straight points to cut the lead to single digits. Hall knocked down her third three-pointer of the game along with a fastbreak layup from Oldham and the Blue Raiders trailed 62-56 with 9:04 remaining in the game. The Wildcats pushed the lead back to double-digits and eventually came away with an 81-69 win over Lindsey Wilson.

The Blue Raiders return to action on Tuesday taking on (RV) Georgetown (Ky.). Tipoff is slated for 5 p.m. CT in Georgetown, Ky.