On Saturday the Lady Wildcats will face their toughest test of this tournament and possibly of the season as they take on Northwestern College (IA). The Red Raiders are two-time defending National Champions and knocked the Wildcats out of last year’s tournament.
Along with Indiana Wesleyan this Northwestern squad has been one of the dominant teams in the first two rounds of 2012 NAIA DII Women’s Basketball National Championship Tournament. In game one they defeated IU-Southeast by a score of 76-56. Then in game two, the Red Raiders pulled away from Jamestown (ND) with a huge second half and secured an 80-58 victory.
Northwestern is led by Kendra DeJong (Jr.) who is a 6’0 forward averaging 19 points a game. 5’7 guard Kami Kuhlmann is another key player who averages 17 points per game and had 31 against Jamestown.
Again, the Wildcats will face another team that will want to push the ball up the floor. Northwestern averages 77 points per game. They will also look to press in the full court defensively.
Controlling tempo will be critical in game three. This is where the Wildcats have excelled. In the first two games the Indiana Wesleyan defense has be incredible! They have held two high scoring offenses to an average of only 41 points and both well below their shooting percentages.
We eagerly await this game and will find out if the Wildcats can continue their outstanding run. Be sure to tune in to WIWU TV at 2:00 pm on Saturday for live coverage.
Go Wildcats!
Roger Alcock
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