Tough 4th Quarter ends Tigers season

For 3 quarters, the 9-seed Georgetown Tigers gave the top-seeded Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats all they could handle on their home floor. IWU asserted its strength in the 4th quarter by outscoring the Tigers, 26-7, to win the game, 88-70, and end Georgetown's season.

Georgetown got off to a roaring offensive start by shooting 11-17 in the 1st quarter. Of those 6 missed shots, they also grabbed 4 offensive rebounds. Callie Jackson had a terrific quarter with 7 points and 3 rebounds in just 3 minutes. The Tigers grabbed a 24-20 lead after 1 as IWU used free throws to offset a 6-15 first quarter.

The Tigers kept the offense going in the 2nd, thanks to 2 AJ Stevenson threes inside the first 3 minutes, giving the team a 32-27 lead. IWU would scratch back to tie the game at 32. From there, the teams would trade baskets and the lead the rest of the quarter. A final bucket from Jordan Rogers gave the Tigers a 47-43 halftime lead after a 2nd quarter in which each team shot over 60%.

The 3rd quarter began with the Tigers putting the Wildcats in serious trouble. Free throws from Jalynn Landversicht, and layups from Izzy Lamparty and Madison Darnell, put the Tigers ahead 53-45 just 1:23 into the quarter. An Erin Toller bucket with 5:39 to go put the Tigers ahead, 57-50. GC then hit its first offensive drought as it went over 3 minutes without a point, allowing IWU to trim the deficit down to 2. The Wildcats would take the lead with a late 3, but a last-second bucket from Landversicht sent Georgetown back into the lead, 63-62, heading to the 4th.

In the 4th, the Indiana Wesleyan defense took the game over. Georgetown went scoreless over the first 2:28 of the quarter. In that time, IWU went on an 8-0 run to take a 70-63 lead over the Tigers. A three from Erin Toller briefly stemmed the tide but the top-seeded Wildcats answered immediately and held the Tigers scoreless for another 4 minutes. This time, the Wildcats went on an 11-0 run to take an 81-66 lead before a bucket from Izzy Lamparty with 3:40 to go. Madison Darnell would score the Tigers final points with 2:24 to go, as the Wildcats advanced with an 88-70 win. After shooting 61% in the 1st three quarters, the Tigers shot just 3-9 in the 4th while committing 9 turnovers.

The Tigers season ends with a record of 19-14. In her final game as a Tiger, Madison Darnell played all 40 minutes, scoring 12 points and grabbing 8 more rebounds to add to her program record total. Erin Toller also played all 40 minutes, scoring 18 points and adding 5 assists. Jalynn Landversicht ended her season with 12 points and 6 rebounds. Despite the loss, the Tigers still advanced to the 2nd round of the NAIA Tournament for the first time since 2013.