INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI women's basketball team fell to Cleveland State on Saturday afternoon, 83-59. Natalie Andersen led the Jaguar offense with 12 points while freshman Abby Wolterman followed with a career-high 11 points.
 
IUPUI was held to just 59 points with their top three scorers all held in single digits with Rachel Kent scoring nine, Destiny Perkins with five and Jazmyn Turner held at just four points.
 
Cleveland State took the early lead, but the Jags kept it close, finishing out the first quarter just five points behind, 19-14. The Vikings extended that lead out to ten with a 36-26 score at the half. The Jags came out slow to start the second half only scoring 15 compared to Cleveland State's 28 giving them a 64-41 lead. The Vikings sealed the win in the fourth and final quarter with a score of 83-59.
 
Fouls proved costly again with Jazmyn Turner fouling out early in the fourth quarter. The season leading scorer sat for most of the game due to foul trouble holding her to just four points and three rebounds.
 
Cleveland State defense held the Jags to just 23.8 percent from behind the arc and 35.1 percent from the floor. IUPUI was outrebounded 36-30. Andersen led with 12 points and six rebounds while Wolterman added 11 points and two rebounds. Kent and Logan Lewis each added nine points and Kent collected four rebounds.
 
IUPUI will go on the road for two games at Detroit Mercy and Oakland before returning to the Jungle on February 21 for a 7:00 PM tip against Youngstown State.