Box Score Marion, Ind. --- The Bethel Women's Basketball team (4-9) lost their fifth consecutive Crossroads League matchup, this time to the NAIA 7th ranked Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats (9-3) by a score of 64-40.

Maiah Shelton led the Pilots with 16 points and nearly had a double-double with nine rebounds setting a new season high off the glass.

Bethel outrebound Indiana Weslayan 38-20, but only came up with two second chance points. The Wildcats made up for the rebounds with efficiency in the paint scoring 22 of their 64 points down low.

Turnovers once again led to the Bethel demise as they coughed up the ball an astounding 39 times, leading to 26 points off of turnovers for the Wildcats.

 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Maiah Shelton has scored double-digits in every game except for two.
• The Pilots scored 18 of their 40 points in the paint.

 
NEXT TIME OUT

The Pilots continue their road trip to the University of Indianapolis on Thursday, Dec. 15 for a 5:30 p.m. tip. Go to bupilots.com to find where you can watch the Pilots in action.
 
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