Wildcats Draw with #1 Cumberlands in Top 5 Showdown

In Marion, fifth-ranked Indiana Wesleyan went toe-to-toe with the No. 1 team in the NAIA, battling Cumberlands to a 1-1 draw.

Indiana Wesleyan struck early. At the start of the seventh minute, Alyssa Hamann scored her eighth goal in just six matches, with Aliyah Denton supplying the assist.

It was already the third time this season Denton had assisted a Hamann goal.

The Wildcats held the advantage until Cumberlands finally equalized in the 76th minute.

Indiana Wesleyan goalkeeper Avery Sluss made four saves, all coming as Cumberlands increased its pressure during the second half.

IWU remains unbeaten at 5-0-1.