Briar Cliff nipped by Indiana Wesleyan, just misses NAIA championship

Briar Cliff nipped by Indiana Wesleyan, just misses NAIA championship

The officiating crew ruled time had expired on the game and the season for the No. 5-ranked Chargers as No. 4 Indiana Wesleyan narrowly pulled off the 70-69 NAIA semifinal win on Monday at Tyson Events Center in Sioux City.

WILDCATS CHAMPIONSHIP BOUND AFTER THRILLER WITH BRIAR CLIFF - Indiana Wesleyan University

SIOUX CITY, IA. - 1-seed Indiana Wesleyan women's basketball will play for the program's third Red Banner on Tuesday night. IWU defeated the 3-seed Briar Cliff Chargers 70-69 to advance to the title game for the first time since 2013.The Wildcats used a late run to build a six point lead with 13 seconds left which proved to be just enough to overcome a pair of late mistakes the allowed the Chargers to score five points with less than two seconds…