Katie McDaniels came off the bench to score 19 points in 25 minutes, including 13-for-14 shooting from the foul line as Wheaton (Ill.) won a big road game at Hope. Wheaton (Ill.) athletics file photo

The Wheaton (Ill.) women's basketball team earned an 82-75 victory in a battle of nationally ranked teams on Tuesday at Hope College. Wheaton is ranked No. 15 in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25 poll and Hope (2-1) is ranked sixth in the same poll.

Wheaton is now 5-0 to start a season for the first time since 2005-06. Tonight's loss marks the first non-conference loss at home for the Flying Dutch since 2000. The Thunder will travel to University of Chicago next Wednesday to face the Maroons.

Hope led the Thunder 13-2 in the first 4:30 of tonight's matchup in Michigan. The Flying Dutch held an eight-point lead at 21-13 with 9:27 remaining in the first half when Wheaton put together a 17-5 run to take a 30-26 lead with 3:10 left in the opening half. The late first-half run allowed the Thunder to hold a 34-33 advantage at halftime.

Hope briefly regained the lead at 51-49 with 12:53 left in the second half thanks to a 3-pointer by Mandy Traversa. However, the Thunder immediately responded with 10 unanswered points to take a 59-51 lead. That eight-point lead was the largest advantage of the game for the guests. Hope countered with an 11-2 run to take a 62-61 lead with 5:30 left in the game but it would be the last advantage of the game for the Flying Dutch.

The Thunder led 72-71 with 1:36 left in regulation when Wheaton sophomore Chantal Meacham made a layup to increase the guests' lead to 74-71. The Thunder defense kept Hope from scoring on its next trip down the court and Wheaton's Ellie Zeller scored to extend the Thunder advantage to 76-71 with 47 seconds left in regulation. Hope was unable to score on the ensuing possession, forcing the Flying Dutch to foul Wheaton and Zeller made a pair of free throws with 22 seconds left in the game to increase the Thunder bulge to 78-71. Katie McDaniels was 4-for-4 in the final 10 seconds of regulation to secure the crucial road win for the Thunder.

McDaniels led the Thunder with 19 points, including a 13-of-14 effort at the free throw line. Zeller scored 15 points, with four rebounds. Sarah Drury contributed 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field. Hannah Considine scored nine points, with seven rebounds. Lauren Graham and Chantal Meacham each contributed eight points. NatalieRose Brogan scored seven points and Moriah Reeves scored six points.

The Thunder shot 51.8% (29-of-56) from the field, including 41.7% (5-for-12) from three-point range and 90.5% (19-of-21) at the free throw line. Hope posted a 33.8% (25-of-74) field goal percentage, including 32% (8-of-25) behind the 3-point arc and 77.3% (17-of-22) at the charity stripe. Wheaton owned a 40-39 advantage in rebounding and the Flying Dutch held a 22-11 edge on the offensive glass.

Hannah Doell scored a team-high 14 points to lead Hope. Maura McAfee, Rebekah Llorens and Autumn Anderson each contributed 12 points for the hosts and Brittany Berry scored 11 points. McAfee led all players with 12 rebounds. Anderson and Kamara Sudberry each distributed four assists.