Purdue Fort Wayne
Toledo
Mastodons Ground Rockets in Opener
11/13/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 11, 2006
Fort Wayne, IN - The IPFW Women's basketball team showed that this is a new year as they dominated the Rockets of the University of Toledo in their season and home opener. IPFW defeated the Rockets by a final of 66-55.
The opening seven minutes were slow running with the 'Dons ahead 10-5. A jumper by Samantha Edwards at the 10 minute mark would put IPFW up by nine, 14-5.
At the two plus minute mark Toledo took IPFW's lead down to three off of a layup by Diana Reindl. A two pointer by Juliane Höhne and a three point play by Johnna Lewis-Carlisle put the 'Dons back up by eight with 1:24 to go in the half. The 'Dons rolled to a ten point lead at the half, 27-17.
IPFW continued their dominance in the second going on a 13-5 run to take a seventeen point lead with just over 15 minutes left in the game. Toledo would begin to chip away, but IPFW would continue to pull back ahead and with just under ten minutes they took another 14 point lead.
Toledo took the lead down to 9 with just under seven minutes in the game. The 'Dons would teeter in and out of a ten plus point lead for the next two minutes before Ashley Johnson would make a layup to take a 13 point lead.
With just under a minute to go in the game, the 'Dons had a nine point lead and four free throws later, they would take it to a 13 point lead. Lisa Johnson of Toledo would hit one more layup to finish the game, IPFW 66, Toledo 55.
Three 'Dons would finish the night in double figure points. Lewis-Carlisle led all scorers with 24 points. She was 7 of 16 from the field and perfect at the line, 7-7. She added four rebounds, three assists and four steals.
Johnson also had over twenty points with 21. She added seven boards and three steals in 34 minutes.
Edwards, in her first collegiate start, connected for 12 points, a block and six boards.
Lieselot Malfait led the 'Dons on the board with nine rebounds.
Overall IPFW was 78% from the line and 39% from the field.
For Toledo, Diana Reindl had 13 points and Lisa Johnson had 11. The Mastodons held the Rockets top returner, Danielle Bishop to eight points and five boards on the night.
The Mastodons will now head to the Carolina First Classic hosted by UNC Asheville on November 17-18th. Their next home game is December 2nd at the Gates Center versus Central Michigan. Game time is 2 PM.
