Purdue Fort Wayne
Indiana-South Bend
Mastodons Start 2007 Off Right, Win Third Straight
1/3/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 3, 2007
Fort Wayne, IN - The Mastodons started 2007 off on the right foot Wednesday night in the Gates Center. Ashley Johnson connected for 22 points in the 'Dons 79-46 win over IU-South Bend.
The Mastodons made the first shot and held the lead all the way to the last buzzer in their third straight win to improve to 7-6 on the season.
In the first 1:17 the 'Dons were off to a 5-0 lead. Just five minutes later they were up by ten, 17-7 after Natalie Roberts hit a good lay-up.
From there IU-South Bend hit a few shots to keep the 'Dons under a double digit lead for most of the next nine minutes before the 'Dons surged.
Over the next two minutes the 'Dons went on a 7-0 run to put them up by double-digits. A good three-pointer by Hannah Thieke and two lay-ups by Juliane Höhne pushed the 'Dons ahead, 33-18 with just over three minutes left in the half.
IPFW hit their largest lead of the half after Johnson hit two free throws to put them up by 17. The 'Dons finished the half with that lead, 38-21.
The Titans would start the half with a 4-0 run before the 'Dons started back. A 10-2 run by IPFW was capped by a good shot by Johnson to put them up by 21, 48-27.
With just under 11 minutes left the Mastodons were almost thirty points ahead after a good shot by Johnna Lewis-Carlisle, 58-29. Thieke's good free throws would put IPFW up by 31 with 4:50 left in the game.
The Mastodons would take their largest lead with just under 30 seconds left after Pavla Pletková's good shot put the 'Dons up by 35. IU-South Bend would hit one more shot to cut the lead to 33 points, 79-46.
Johnson led all scorers with 22 points, a season personal best. She was 9 of 19 from the field and 3 of 4 at the line. Johnson also added three assists, two steals and five boards.
Thieke had a career night, posting 12 points, going 3 of 6 from beyond the arc and 3 of 5 from the line. She also added three assists and four steals against the Titans.
Höhne connected for 10 points and three boards. She was 4 of 7 from the field.
Off the bench, Roberts connected for eight points and eight boards.
Lieselot Malfait added seven boards in just 13 minutes.
The Titans were led by Kristen Estridge with 14 points and 10 boards. Niki McDonald and Abbey Freeman each added nine points for the night.
The Mastodons will host Saginaw Valley State on Saturday January 6th in the Gates Center. Game time is 1 PM. Then the 'Dons will have a week off before heading to Belmont for a game on the 15th.
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