Purdue Fort Wayne
Centenary (LA)
Mastodons Blitz Centenary, 74-47
2/11/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 11, 2008
Shreveport, LA - IPFW freshman guard Jordan Zuppe connected on five three-pointers to lead IPFW with a game-high 17 points in a, 74-47 win over Centenary College on Monday night at the Gold Dome.
IPFW went to work from long distance as soon as the ball went into the air as Zuppe and sophomore guard Courtney Reed drilled triples on the first two trips down the floor.
It didn't take long for the Mastodons to open up a double-digit lead as freshman guard Chelsey Jackson hit back-to-back jumpers making it, 17-4.
The IPFW lead ballooned to 20 on a short-range jumper from freshman forward Kayla Kovach, and with time winding down, freshman guard Sarah Haluska topped off the scoring with a bucket of her own to give IPFW a, 35-14 cushion at the break.
Zuppe picked up where she left off at the beginning of the second half with another three-ball.
The Summit League's leading scorer, senior Johnna Lewis-Carlisle got into the act with a three of her own to push the IPFW advantage to, 48-20.
The Ladies were never able to get the lead under 20 points the rest of the way, and IPFW cruised to the 74-47 final.
Lewis-Carlisle (15) and Jackson (11) joined Zuppe in double figures.
The 'Dons got some quality minutes from a number of players in the game.
Reed finished with eight points and sophomore forward Samantha Edwards ended the night with seven points and eight rebounds. Senior forward Natalie Roberts chipped in seven boards.
Centenary (3-19, 0-12 SL) was led by Anne Farrell with 16 points and eight rebounds.
IPFW shot an efficient 47.0% from the floor while holding the Ladies to 35.5% and forced Centenary into 18 turnovers.
With the win, the Mastodons snap a three-game losing streak and improve to 10-14, 7-6 in conference.
IPFW returns to action on Saturday at Oakland University. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
~Dons~
