Purdue Fort Wayne
Manchester (Exhibition)
Mastodon Defense Leads Team to Exhibition Win
11/6/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 6, 2009
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Fort Wayne, IN – The IPFW Mastodons used a pressure defense that forced 32 Manchester College turnovers, and held the Spartans scoreless for the first 9:20 of the game, while using a balanced offense of their own to topple the NCAA Division III school 92-30 in an exhibition game at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center on Friday evening.
Anne Boese scored a game-high 20 points, hitting 5-of-8 three-point baskets while Stephanie Rosado, in her Mastodon debut, added 19, all in the first half, leading five Mastodons in double-figures in the game. Eva Ivanova hit 5-of-6 shots from the field, scoring 14 points, as Chelsey Jackson had 12 and Kim Kline 10, the latter in her first game in an IPFW uniform. Jordan Zuppe and Hannah Jones narrowly missed double figures each with eight and seven points, respectively.
Rosado and Sarah Haluska pulled down seven rebounds each to lead the team, as IPFW out-rebounded the Spartans 47-32 in the game. Courtney Reed dished out seven assists, and grabbed five steals in 26 minutes of action.
IPFW, playing an up-tempo, pressure defense, held the Spartans off the scoreboard until Libby Pattison hit a free throw with 10:40 on the first-half clock, but the damage had been done, as IPFW scored 22 points during that span. The first-half lead grew to as many as 29 on two occasions, the first on Rosado’s third and final three-point basket of the game, and the final time when Ivanova hit a lay-in off of a Haluska assist with five seconds left in the half, giving the Mastodons a 43-14 halftime lead.
The Mastodon defense again opened a half strong, keeping the Spartans off the scoreboard for the first 5:47 of the second half, pushing ahead to a 59-14 lead before Kailey Honn hit a lay-in, ending the IPFW 13-0 run. The Mastodons cruised the rest of the way, leading by as many as 67, before the visitors ended the game on a 5-0 run, to give the game its 92-30 final score.
Lauren Kalis and Kailey Honn each scored eight for the Spartans, who hit just 9-of-43 shots and 10-of-21 free throws in the loss. Becki Lowden pulled down six rebounds, as Haley Weagant dished out two assists to lead the team.
The Mastodons open their regular season on Saturday, November 14, when the team hosts the Raiders of Wright State University at 1:00 PM at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center. Tickets are just $1 for the event.
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