Wednesday, December 21
Dayton, Ohio
1:30 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
3-10
68
vs
59
Eastern Kentucky
3-9
1
2
3
4
F
Fort Wayne
18
17
14
19
68
Eastern Kentucky
22
15
14
8
59
Team Stats
FW
EKU
FG%
.422
.397
3FG%
.385
.231
FT%
.893
.833
RB
34
27
TO
22
18
STL
9
12
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
18
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
9
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
Photo by: Steve Woltmann
Mastodons Celebrate the Holidays by Defeating Eastern Kentucky
12/21/2016 4:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DAYTON, Ohio - The defense for the Fort Wayne women's basketball team held Eastern Kentucky without a field goal for almost six minutes as the Mastodons came back to win their final game of the Wright State Invitational Presented by Holiday Inn, 68-59.
The 'Dons were led by De'Jour Young with 19 points, a game-high nine rebounds, and two steals. Zaria Atkins finished with 18 points and five rebounds, and was a perfect 9-for-9 at the free throw line. Rachel Rinehart added 13 points and a team-high four assists. KeShyra McCarver also finished in double-digits with 10 points.
Fort Wayne jumped out to the early lead with a 10-2 advantage to begin the game. The Colonels responded with an 11-0 run as they led after the first quarter. Young tied the game at 22-22 at the 7:19 mark of the second, but EKU answered with back-to-back baskets to retake the lead 37-35 at the half.
The Mastodons fought back midway through the third with back-to-back three-pointers from Atkins and Anna Lappenküper to pull within two. Rinehart followed suit and nailed a triple with 5:30 left in the third to give the 'Dons a 46-45 lead. Eastern Kentucky scored consecutive baskets to end the quarter as Fort Wayne trailed 51-49.
The 'Dons began the fourth quarter on a 15-4 advantage and never looked back, not allowing an EKU field goal until the 4:06 mark. Fort Wayne finished the game shooting 19-of-45 (42.2%) from the floor and 5-of-13 (38.5%) on three-point attempts. The Mastodons went for season-highs all-around at the free throw line, making 25-of-28 attempts for an 89.3 percent.
After spending the entire month of December on the road, Fort Wayne returns home to open Summit League play against Western Illinois on Dec. 28 at 6 p.m.
The 'Dons were led by De'Jour Young with 19 points, a game-high nine rebounds, and two steals. Zaria Atkins finished with 18 points and five rebounds, and was a perfect 9-for-9 at the free throw line. Rachel Rinehart added 13 points and a team-high four assists. KeShyra McCarver also finished in double-digits with 10 points.
Fort Wayne jumped out to the early lead with a 10-2 advantage to begin the game. The Colonels responded with an 11-0 run as they led after the first quarter. Young tied the game at 22-22 at the 7:19 mark of the second, but EKU answered with back-to-back baskets to retake the lead 37-35 at the half.
The Mastodons fought back midway through the third with back-to-back three-pointers from Atkins and Anna Lappenküper to pull within two. Rinehart followed suit and nailed a triple with 5:30 left in the third to give the 'Dons a 46-45 lead. Eastern Kentucky scored consecutive baskets to end the quarter as Fort Wayne trailed 51-49.
The 'Dons began the fourth quarter on a 15-4 advantage and never looked back, not allowing an EKU field goal until the 4:06 mark. Fort Wayne finished the game shooting 19-of-45 (42.2%) from the floor and 5-of-13 (38.5%) on three-point attempts. The Mastodons went for season-highs all-around at the free throw line, making 25-of-28 attempts for an 89.3 percent.
After spending the entire month of December on the road, Fort Wayne returns home to open Summit League play against Western Illinois on Dec. 28 at 6 p.m.
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