Friday, December 2
Champaign, Ill.
8 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
1-7
33
at
56
Illinois
3-4
1
2
3
4
F
Fort Wayne
5
12
7
9
33
Illinois
16
12
11
17
56
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Team Stats
FW
ILL
FG%
.250
.367
3FG%
.182
.350
FT%
.733
.500
RB
37
35
TO
23
8
STL
3
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
5
FGM
0
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
Photo by: Steve Woltmann
Mastodons Drop Defensive Battle to Big Ten Foe Illinois
12/3/2016 12:18:00 AM | Women's Basketball
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - In a game that turned into a defensive battle, the Fort Wayne women's basketball team was unable to come back against Big Ten opponent Illinois, dropping the road game 56-33.
De'Jour Young led the Mastodons with 11 points and two assists to go along with five rebounds. Anna Lappenküper added seven points for the 'Dons. Rachel Rinehart grabbed a game- and career-high 10 rebounds. KeShyra McCarver finished the night with six points and six rebounds.
The Mastodons fell behind early as Illinois out-scored Fort Wayne 16-5 in the first quarter. The 'Dons responded by beginning the second period with six straight points, cutting the deficit to five. The Fighting Illini closed out the half with a 10-4 advantage as the Mastodons trailed 28-17.
The Fort Wayne offense had a tough time in the third quarter. The 'Dons were only able to muster one field goal in the period as Illinois pushed its lead back to double-digits for good with a 7-0 run to end the quarter.
For the game the Mastodons finished 10-of-40 (25%) from the floor, 2-of-11 (18.2%) beyond the arc and 11-of-15 (73.3%) at the charity stripe.
Fort Wayne continues its road trip when it travels to Western Michigan for a 7 p.m. game on Tuesday, December 6.
De'Jour Young led the Mastodons with 11 points and two assists to go along with five rebounds. Anna Lappenküper added seven points for the 'Dons. Rachel Rinehart grabbed a game- and career-high 10 rebounds. KeShyra McCarver finished the night with six points and six rebounds.
The Mastodons fell behind early as Illinois out-scored Fort Wayne 16-5 in the first quarter. The 'Dons responded by beginning the second period with six straight points, cutting the deficit to five. The Fighting Illini closed out the half with a 10-4 advantage as the Mastodons trailed 28-17.
The Fort Wayne offense had a tough time in the third quarter. The 'Dons were only able to muster one field goal in the period as Illinois pushed its lead back to double-digits for good with a 7-0 run to end the quarter.
For the game the Mastodons finished 10-of-40 (25%) from the floor, 2-of-11 (18.2%) beyond the arc and 11-of-15 (73.3%) at the charity stripe.
Fort Wayne continues its road trip when it travels to Western Michigan for a 7 p.m. game on Tuesday, December 6.
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