Tuesday, October 29
Fort Wayne, Ind.
11 AM
Purdue Fort Wayne
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116
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23
Olivet
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Olivet
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Purdue Fort Wayne
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116
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
Mastodon WBB Cruises to Exhibition Win
10/29/2024 1:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball ran away with an exhibition victory over Olivet 116-23 on Tuesday (Oct. 29).
The Mastodons hosted over 800 kids from Fort Wayne Community Schools for Purdue Fort Wayne's annual Fitness Day.
Lauren Ross scored a game-high 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor and 5-of-6 from 3-point range. Amellia Bromenschenkel (14), Sydney Graber (12), Taeya Steinauer (10) and Sydney Freeman (10) joined Ross in double-figures.
The Mastodon defense held Olivet to 9-of-42 from the floor (21.4 percent) and 1-of-13 from 3-point range (7.7 percent). Offensively, the Mastodons shot 41-of-81 (50.6) from the floor and 17-of-46 (37.0 percent) from 3-point range.
The starting group of Jazzlyn Linbo, Audra Emmerson, Freeman, Bromenschenkel and Ross combined to go 19-of-28 (67.8 percent). This group led the charge to an 18-0 lead and never looked back. Later on, the Mastodons scored 41 points in a row over a 9:48 stretch in the second and third quarters. Nine different Mastodons scored in the run.
All 14 Mastodons on the roster played at least 12 minutes.
Purdue Fort Wayne and Olivet both stay 0-0 as it was an exhibition for both teams.
The Mastodons open the regular season on November 6 at Purdue at 7 p.m. on B1G+.
The Mastodons hosted over 800 kids from Fort Wayne Community Schools for Purdue Fort Wayne's annual Fitness Day.
Lauren Ross scored a game-high 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor and 5-of-6 from 3-point range. Amellia Bromenschenkel (14), Sydney Graber (12), Taeya Steinauer (10) and Sydney Freeman (10) joined Ross in double-figures.
The Mastodon defense held Olivet to 9-of-42 from the floor (21.4 percent) and 1-of-13 from 3-point range (7.7 percent). Offensively, the Mastodons shot 41-of-81 (50.6) from the floor and 17-of-46 (37.0 percent) from 3-point range.
The starting group of Jazzlyn Linbo, Audra Emmerson, Freeman, Bromenschenkel and Ross combined to go 19-of-28 (67.8 percent). This group led the charge to an 18-0 lead and never looked back. Later on, the Mastodons scored 41 points in a row over a 9:48 stretch in the second and third quarters. Nine different Mastodons scored in the run.
All 14 Mastodons on the roster played at least 12 minutes.
Purdue Fort Wayne and Olivet both stay 0-0 as it was an exhibition for both teams.
The Mastodons open the regular season on November 6 at Purdue at 7 p.m. on B1G+.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Olivet
Pur-FW
FG%
.214
.506
3FG%
.077
.370
FT%
.667
.739
RB
28
47
TO
40
5
STL
5
28
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
1
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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