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No. 15 Kentucky Pulls Away From Mastodon WBB Late
11/18/2024 8:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team led No. 15 Kentucky for 28 minutes on Monday night (Nov. 18), but the Wildcats topped the Mastodons 79-67.
The Mastodons did not trail until 1:46 left in the third quarter. The Wildcats had a 24-13 edge in the final quarter to pull away to the final score.
The Mastodons led by as many as nine, jumping out to a 13-4 lead in the opening quarter. Lauren Ross drilled three triples in the first five minutes of the contest. She scored a team-high 21 points in the game, shooting 7-of-13 from the floor and 5-of-7 from deep. She finished the first half with 14 points on six shots. One of her triples came from beyond NBA range.
While the first half was the Ross show, Sydney Freeman took over in the second half. She scored eight points of her 18 points in the third quarter. Freeman wrapped up the contest with 18 points, five assists and two boards.
Kentucky took the lead for good in the fourth quarter, countering a Ross 3-pointer with a pair of 2-pointers and a triple.
Ross finished with a line of 21 points and seven rebounds. Tia Morgan recorded 11 points, going 3-for-3 from the floor and 5-of-7 from the charity stripe. Georgia Amoore led Kentucky with 23 points and seven assists.
Purdue Fort Wayne shot 40.7 percent from the floor (22-of-54) and 44.4 percent from 3-point range (8-of-18).
The Mastodons outscored Kentucky in points off turnovers (21-15), points in the paint (24-20) and bench points (14-6).
With the loss, Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 2-2. No. 5 Kentucky improves to 5-0. The Mastodons are back in action on Thursday (Nov. 21) at Eastern Michigan.
The Mastodons did not trail until 1:46 left in the third quarter. The Wildcats had a 24-13 edge in the final quarter to pull away to the final score.
The Mastodons led by as many as nine, jumping out to a 13-4 lead in the opening quarter. Lauren Ross drilled three triples in the first five minutes of the contest. She scored a team-high 21 points in the game, shooting 7-of-13 from the floor and 5-of-7 from deep. She finished the first half with 14 points on six shots. One of her triples came from beyond NBA range.
Lauren took that shot from Fort Wayne! Jeez!#FeelTheRumble #HLWBB pic.twitter.com/4N4ugFKTsJ
— Purdue Fort Wayne WBB (@MastodonWBB) November 18, 2024
While the first half was the Ross show, Sydney Freeman took over in the second half. She scored eight points of her 18 points in the third quarter. Freeman wrapped up the contest with 18 points, five assists and two boards.
Kentucky took the lead for good in the fourth quarter, countering a Ross 3-pointer with a pair of 2-pointers and a triple.
Ross finished with a line of 21 points and seven rebounds. Tia Morgan recorded 11 points, going 3-for-3 from the floor and 5-of-7 from the charity stripe. Georgia Amoore led Kentucky with 23 points and seven assists.
Purdue Fort Wayne shot 40.7 percent from the floor (22-of-54) and 44.4 percent from 3-point range (8-of-18).
The Mastodons outscored Kentucky in points off turnovers (21-15), points in the paint (24-20) and bench points (14-6).
With the loss, Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 2-2. No. 5 Kentucky improves to 5-0. The Mastodons are back in action on Thursday (Nov. 21) at Eastern Michigan.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
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UK
FG%
.407
.403
3FG%
.444
.440
FT%
.750
.818
RB
31
39
TO
13
12
STL
4
5
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
2
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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