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Sunday, March 24
Cincinnati, Ohio
2 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
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Cincinnati
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Shayla Sellers
Photo by: Josh Gales
Mastodon WBB Dominates Cincinnati 84-58 to Move on to WNIT Super 16
3/24/2024 4:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CINCINNATI - Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball blew out Cincinnati 84-58 in the second round of the WNIT on Sunday (March 24) to advance to the Super 16.
The program's first win over a Big 12 team came at a good time. It gave the Mastodons their 23rd win of the season, tying the program's all-time record for wins in a season and extending the Division I era record.
The energy of the day was encapsulated at the end of the third quarter. Audra Emmerson grabbed a rebound on the defensive end, dribbled halfway down the court then banked in the half-court heave. It put the Mastodons up 70-43.
That was the icing on the proverbial cake for the Mastodons, as they had put in the work early to bury the Bearcats. The 'Dons led 27-12 after the opening quarter. Shayla Sellers and Destinee Marshall knocked in 3-pointers with under 75 seconds left in the quarter to give the 'Dons a 15-point lead after 10 minutes.
The offense continued to roll into the second quarter when the 'Dons started with a 9-2 run. Sellers hit a 3-pointer and a floater. Eight consecutive free throws for the Bearcats cut the lead down to 14, but they never got any closer.
After a Cincinnati layup to start the third, the 'Dons rattled off a 16-2 run to give them the largest lead of the day at 30 points (61-31).
Sellers finished with a game-high 22 points to move her career total to 1321. She is 10th in program history and fourth in the Division I era in career scoring.
Marshall (13), Amellia Bromenschenkel (12), Emmerson (11) and Jazzlyn Linbo (10) joined Sellers in double-figures. Sellers and Bromenschenkel had seven rebounds each. Linbo had a career-high five assists.
The Mastodons shot 30-of-67 from the floor (44.8 percent) and 12-of-29 from 3-point range (41.4 percent) while holding the Bearcats to 17-of-49 from the field (34.7 percent) and 1-for-6 from 3-point range (16.7 percent).
Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 23-12 and will play either Northern Iowa or Saint Louis with a to be determined site and day. Cincinnati falls to 14-18 as its season comes to a close.
The program's first win over a Big 12 team came at a good time. It gave the Mastodons their 23rd win of the season, tying the program's all-time record for wins in a season and extending the Division I era record.
The energy of the day was encapsulated at the end of the third quarter. Audra Emmerson grabbed a rebound on the defensive end, dribbled halfway down the court then banked in the half-court heave. It put the Mastodons up 70-43.
That was the icing on the proverbial cake for the Mastodons, as they had put in the work early to bury the Bearcats. The 'Dons led 27-12 after the opening quarter. Shayla Sellers and Destinee Marshall knocked in 3-pointers with under 75 seconds left in the quarter to give the 'Dons a 15-point lead after 10 minutes.
The offense continued to roll into the second quarter when the 'Dons started with a 9-2 run. Sellers hit a 3-pointer and a floater. Eight consecutive free throws for the Bearcats cut the lead down to 14, but they never got any closer.
After a Cincinnati layup to start the third, the 'Dons rattled off a 16-2 run to give them the largest lead of the day at 30 points (61-31).
Sellers finished with a game-high 22 points to move her career total to 1321. She is 10th in program history and fourth in the Division I era in career scoring.
Marshall (13), Amellia Bromenschenkel (12), Emmerson (11) and Jazzlyn Linbo (10) joined Sellers in double-figures. Sellers and Bromenschenkel had seven rebounds each. Linbo had a career-high five assists.
The Mastodons shot 30-of-67 from the floor (44.8 percent) and 12-of-29 from 3-point range (41.4 percent) while holding the Bearcats to 17-of-49 from the field (34.7 percent) and 1-for-6 from 3-point range (16.7 percent).
Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 23-12 and will play either Northern Iowa or Saint Louis with a to be determined site and day. Cincinnati falls to 14-18 as its season comes to a close.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
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UC
FG%
.448
.347
3FG%
.414
.167
FT%
.857
.767
RB
31
36
TO
14
22
STL
11
6
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
8
3FGM
5
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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