Mastodon WBB Dominates Cincinnati 84-58 to Move on to WNIT Super 16

Sunday, March 24

Cincinnati, Ohio

2 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

23-12,13-7Horizon

Cincinnati

14-18,5-13Big 12

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Purdue Fort Wayne	27	18	25	14	84
Cincinnati	12	15	16	15	58

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

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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.

~ Feel the Rumble ~