Sunday, January 5
Rochester, Mich.
2 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
11-5,6-0Horizon
77
at
37
Oakland
6-8,4-1Horizon
1
2
3
4
F
Purdue Fort Wayne
20
20
18
19
77
Oakland
9
7
11
10
37
Photo by: Josh Gales
Mastodons Win Eighth in a Row, Stand Alone Atop #HLWBB Standings
1/5/2025 5:03:00 PM | Women's Basketball
ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team continued to roll on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 5), obliterating Oakland 77-37 on the road.
Sunday's game was the eighth win in a row for head coach Maria Marchesano's squad, the longest win streak for the Mastodons since 1995. It also propelled the Mastodons to a perfect 6-0 mark in the Horizon League, which is the best league start as a Division I institution. Purdue Fort Wayne is the only undefeated team left in the HL.
The Mastodons' 40-point margin of victory is the largest against a league foe on the road as a member of a Division I league.
The Mastodons never trailed in the game for the third contest in a row. They have not trailed for the last 153 minutes of basketball dating back to December 21.
While the offense was certainly clicking, it was the defense that was the story of Sunday's game. The Mastodons held Oakland to 28.8 percent from the floor and 15.8 percent from 3-point land. The Golden Grizzlies could not get into any offensive flow as the 'Dons held them to four field goals or fewer in each quarter. It took over 26 minutes for Oakland to manage a 3-point field goal.
The Mastodons crushed Oakland on the glass, out-rebounding the Golden Grizzlies 44-32, grabbing 14 offensive boards. Lauren Ross grabbed 11 rebounds to go with 10 points for the first double-double as a Mastodon.
Sydney Freeman lit up the Golden Grizzlies on the offensive end, scoring 21 points for the Mastodons. She went 7-for-10 from the floor and 5-of-7 from 3-point range.
Like Freeman, the rest of the Mastodons were feeling it from 3-point range. They poured in 13 triples, with six different 'Dons scoring at least one.
The Mastodons were at their best even after the game had essentially been decided. Up 54-27 late in the third quarter, the 'Dons marched on a 16-0 run to go up 68-27. In this stretch, Ross scored four, and Jordan Reid, Jazzlyn Linbo, Renna Schwieterman, Freeman, Amellia Bromenschenkel and Taeya Steinauer each scored two. While the 'Dons rolled on the offensive end, they held Oakland to 0-for-8 from the floor and forced them into four turnovers.
Freeman's game-high 21 was paired with 11 from Schwieterman and 10 from Bromenschenkel and Ross.
Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 11-5 with a 6-0 mark in Horizon League play. Oakland falls to 6-8, 4-1 after the 'Dons handed the Golden Grizzlies their first league loss.
The Mastodons are back in action when they host Milwaukee in the Gates Sports Center on Thursday (Jan. 9) at 7 p.m.
Sunday's game was the eighth win in a row for head coach Maria Marchesano's squad, the longest win streak for the Mastodons since 1995. It also propelled the Mastodons to a perfect 6-0 mark in the Horizon League, which is the best league start as a Division I institution. Purdue Fort Wayne is the only undefeated team left in the HL.
The Mastodons' 40-point margin of victory is the largest against a league foe on the road as a member of a Division I league.
The Mastodons never trailed in the game for the third contest in a row. They have not trailed for the last 153 minutes of basketball dating back to December 21.
While the offense was certainly clicking, it was the defense that was the story of Sunday's game. The Mastodons held Oakland to 28.8 percent from the floor and 15.8 percent from 3-point land. The Golden Grizzlies could not get into any offensive flow as the 'Dons held them to four field goals or fewer in each quarter. It took over 26 minutes for Oakland to manage a 3-point field goal.
The Mastodons crushed Oakland on the glass, out-rebounding the Golden Grizzlies 44-32, grabbing 14 offensive boards. Lauren Ross grabbed 11 rebounds to go with 10 points for the first double-double as a Mastodon.
Sydney Freeman lit up the Golden Grizzlies on the offensive end, scoring 21 points for the Mastodons. She went 7-for-10 from the floor and 5-of-7 from 3-point range.
Like Freeman, the rest of the Mastodons were feeling it from 3-point range. They poured in 13 triples, with six different 'Dons scoring at least one.
The Mastodons were at their best even after the game had essentially been decided. Up 54-27 late in the third quarter, the 'Dons marched on a 16-0 run to go up 68-27. In this stretch, Ross scored four, and Jordan Reid, Jazzlyn Linbo, Renna Schwieterman, Freeman, Amellia Bromenschenkel and Taeya Steinauer each scored two. While the 'Dons rolled on the offensive end, they held Oakland to 0-for-8 from the floor and forced them into four turnovers.
Freeman's game-high 21 was paired with 11 from Schwieterman and 10 from Bromenschenkel and Ross.
Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 11-5 with a 6-0 mark in Horizon League play. Oakland falls to 6-8, 4-1 after the 'Dons handed the Golden Grizzlies their first league loss.
The Mastodons are back in action when they host Milwaukee in the Gates Sports Center on Thursday (Jan. 9) at 7 p.m.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pur-FW
Oak
FG%
.424
.288
3FG%
.361
.158
FT%
.800
.667
RB
44
32
TO
7
18
STL
12
6
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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