Purdue Fort Wayne Hosts Purdue For Party in the Paint

Wednesday, November 12

Fort Wayne, Ind.

7 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

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Purdue Fort Wayne Hosts Purdue For Party in the Paint

11/11/2025 10:11:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball will host Purdue on Wednesday (Nov. 12) in its regular season home opener. Prior to the game will be the Party in the Paint, with food trucks Drop it Like It's Tot, Chau Time and Another One Bites the Crust and games in the Lutheran Health Fieldhouse. The Mastodons will also unveil their WNIT Great 8 banner before tip.

Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Boilermakers
When: Wednesday, November 12 | 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Radio: Link
Tickets: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Purdue | Horizon League

Know Your Foe
Purdue is 2-0 this season after topping Fairleigh Dickinson 67-48 and Eastern Illinois 82-67. This will be the first road test for the Boilermakers. Hila Karsh is averaging 18.0 points per game to lead the Boilers thanks to a 24-point outing against EIU. The 5-foot-8 freshman guard is also shooting 69.4 percent from the floor. Rebounding is a strength for Purdue, averaging 41 boards per game compared to their opponents' 29.5.

Series History
Purdue leads the series 7-0, including an 87-77 win over Purdue Fort Wayne last season in West Lafayette. Jordan Reid had 11 points in her Mastodon debut in that contest.

Party in the Paint!
Prior to the Mastodons and Boilermakers tipping off, there will be food trucks (Drop it Like It's Tot, Chau Time and Another One Bites the Crust) and games in the Lutheran Health Fieldhouse beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Mastodon Connections
This is Purdue's first trip to Fort Wayne since the 2012-13 season and second overall. Purdue head coach Katie Gearlds played against the Mastodons in 2004 and 2006 with both of those contests in West Lafayette. She started both games, scoring a combined 24 points in the two games. Gearlds' sister Amy played for the Mastodons in 2000-04 and is in the Mastodon hall of Fame.

Bench Mob
Purdue Fort Wayne's bench is out-scoring its opponents benches 52-42 this season.

Inside The Arc? Guaranteed Bucket
Lili Krasovec is shooting 88.9 percent from the floor this season (8-for-9) and is a perfect 8-for-8 on 2-point shots. If she qualified for the leaderboard with enough attempts, she would lead the Horizon League in the field goal percentage category.

Sharing The Sugar
Lili Krasovec had seven assists at Xavier (Nov. 7), matching the most for a Mastodon since Destinee Marshall had nine in a game in 2024. She is the first non-guard to have that seven or more assists since Laura Douglas in 2001.

Reid-Bounder
Jordan Reid had 10 rebounds at Xavier (Nov. 7), which set a new career-high.

Nelson the Hooper
Alana Nelson scored a Division I career-high of 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting at Xavier (Nov. 7). She was 5-for-8 from 3-point range, marking the most 3-point makes by a Mastodon since Lauren Ross against Cleveland State in the 2025 Horizon League Championship.

Bess Is Best
Rylee Bess had four steals at West Virginia, which was the first time a Mastodon freshman ever had four steals against a power conference opponent. Kayla Drake was the only other 'Don to do so; she had four steals against Louisville in 2010. Drake was a redshirt-sophomore.

In the Polls
Purdue Fort Wayne is receiving votes in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll. The Mastodons spent eight weeks in the Top 25 last season and received votes in all but the first poll of the 2024-25 season.

We Love Threes!
Over the last two seasons, Purdue Fort Wayne has hit 10 or more 3-pointers in 33 games, which ties for the third-most in Division I over that stretch.

Watch Out For Marchesano!
Purdue Fort Wayne head coach Maria Marchesano was selected for the Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award Preseason Watch List. The 2025 Horizon League Coach of the Year is the only coach from the Horizon League and the only one from the state of Indiana to be named for the list of 20.

Attendance Challenge
The Purdue Fort Wayne or Indiana Fort Wayne student who attends the most Mastodon home athletics events this year will win an iPad at the end of the 2025-26 school year! Make sure to check in and get your QR code scanned at the game to start tracking your attendance.

Last Time Out
The Mastodons fell at Xavier 62-61. Alana Nelson led all scorers with 23 points in her best outing as a Mastodon. Lili Krasovec had 12 points, seven assists and six boards.

Next Time Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will play its first mid-major game of the season against Southern Illinois on Saturday (Nov. 15) at 5 p.m. in the Gates Sports Center. It is a doubleheader with the men's program, which plays Boyce.

~ Feel the Rumble ~