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Saturday, November 15
Fort Wayne, Ind.
5 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
2-2,0-0Horizon
85
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Southern Illinois
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Southern Ill.
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18
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Purdue Fort Wayne
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18
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85
Alana Nelson
Photo by: Josh Gales
Mastodons Never Trail in 85-60 Win Over Southern Illinois
11/15/2025 7:34:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The fear of a potential letdown game after Purdue Fort Wayne's win over Purdue earlier in the week was quickly quashed when the Mastodons never trailed in an 85-60 win over Southern Illinois on Saturday (Nov. 15).
The Mastodons are now 29-6 (82.8) at home over the last three seasons and 2-0 this year.
Career-highs were aplenty on Saturday for the 'Dons. Jordan Reid notched 23 points, topping her 21 against Purdue on Wednesday, and added a career-best of four steals. In 11 minutes off the bench, freshman Avery Wagner scored eight points and recorded two rebounds, two blocks and a steal, all bests of her young career. Ella Riggs added 12 points, her most in a Mastodon uniform. Alana Nelson pitched in 22 points, one shy of her career-high, with a perfect 7-for-7 effort from the line.
The Mastodons came out of the gate swinging, taking a 16-point lead into the halftime break thanks to 17 points from Nelson. She scored the first five of an 11-0 run to give the Mastodons an 11-point lead before the first media timeout. On the final possession of the quarter, Rylee Bess drilled a 3-pointer from the right corner as time expired, giving the Mastodons a 16-point lead and exemplifying what the rest of the night entailed. In the last 64 seconds before halftime, the 'Dons made three free throws, then Reid did her best Bess impression and knocked down a 3-pointer just before the half.
Purdue Fort Wayne used an 11-0 run to turn the 17-point game into a 28-point affair midway through the third quarter thanks to Riggs hitting two 2-pointers and a triple. The icing on the cake for the Mastodons was Wagner hitting her first collegiate 3-pointer with 97 seconds left.
Purdue Fort Wayne finished the game shooting 50.8 percent from the floor (32-of-63) and 36.4 percent from 3-point range (8-of-22). The Mastodons out-scored SIU 46-26 in the paint and the 'Dons had a 28-12 edge in bench points.
Alayna Kraus led the Salukis with 20 points on 7-of-16 shooting.
Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 2-2 with the 25-point win while Southern Illinois fell to 1-1. The Mastodons will have their last home game of the month on Wednesday (Nov. 19) when they welcome Eastern Michigan.
The Mastodons are now 29-6 (82.8) at home over the last three seasons and 2-0 this year.
Career-highs were aplenty on Saturday for the 'Dons. Jordan Reid notched 23 points, topping her 21 against Purdue on Wednesday, and added a career-best of four steals. In 11 minutes off the bench, freshman Avery Wagner scored eight points and recorded two rebounds, two blocks and a steal, all bests of her young career. Ella Riggs added 12 points, her most in a Mastodon uniform. Alana Nelson pitched in 22 points, one shy of her career-high, with a perfect 7-for-7 effort from the line.
The Mastodons came out of the gate swinging, taking a 16-point lead into the halftime break thanks to 17 points from Nelson. She scored the first five of an 11-0 run to give the Mastodons an 11-point lead before the first media timeout. On the final possession of the quarter, Rylee Bess drilled a 3-pointer from the right corner as time expired, giving the Mastodons a 16-point lead and exemplifying what the rest of the night entailed. In the last 64 seconds before halftime, the 'Dons made three free throws, then Reid did her best Bess impression and knocked down a 3-pointer just before the half.
Purdue Fort Wayne used an 11-0 run to turn the 17-point game into a 28-point affair midway through the third quarter thanks to Riggs hitting two 2-pointers and a triple. The icing on the cake for the Mastodons was Wagner hitting her first collegiate 3-pointer with 97 seconds left.
Purdue Fort Wayne finished the game shooting 50.8 percent from the floor (32-of-63) and 36.4 percent from 3-point range (8-of-22). The Mastodons out-scored SIU 46-26 in the paint and the 'Dons had a 28-12 edge in bench points.
Alayna Kraus led the Salukis with 20 points on 7-of-16 shooting.
Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 2-2 with the 25-point win while Southern Illinois fell to 1-1. The Mastodons will have their last home game of the month on Wednesday (Nov. 19) when they welcome Eastern Michigan.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
SIU
Pur-FW
FG%
.361
.508
3FG%
.222
.364
FT%
.632
.650
RB
36
40
TO
18
15
STL
6
10
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
10
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
22
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
7
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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