Bowling Green Slips Away From Mastodon WBB

Sunday, November 30

Bowling Green, Ohio

2 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

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Bowling Green

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Purdue Fort Wayne

Bowling Green

Lili Krasovec

Photo by: Josh Gales

11/30/2025 4:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball dropped a defensive slugfest on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 30) at Bowling Green 56-53.

It was a back-and-forth affair all afternoon, with 14 lead changes and six ties. There were eight lead changes and three ties in the fourth quarter alone.

While the upperclassmen led the way for the majority of the contest, it was freshmen Rylee Bess and Destiny Macharia that took over late. Bess had eight points and Macharia had five in the last 7:17 of the contest. Macharia hit a 3-pointer to go up 44-42, then after BG answered, Bess made all three free throws after being fouled on a triple to go back up one. The Falcons scored, then Macharia converted a tough driving layup in response. After BG went up one, Macharia's potentially game-winning 3-pointer rimmed out.

The Mastodons held BG to just five points in the second quarter to take a 3-point lead into the locker room. The Mastodons led for 12 minutes of the game.

Turnovers and stout opposing defenses plagued both sides. The Mastodons had 19 turnovers and shot 36.7 percent from the floor. The Falcons coughed it up 16 times and shot 35.0 percent. The 'Dons held BG to just 20.7 percent from the 3-point line.

Lili Krasovec and Alana Nelson led the Mastodons with 13 points each. Bess added 11, eight coming in the last 10 minutes. Jordan Reid had nine points, 11 rebounds and three assists.

Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 4-4. Bowling Green moved to 3-4. The Mastodons will visit IU Indianapolis on Wednesday (Dec. 3) for the first Horizon League contest of the season.

~ Feel the Rumble ~