Wednesday, December 10
Fort Wayne, Ind.
5 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
7-4,3-0Horizon
70
vs
60
Milwaukee
2-9,0-2Horizon
1
2
3
4
F
Milwaukee
17
14
11
18
60
Purdue Fort Wayne
24
12
20
14
70
Nika Lokica
Photo by: Josh Gales
Fort Defended: Mastodons Move to 3-0 in #HLWBB Play
12/10/2025 8:09:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team won its annual Defend the Fort contest on Wednesday night (Dec. 10) with a 70-60 victory over Milwaukee.
The Mastodons overcame a special 3-point shooting night from the Panthers. The visitors finished 13-of-25 (52.0 percent) from beyond the arc after starting 9-for-11.
The answer for the prolific MKE shooting came by way of a balanced scoring effort from the Mastodons. Alana Nelson, the reigning Horizon League Player of the Week, led the way with 20. Nika Lokica followed with 16 points, a season-high. Jordan Reid and Ella Riggs also scored in double-figures with 12 and 10, respectively.
After Milwaukee led 5-2, Purdue Fort Wayne rattled off a 12-0 scoring run, sparked by a mid-range pull up from Lauren Lee. Reid had a layup, then Nelson scored the next eight with a pair of triples and a jumper. The run extend to 19-3 after Lokica took over for a 90-second stretch, giving the Mastodons a 21-8 lead.
The rest of the game, the two teams traded runs. The Panthers led 29-27 after a 9-0 spurt behind three triples. Milwaukee never really went away, with the Mastodons building a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter that dwindled to just five after a 10-0 push over three and a half minutes.
With the game in the balance in the final three minutes, Purdue Fort Wayne went to its most experienced players. Nelson hit a jumper and a triple and Reid made a pair of free throws to ice the game.
Reid added seven rebounds, two assists and a steal. Lee had four assists. Lokica finished with a line of 16 points, three rebounds, three steals and two assists.
Jorey Buwalda was great for MKE, finishing with 20 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and an assist.
Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 7-4, 3-0 Horizon League. Milwaukee fell to 2-9, 0-2.
The Mastodons will step out of Horizon League play for the last two non-league games of the season next. Future league foe Northern Illinois will visit the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Sunday (Dec. 14) before Aquinas visits the Gates Sports Center on Friday (Dec. 19).
The Mastodons overcame a special 3-point shooting night from the Panthers. The visitors finished 13-of-25 (52.0 percent) from beyond the arc after starting 9-for-11.
The answer for the prolific MKE shooting came by way of a balanced scoring effort from the Mastodons. Alana Nelson, the reigning Horizon League Player of the Week, led the way with 20. Nika Lokica followed with 16 points, a season-high. Jordan Reid and Ella Riggs also scored in double-figures with 12 and 10, respectively.
After Milwaukee led 5-2, Purdue Fort Wayne rattled off a 12-0 scoring run, sparked by a mid-range pull up from Lauren Lee. Reid had a layup, then Nelson scored the next eight with a pair of triples and a jumper. The run extend to 19-3 after Lokica took over for a 90-second stretch, giving the Mastodons a 21-8 lead.
The rest of the game, the two teams traded runs. The Panthers led 29-27 after a 9-0 spurt behind three triples. Milwaukee never really went away, with the Mastodons building a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter that dwindled to just five after a 10-0 push over three and a half minutes.
With the game in the balance in the final three minutes, Purdue Fort Wayne went to its most experienced players. Nelson hit a jumper and a triple and Reid made a pair of free throws to ice the game.
Reid added seven rebounds, two assists and a steal. Lee had four assists. Lokica finished with a line of 16 points, three rebounds, three steals and two assists.
Jorey Buwalda was great for MKE, finishing with 20 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and an assist.
Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 7-4, 3-0 Horizon League. Milwaukee fell to 2-9, 0-2.
The Mastodons will step out of Horizon League play for the last two non-league games of the season next. Future league foe Northern Illinois will visit the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Sunday (Dec. 14) before Aquinas visits the Gates Sports Center on Friday (Dec. 19).
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
MKE
Pur-FW
FG%
.380
.393
3FG%
.520
.313
FT%
.750
.750
RB
35
30
TO
18
7
STL
5
7
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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