Sunday, December 14
Fort Wayne, Ind.
2 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
8-4,3-0Horizon
67
vs
44
Northern Illinois
2-8,0-0MAC
1
2
3
4
F
NIU
7
17
14
6
44
Purdue Fort Wayne
20
17
13
17
67
Lili Krasovec
Photo by: Josh Gales
Mastodon WBB Rolls Past Future HL Foe Northern Illinois 67-44
12/14/2025 4:36:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball's stifling defense lifted the Mastodons past Northern Illinois 67-44 on Sunday (Dec. 14) in the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
The Mastodons dismantled NIU, which will be joining the Horizon League in 2026-27, by using a stifling defensive performance, allowing single-digits in the first and fourth quarters. The 'Dons have now held at least one Division I opponent to under 50 points in each of the last three seasons.
Purdue Fort Wayne dominated on the boards, out-rebounding the Huskies 41-31 thanks to 20 offensive rebounds. It was the most offensive rebounds by a Purdue Fort Wayne team in the Maria Marchesano era. The last time with 20+ was at SIUE on December 4, 2019.
Like most games this season, Alana Nelson and Lili Krasovec were the leaders offensively. Nelson finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds, the latter of which is her most since joining the Mastodon roster. Krasovec turned in a career-high 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
The difference in the contest came in two places. The Mastodons had a 14-0 run in the first quarter, thwarting NIU's only lead of the game (2-0). While the 'Dons led by double-digits for the rest of the game, PFW never really put the Huskies away until the smothering defense of the fourth quarter. NIU did not score for the first seven minutes of the quarter and did not get a field goal to fall until 96 seconds left in the contest.
In that time, the Mastodons put together a 16-2 run and forced NIU Into eight of their 26 turnovers. Those 26 turnovers are the most by a Mastodon opponent this season.
With the win, Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 8-4, while NIU fell to 2-8. The Mastodons will have a few days off before welcoming NAIA member Aquinas to the Gates Sports Center on Friday (Dec. 19) at 2 p.m.
The Mastodons dismantled NIU, which will be joining the Horizon League in 2026-27, by using a stifling defensive performance, allowing single-digits in the first and fourth quarters. The 'Dons have now held at least one Division I opponent to under 50 points in each of the last three seasons.
Purdue Fort Wayne dominated on the boards, out-rebounding the Huskies 41-31 thanks to 20 offensive rebounds. It was the most offensive rebounds by a Purdue Fort Wayne team in the Maria Marchesano era. The last time with 20+ was at SIUE on December 4, 2019.
Like most games this season, Alana Nelson and Lili Krasovec were the leaders offensively. Nelson finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds, the latter of which is her most since joining the Mastodon roster. Krasovec turned in a career-high 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
The difference in the contest came in two places. The Mastodons had a 14-0 run in the first quarter, thwarting NIU's only lead of the game (2-0). While the 'Dons led by double-digits for the rest of the game, PFW never really put the Huskies away until the smothering defense of the fourth quarter. NIU did not score for the first seven minutes of the quarter and did not get a field goal to fall until 96 seconds left in the contest.
In that time, the Mastodons put together a 16-2 run and forced NIU Into eight of their 26 turnovers. Those 26 turnovers are the most by a Mastodon opponent this season.
With the win, Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 8-4, while NIU fell to 2-8. The Mastodons will have a few days off before welcoming NAIA member Aquinas to the Gates Sports Center on Friday (Dec. 19) at 2 p.m.
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Team Stats
NIU
Pur-FW
FG%
.409
.354
3FG%
.375
.286
FT%
.667
.750
RB
31
41
TO
26
9
STL
4
13
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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