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Monday, December 29
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
9-5,3-1Horizon
85
vs
88
Northern Kentucky
4-11,1-3Horizon
1
2
3
4
OT 1
F
Northern Ky.
20
14
17
26
11
88
Purdue Fort Wayne
25
23
9
20
8
85
Alana Nelson
Photo by: Josh Gales
Nelson Reaches 2,500 Career Points in Overtime Loss to NKU
12/29/2025 9:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team lost its first home game of the 2025-26 season on Monday night (Dec. 29) in an 88-85 overtime loss to Northern Kentucky in the Gates Sports Center.
The Mastodons finished the 2025 calendar year with just three losses at home for a 17-3 mark.
In Monday night's game, Alana Nelson crossed the 2,500-point mark in her career, recording 21 points after needing just six entering the game to reach the milestone. Nelson had 16 of those 21 in the first half in one of the better offensive performances by a Mastodon team against a Division I foe in the Maria Marchesano era. The Mastodons shot just shy of 60 percent from the floor and from distance in the first 20.
In just 24 minutes due to foul trouble, Lili Krasovec notched career-highs with 19 points and nine boards. The junior had 10 points in the second half. She fouled out with 97 seconds to go in overtime.
In the overtime period, Jordan Reid and Nelson each had a layup to go up four. NKU got two back at the charity stripe, then Destiny Macharia drilled a triple to put the 'Dons up five with 2:42 to go. From there though, NKU's defense kept the Mastodons from scoring again while the Norse put together an 8-0 run with four free throws.
NKU put together a special shooting performance to keep the game close. The Norse hit 15 3-pointers, the most by a Mastodon opponent in nearly three years. Karina Bystry had 25 points to lead the Norse, followed by Mya Meredith's 18 and Taysha Rushton's 15. Rushton hit the 3-pointer at the fourth-quarter buzzer to send it to OT.
Macharia finished with 12 points, a season-high for the freshman. She was 4-for-5 from 3-point range. She led the Mastodons to 11 3-point makes, their most against a Division I foe this season.
Northern Kentucky led for just 58 seconds, just nine of which came after the halftime break. The Mastodons led by as many as 17, which came shortly after the 'Dons strung together 17 points in a row in the second quarter.
With the loss, Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 9-5 and 3-1 in the Horizon League. The Norse improved to 4-11, 1-3 in the HL. The Mastodons will hit the road to face Oakland on Friday (Jan. 2).
The Mastodons finished the 2025 calendar year with just three losses at home for a 17-3 mark.
In Monday night's game, Alana Nelson crossed the 2,500-point mark in her career, recording 21 points after needing just six entering the game to reach the milestone. Nelson had 16 of those 21 in the first half in one of the better offensive performances by a Mastodon team against a Division I foe in the Maria Marchesano era. The Mastodons shot just shy of 60 percent from the floor and from distance in the first 20.
In just 24 minutes due to foul trouble, Lili Krasovec notched career-highs with 19 points and nine boards. The junior had 10 points in the second half. She fouled out with 97 seconds to go in overtime.
In the overtime period, Jordan Reid and Nelson each had a layup to go up four. NKU got two back at the charity stripe, then Destiny Macharia drilled a triple to put the 'Dons up five with 2:42 to go. From there though, NKU's defense kept the Mastodons from scoring again while the Norse put together an 8-0 run with four free throws.
NKU put together a special shooting performance to keep the game close. The Norse hit 15 3-pointers, the most by a Mastodon opponent in nearly three years. Karina Bystry had 25 points to lead the Norse, followed by Mya Meredith's 18 and Taysha Rushton's 15. Rushton hit the 3-pointer at the fourth-quarter buzzer to send it to OT.
Macharia finished with 12 points, a season-high for the freshman. She was 4-for-5 from 3-point range. She led the Mastodons to 11 3-point makes, their most against a Division I foe this season.
Northern Kentucky led for just 58 seconds, just nine of which came after the halftime break. The Mastodons led by as many as 17, which came shortly after the 'Dons strung together 17 points in a row in the second quarter.
With the loss, Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 9-5 and 3-1 in the Horizon League. The Norse improved to 4-11, 1-3 in the HL. The Mastodons will hit the road to face Oakland on Friday (Jan. 2).
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
NKU
Pur-FW
FG%
.483
.437
3FG%
.577
.355
FT%
.714
.667
RB
40
31
TO
26
17
STL
11
10
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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