Thursday, February 20
Highland Heights, Ky.
6 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
21-6,16-1Horizon
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at
57
Northern Kentucky
10-18,7-10Horizon
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Purdue Fort Wayne
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Northern Ky.
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Sydney Freeman
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
Purdue Fort Wayne WBB Picks Up 21st Win at Northern Kentucky
2/20/2025 7:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team picked up its 21st win of the season on Thursday (Feb. 20) after a 69-57 victory at long-time rival Northern Kentucky.
The 21 wins mark the most in a regular season for Purdue Fort Wayne as a Division I program. The Mastodons also picked up their 10th road win, which ties a program record.
After a sluggish start, the Mastodons drilled NKU with a 19-0 run over a 3:57 stretch spanning the end of the opening quarter and the start of the second. In this time, Purdue Fort Wayne went 8-of-9 with three 3-pointers while holding NKU to 0-for-4 with five turnovers. Sydney Freeman and Amellia Bromenschenkel scored seven points each while Audra Emmerson added five. This helped the Mastodons build up a 13-point halftime lead.
After the break, the balanced scoring continued, as the 'Dons put together a 10-4 opening four minutes. Jazzlyn Linbo and Freeman had a pair of buckets each and Lauren Ross hit one. The second-half start gave the Mastodons a 19-point edge, the largest of the night.
From there, the Norse battled back to make it a 6-point game in the fourth quarter, but Freeman's layup halted the NKU comeback. Ross hit a 3-pointer, then Bromenschenkel iced it with a layup. The Mastodons coasted and hit some free throws from there.
Freeman finished with a game-high 17 points. Bromenschenkel and Emmerson had 11 points each.
Purdue Fort Wayne forced Northern Kentucky into 21 turnovers, but committed 18 of their own. The 'Dons finished 30-of-60 from the floor, including a 25-of-40 (62.5 percent) inside the arc.
The Mastodons improved to 21-6 and 16-1 in the Horizon League. Northern Kentucky fell to 10-18, 7-10. Purdue Fort Wayne will return home for its final home game of the regular season on Sunday (Feb. 23) against Detroit Mercy. It will be Senior Day for the Mastodons.
The 21 wins mark the most in a regular season for Purdue Fort Wayne as a Division I program. The Mastodons also picked up their 10th road win, which ties a program record.
After a sluggish start, the Mastodons drilled NKU with a 19-0 run over a 3:57 stretch spanning the end of the opening quarter and the start of the second. In this time, Purdue Fort Wayne went 8-of-9 with three 3-pointers while holding NKU to 0-for-4 with five turnovers. Sydney Freeman and Amellia Bromenschenkel scored seven points each while Audra Emmerson added five. This helped the Mastodons build up a 13-point halftime lead.
After the break, the balanced scoring continued, as the 'Dons put together a 10-4 opening four minutes. Jazzlyn Linbo and Freeman had a pair of buckets each and Lauren Ross hit one. The second-half start gave the Mastodons a 19-point edge, the largest of the night.
From there, the Norse battled back to make it a 6-point game in the fourth quarter, but Freeman's layup halted the NKU comeback. Ross hit a 3-pointer, then Bromenschenkel iced it with a layup. The Mastodons coasted and hit some free throws from there.
Freeman finished with a game-high 17 points. Bromenschenkel and Emmerson had 11 points each.
Purdue Fort Wayne forced Northern Kentucky into 21 turnovers, but committed 18 of their own. The 'Dons finished 30-of-60 from the floor, including a 25-of-40 (62.5 percent) inside the arc.
The Mastodons improved to 21-6 and 16-1 in the Horizon League. Northern Kentucky fell to 10-18, 7-10. Purdue Fort Wayne will return home for its final home game of the regular season on Sunday (Feb. 23) against Detroit Mercy. It will be Senior Day for the Mastodons.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pur-FW
NKU
FG%
.500
.356
3FG%
.250
.346
FT%
.800
.600
RB
36
33
TO
18
21
STL
12
11
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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