Wednesday, January 14
Green Bay, Wis.
7 PM ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Green Bay
Ella Riggs
Photo by: Tristen Bronaugh
'Dons Visit Titletown For Clash With Green Bay
1/13/2026 12:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team hits the road again for a midweek game at Green Bay on Wednesday (Jan. 14) with a 7 p.m. ET tip.
Game Day Information
Who: Green Bay Phoenix
When: Wednesday, January 14 | 7 PM ET
Where: Green Bay, Wis. | Kress Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Green Bay | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
Perennial powerhouse Green Bay is rolling through the first half of Horizon League play with a 13-5, 8-0 record this season. The closest the Phoenix have come to a loss in league play was a 58-55 decision against Cleveland State. The scoring is reasonably balanced, led by 14.8 points per game from Jenna Guyer and 12.3 from Meghan Schultz. Five more average between 5.0 and 10.0 points per game.
Series History
Green Bay leads the series 14-1, but Purdue Fort Wayne won its first game last season. In three meetings last year, the 'Dons won at home 67-66, lost in overtime 68-63 in Green Bay and lost 76-73 in the Horizon League Championship game in Indianapolis.
A Win Would...
• Give the Mastodons their second ever win vs. Green Bay and first on the road
• Snap a two-game losing skid
• Give Maria Marchesano her 53rd Horizon League win and 85th win as Mastodon head coach
3-Point Threat
Rylee Bess has the best season-long 3-point percentage by a freshman in program history. Her mark of 43.4 percent (36-of-83) is a tick better than Jordan Zuppe (2007-08), who shot 43.3 percent (74-of-171) in her freshman season. Bess' 43.4 percent is the seventh-best percentage by any player in Mastodon history.
3-Point Threat x2
Rylee Bess' 43.4 3-point percentage is the third-best by any freshman in the country this season, behind Ella Ryan of Quinnipiac (44.9 percent) and Haylie Adamski from Lafayette (43.7 percent). Bess is 24th nationally among all players.
3-Point Threat x3
If Rylee Bess holds her 43.4 3-point percentage, meets the NCAA minimum of two makes per game, and does not start a game this season, she would have the seventh-best 3-point percentage in NCAA Division I history without a start. She would be the best freshman shooter on that list.
At Her Bess(t)
Over the last four games, Rylee Bess is averaging 13.3 points per game, shooting 60.0 percent from the floor and 60.9 percent from the 3-point line.
In the Record Books
Alana Nelson's 41.7 single-season 3-point field goal percentage ranks ninth in program history with at least 30 makes. She also qualifies for the career leaderboard with at least 40 makes, holding second place behind Lauren Ross (47.6 percent).
Triple Trouble
Purdue Fort Wayne has had the top 3-point shooter in the Horizon League in each of the last three seasons.
2025-26 - Rylee Bess - 43.4 percent
2024-25 - Lauren Ross - 47.6 percent
2023-24 - Shayla Sellers - 40.2 percent
Marchesano Mania
Maria Marchesano owns 52 Horizon League wins as the Mastodon head coach. She was the fastest to reach 50 league wins in program history. She needs four more to break into the top-20 in HL wins in league history.
More Maria Madness
Maria Marchesano's 58.4 winning percentage (52-37) in Horizon League contests ranks 13th in league history with a minimum of three seasons. Cleveland State's Chris Kielsmeier is the only active coach with a better mark.
Chasing 2,000
Jordan Reid needs 163 points to reach 2,000 in her career between Purdue Fort Wayne and Indiana Wesleyan.
League Leader
Alana Nelson leads the Horizon League this season in points (309), points per game (17.2), field goals (111), 3-point field goals (40) and minutes per game (34.4). In league play, she leads in points (153), points per game (19.1), field goals (56) and 3-point field goals (17).
Career Points Tracker
Let's take a look at the career scoring numbers for the three former NAIA All-Americans on the roster regardless of level.
Alana Nelson - 2,578 (482 at Northwood, 1,787 at Spring Arbor, 309 at PFW)
Jordan Reid - 1,837 (1,395 at Indiana Wesleyan, 442 at PFW)
Lauren Lee - 1,699 (1,630 at Campbellsville, 69 at PFW)
In the Polls
Purdue Fort Wayne was receiving votes in the latest Mid-Major Top 25 Poll on December 30. The Mastodons spent eight weeks in the Top 25 last season and received votes in all but the first poll of the 2024-25 season.
Vetting Krasovec
Lili Krasovec has 19 free throws makes on her last 23 trips to the charity stripe (82.6 percent).
Lili Love
Lili Krasovec scored a career-high 19 points against Northern Kentucky after going 7-of-11 from the floor. She has scored in double-digits 11 times this season after doing so just twice at Boston College.
Lock In Lili
Lili Krasovec has scored 15+ points six times this season. In those games, she was a combined 34-for-54 (62.9 percent) from the floor and 23-of-26 (88.5 percent) from the free throw line.
Wicked Wagner
On limited attempts off the bench, the 6-foot-4 Avery Wagner is shooting 37.5 percent from 3-point range (6-of-16).
3-Ball Fun
The Mastodons are 3-1 this season when they hit 10 or more 3-pointers this season. Under Maria Marchesano's leadership, the 'Dons have had 53 such games with a 41-12 record in those games.
Look at Lee!
Through eight Horizon League games, Lauren Lee is second in the HL with 4.4 assists per game. She also has a 2.5 assist to turnover ratio, a league-best.
I'll Take That
Jordan Reid is averaging 2.4 steals per game, which ranks second in the Horizon League and top-70 nationally. If that average holds for a season-long mark, it would be second-best in the program's Division I era and sixth-best overall.
Inside The Arc? Guaranteed Bucket
Lili Krasovec is shooting 63.1 percent from the floor this season (77-for-122), which ranks first in Mastodon history for a single season, topping Jazzlyn Linbo's 58.3 from last year.
Home Sweet Gates
Purdue Fort Wayne is 50-22 (69.4 percent) at home under head coach Maria Marchesano and 35-7 (83.3 percent) over the last three seasons.
Magic Numbers 70 and 80
Under head coach Maria Marchesano, the Mastodons are 56-9 when they score 70 points or more and 26-3 when they hit 80.
Bench Mob
Purdue Fort Wayne's bench is out-scoring its opponents' benches 385-285 this season. The Mastodon bench led in bench points in 13 of its 18 games.
Last Time Out
The 'Dons fell to Youngstown State 58-54 on the road. Rylee Bess had a game-high 20 points and six 3-pointers off the bench, notching new career-highs with both.
Next Time Up
Purdue Fort Wayne returns home after the toughest three-game road stretch of the season to welcome Cleveland State to the Gates Sports Center on January 21.
Game Day Information
Who: Green Bay Phoenix
When: Wednesday, January 14 | 7 PM ET
Where: Green Bay, Wis. | Kress Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Green Bay | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
Perennial powerhouse Green Bay is rolling through the first half of Horizon League play with a 13-5, 8-0 record this season. The closest the Phoenix have come to a loss in league play was a 58-55 decision against Cleveland State. The scoring is reasonably balanced, led by 14.8 points per game from Jenna Guyer and 12.3 from Meghan Schultz. Five more average between 5.0 and 10.0 points per game.
Series History
Green Bay leads the series 14-1, but Purdue Fort Wayne won its first game last season. In three meetings last year, the 'Dons won at home 67-66, lost in overtime 68-63 in Green Bay and lost 76-73 in the Horizon League Championship game in Indianapolis.
A Win Would...
• Give the Mastodons their second ever win vs. Green Bay and first on the road
• Snap a two-game losing skid
• Give Maria Marchesano her 53rd Horizon League win and 85th win as Mastodon head coach
3-Point Threat
Rylee Bess has the best season-long 3-point percentage by a freshman in program history. Her mark of 43.4 percent (36-of-83) is a tick better than Jordan Zuppe (2007-08), who shot 43.3 percent (74-of-171) in her freshman season. Bess' 43.4 percent is the seventh-best percentage by any player in Mastodon history.
3-Point Threat x2
Rylee Bess' 43.4 3-point percentage is the third-best by any freshman in the country this season, behind Ella Ryan of Quinnipiac (44.9 percent) and Haylie Adamski from Lafayette (43.7 percent). Bess is 24th nationally among all players.
3-Point Threat x3
If Rylee Bess holds her 43.4 3-point percentage, meets the NCAA minimum of two makes per game, and does not start a game this season, she would have the seventh-best 3-point percentage in NCAA Division I history without a start. She would be the best freshman shooter on that list.
At Her Bess(t)
Over the last four games, Rylee Bess is averaging 13.3 points per game, shooting 60.0 percent from the floor and 60.9 percent from the 3-point line.
In the Record Books
Alana Nelson's 41.7 single-season 3-point field goal percentage ranks ninth in program history with at least 30 makes. She also qualifies for the career leaderboard with at least 40 makes, holding second place behind Lauren Ross (47.6 percent).
Triple Trouble
Purdue Fort Wayne has had the top 3-point shooter in the Horizon League in each of the last three seasons.
2025-26 - Rylee Bess - 43.4 percent
2024-25 - Lauren Ross - 47.6 percent
2023-24 - Shayla Sellers - 40.2 percent
Marchesano Mania
Maria Marchesano owns 52 Horizon League wins as the Mastodon head coach. She was the fastest to reach 50 league wins in program history. She needs four more to break into the top-20 in HL wins in league history.
More Maria Madness
Maria Marchesano's 58.4 winning percentage (52-37) in Horizon League contests ranks 13th in league history with a minimum of three seasons. Cleveland State's Chris Kielsmeier is the only active coach with a better mark.
Chasing 2,000
Jordan Reid needs 163 points to reach 2,000 in her career between Purdue Fort Wayne and Indiana Wesleyan.
League Leader
Alana Nelson leads the Horizon League this season in points (309), points per game (17.2), field goals (111), 3-point field goals (40) and minutes per game (34.4). In league play, she leads in points (153), points per game (19.1), field goals (56) and 3-point field goals (17).
Career Points Tracker
Let's take a look at the career scoring numbers for the three former NAIA All-Americans on the roster regardless of level.
Alana Nelson - 2,578 (482 at Northwood, 1,787 at Spring Arbor, 309 at PFW)
Jordan Reid - 1,837 (1,395 at Indiana Wesleyan, 442 at PFW)
Lauren Lee - 1,699 (1,630 at Campbellsville, 69 at PFW)
In the Polls
Purdue Fort Wayne was receiving votes in the latest Mid-Major Top 25 Poll on December 30. The Mastodons spent eight weeks in the Top 25 last season and received votes in all but the first poll of the 2024-25 season.
Vetting Krasovec
Lili Krasovec has 19 free throws makes on her last 23 trips to the charity stripe (82.6 percent).
Lili Love
Lili Krasovec scored a career-high 19 points against Northern Kentucky after going 7-of-11 from the floor. She has scored in double-digits 11 times this season after doing so just twice at Boston College.
Lock In Lili
Lili Krasovec has scored 15+ points six times this season. In those games, she was a combined 34-for-54 (62.9 percent) from the floor and 23-of-26 (88.5 percent) from the free throw line.
Wicked Wagner
On limited attempts off the bench, the 6-foot-4 Avery Wagner is shooting 37.5 percent from 3-point range (6-of-16).
3-Ball Fun
The Mastodons are 3-1 this season when they hit 10 or more 3-pointers this season. Under Maria Marchesano's leadership, the 'Dons have had 53 such games with a 41-12 record in those games.
Look at Lee!
Through eight Horizon League games, Lauren Lee is second in the HL with 4.4 assists per game. She also has a 2.5 assist to turnover ratio, a league-best.
I'll Take That
Jordan Reid is averaging 2.4 steals per game, which ranks second in the Horizon League and top-70 nationally. If that average holds for a season-long mark, it would be second-best in the program's Division I era and sixth-best overall.
Inside The Arc? Guaranteed Bucket
Lili Krasovec is shooting 63.1 percent from the floor this season (77-for-122), which ranks first in Mastodon history for a single season, topping Jazzlyn Linbo's 58.3 from last year.
Home Sweet Gates
Purdue Fort Wayne is 50-22 (69.4 percent) at home under head coach Maria Marchesano and 35-7 (83.3 percent) over the last three seasons.
Magic Numbers 70 and 80
Under head coach Maria Marchesano, the Mastodons are 56-9 when they score 70 points or more and 26-3 when they hit 80.
Bench Mob
Purdue Fort Wayne's bench is out-scoring its opponents' benches 385-285 this season. The Mastodon bench led in bench points in 13 of its 18 games.
Last Time Out
The 'Dons fell to Youngstown State 58-54 on the road. Rylee Bess had a game-high 20 points and six 3-pointers off the bench, notching new career-highs with both.
Next Time Up
Purdue Fort Wayne returns home after the toughest three-game road stretch of the season to welcome Cleveland State to the Gates Sports Center on January 21.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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