Purdue Fort Wayne
11-8,5-4Horizon
Green Bay
14-5,9-0Horizon
Green Bay WBB Outlasts Mastodons
1/14/2026 8:56:00 PM | Women's Basketball
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Purdue Fort Wayne dropped a Horizon League contest 69-57 at Green Bay on Wednesday (Jan. 14).
The Horizon League leading Phoenix jumped out to a 7-2 lead and never trailed. The Mastodons hit three 3-pointers in the first quarter with two from Rylee Bess and one from Ella Riggs. They finished with eight triples.
After the Phoenix went up 15 in the second quarter, the 'Dons pushed back with a 6-2 stretch to cut it to 11.
Hillary Offing earned some extended run in the third quarter. She scored a Division I career-high six points in six minutes. The redshirt-sophomore made two layups in a 90-second stretch, the latter of which she converted into a traditional 3-point play.
Despite Offing's quick scoring burst, the Phoenix answered with an 11-3 push to lead back out to 20.
The Mastodons switched to a zone defense to start the fourth quarter and confused Green Bay's offense. Meanwhile, the Mastodons went on a 13-2 run to make a single-digit deficit. Lili Krasovec scored six points in that stretch. The Mastodons unfortunately ran out of time to complete a full comeback.
Bess led the Mastodons with 10 points. Jenna Guyer had 17 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks for the Phoenix.
Even with Bess earning her first start of the season, the 'Dons led in bench points 23-21.
The Mastodons fell to 11-8, 5-4 in Horizon League. The Phoenix improved to 14-5 and 9-0 through the first half of Horizon League play.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
