'Dons Never Trail at Oakland in 20-Point Road Victory

Friday, January 2

Rochester, Mich.

6:30 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

10-5,4-1Horizon

Oakland

4-10,1-3Horizon

Purdue Fort Wayne

Oakland

Alana Nelson

Photo by: Aaron Johnson

'Dons Never Trail at Oakland in 20-Point Road Victory

1/2/2026 9:16:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team led wire-to-wire at Oakland on Friday night (Jan. 2), topping the Golden Grizzlies 84-64.

The Mastodons jumped out to an early 7-0 lead to begin the contest. By the first media timeout, all five Purdue Fort Wayne starters were in the scoring column. The 'Dons finished the opening quarter with a 62.5 clip, shooting 75 percent from behind the arc, to jump out to a 24-8 score.

Oakland managed to end the half on a 9-4 push to make it 42-25 entering the break. Nika Lokica tied her career-high assist mark of four by half. She finished the game with six. The 'Dons shot 59.3 percent from the floor 62.5 percent from deep in the first 20, while holding the Golden Grizzlies to 28.6 percent from the field.

Oakland opened the second half with a quick seven points to put some pressure back on the Mastodons. Purdue Fort Wayne returned the favor with an 13-4 run with points from four different 'Dons during the stretch, paced by six from Nelson. The 'Dons eventually led by as many as 29 at 71-42, and never led by less than 16 the rest of the way.

Alana Nelson finished with a game-high 24 points, making nine of her 12 attempts. Lili Krasovec added 15 points for the 'Dons for back-to-back double-digit performances. Jordan Reid had eight points, five rebounds and three steals.

The 'Dons shot 56.1 percent from the floor (32-of-57) and 41.2 percent from 3-point range (7-of-17). The 56.1 percent field goal percentage is a season-high against a Division I foe. Oakland committed 19 turnovers on the night, Purdue Fort Wayne compared to 13. The 'Dons scored 21 points off those 19 turnovers.

With the win, Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 10-5, 4-1 in the Horizon League. Oakland fell to 4-10, 1-3. The Mastodons will host IU Indianapolis for Rivalry Night on Monday (Jan. 5) at 7 p.m. in the Gates Sports Center.

~ Feel the Rumble ~