Mastodons Roll Past IU Indy in Rivalry Game 71-46

Monday, January 5

Fort Wayne, Ind.

7 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

11-5,5-1Horizon

IU Indy

5-10,1-5Horizon

IU Indy

Purdue Fort Wayne

Alyssa Berry, Jordan Reid

Photo by: Josh Gales

Mastodons Roll Past IU Indy in Rivalry Game 71-46

1/5/2026 9:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team won its second game in a row in wire-to-wire fashion on Monday night (Jan. 5). The Mastodons topped IU Indy 71-46 in the Gates Sports Center behind a stellar defensive outing.

The Mastodons now have a seven-game winning streak against IU Indy, the longest in the rivalry's 46-year history.

Monday was the third time this season and second against a Division I foe that the Mastodons held their opponent under 50 points. The IU Indy's 46-point performance was the 15th-lowest scoring output by a Division I foe in program history.

With the victory, Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 11-5 and 5-1 in Horizon League with a half-game lead on Youngstown State for second place before the toughest six-game stretch of the season.

The defensive pressure proved too much for IU Indy from the opening tip. The 'Dons held the Jaguars to just one field goal, a 3-pointer, in the first 8:19 of the contest. In that time, the Mastodons had already built up a 15-3 lead with nine early points from Alana Nelson.

The Mastodon offense slowed down a bit for the rest of the half, but the 'Dons still led 27-16 at the halftime break. After the break, the fastest team in program history showed why, racking up 44 points in the last 20 minutes, 24 in the third quarter and 20 in the fourth.

IU Indy started the score more easily in the second half but 13 of the Jaguars' 30 were at the charity stripe. They were just 7-of-23 for 30.4 percent in the second half, but better than the 5-for-25 (20.0 percent) from the first half.

What the Jaguars were unable to score, the Mastodons mopped up on the glass, crushing the visitors 45-29 in the rebounding category. Nelson had seven rebounds, a team-high. Ella Riggs, Jordan Reid and Lili Krasovec all have five or more.

Nelson led all scorers with 15 points. Krasovec had 12, while Nika Lokica and Rylee Bess added 11 each. Hailey Smith had 11 for the Jaguars.

IU Indy fell to 5-10, 1-5 in the HL. The 11-5, 5-1 Mastodons will hit the road this week for visits to Robert Morris (Jan. 8) and Youngstown State (Jan. 10).

~ Feel the Rumble ~