Thursday, January 8
Moon Township, Pa.
6 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
11-6,5-2Horizon
64
at
74
Robert Morris
11-4,4-2Horizon
1
2
3
4
F
Purdue Fort Wayne
10
16
20
18
64
Robert Morris
21
13
18
22
74
Ella Riggs, Avery Wagner, Lauren Lee (credit to RMU Athletics)
RMU's Hot Shooting Leads Colonials Past Mastodons
1/8/2026 7:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Robert Morris shot 50 percent from 3-point range to beat the Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team 74-64 on Thursday night (Jan. 8).
The Colonials made nine 3-pointers on 50 percent shooting despite shooting just 24.3 percent with an average of 4.3 makes per game prior to the contest.
RMU jumped out to an early 13-2 lead and held a double-digit advantage for most of the first half, leading by as many as 12.
The Mastodons came out of the locker room after halftime with the right game plan. They mounted a 16-2 run sparked by a layup from Jordan Reid. After RMU scored its only basket in the five-minute stretch, the Mastodons hit four 3-pointers in a row. Reid hit one, Rylee Bess hit one, then Avery Wagner hit one from the top of the key to take the 'Dons' first lead since it was 2-0. Bess hit another to give the 'Dons a four-point lead.
Robert Morris' defense locked in for the rest of the quarter, holding the 'Dons to just four points over the last four minutes, taking a six-point lead into the fourth quarter. From there, the Mastodons never retook the lead.
Bess finished with a team-high 14 points. Reid, Alana Nelson and Lauren Lee added 11 points each. Lee's 11 points were a season-high.
In 15 minutes off the bench, Wagner had five rebounds, four blocks and three points. She is the first Mastodon to have four or more blocks off the bench since 2019.
Aislin Malcolm led RMU with 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting.
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 11-6, 5-2 in the Horizon League. Robert Morris improved to 11-4, 4-2. The Mastodons will visit Youngstown State next on Saturday (Jan. 10).
The Colonials made nine 3-pointers on 50 percent shooting despite shooting just 24.3 percent with an average of 4.3 makes per game prior to the contest.
RMU jumped out to an early 13-2 lead and held a double-digit advantage for most of the first half, leading by as many as 12.
The Mastodons came out of the locker room after halftime with the right game plan. They mounted a 16-2 run sparked by a layup from Jordan Reid. After RMU scored its only basket in the five-minute stretch, the Mastodons hit four 3-pointers in a row. Reid hit one, Rylee Bess hit one, then Avery Wagner hit one from the top of the key to take the 'Dons' first lead since it was 2-0. Bess hit another to give the 'Dons a four-point lead.
Robert Morris' defense locked in for the rest of the quarter, holding the 'Dons to just four points over the last four minutes, taking a six-point lead into the fourth quarter. From there, the Mastodons never retook the lead.
Bess finished with a team-high 14 points. Reid, Alana Nelson and Lauren Lee added 11 points each. Lee's 11 points were a season-high.
In 15 minutes off the bench, Wagner had five rebounds, four blocks and three points. She is the first Mastodon to have four or more blocks off the bench since 2019.
Aislin Malcolm led RMU with 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting.
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 11-6, 5-2 in the Horizon League. Robert Morris improved to 11-4, 4-2. The Mastodons will visit Youngstown State next on Saturday (Jan. 10).
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pur-FW
RM
FG%
.451
.500
3FG%
.389
.500
FT%
.786
.917
RB
29
29
TO
16
12
STL
3
5
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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