Sunday, February 1
Fort Wayne, Ind.
2 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
15-8,9-4Horizon
95
vs
66
Detroit Mercy
4-18,2-11Horizon
1
2
3
4
F
Detroit Mercy
15
17
11
23
66
Purdue Fort Wayne
26
19
27
23
95
Lauren Lee
Photo by: Josh Gales
Mastodons Bury Titans 95-66
2/1/2026 4:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team blew out Detroit Mercy 95-66 on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 1) thanks to the 11th-best shooting performance of the Division I era.
The Mastodons shot 57.1 percent from the floor, the seventh-best against a Division I foe. The Mastodons also made 14 triples while shooting 50 percent from deep, the ninth time in the DI era to do so.
With the win, Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 15-8 and 9-4 in Horizon League play and moved back into a tie with Youngstown State for second in the league standings. It was also head coach Maria Marchesano's 56th Horizon League victory, which moved her into the top-20 in Horizon League history.
Alana Nelson led the way with 25 points with five 3-pointers. Lili Krasovec added 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting and eight rebounds. Rylee Bess scored 17 points, also netting five triples.
The Mastodons were at their best in the opening moments of the game, which saw Purdue Fort Wayne go on a 9-0 run to start and force the Titans into a timeout. Krasovec had six of the opening nine points and Nelson had the other three.
The second half started in much the same way, an 8-0 run for the 'Dons that resulted in a Titan timeout. This gave the bench some extended run, with the starters playing no more than 28 minutes each. All eleven Mastodons that played contributed at least two points or two rebounds. As a group, the Mastodons out-rebounded Detroit Mercy 33-31. The 'Dons also feasted on turnovers, turning 16 Detroit Mercy miscues into 31 points.
The Mastodons led for 39:37 and the game was only tied for the 23 seconds it took to score the first bucket of the game.
Detroit Mercy fell to 4-18 and 2-11 in league play after its 11th loss in a row. The Mastodons will take their 9-4 league mark on the road this week with a trip to Wright State on Thursday (Feb. 5) with a 7 p.m. tip.
The Mastodons shot 57.1 percent from the floor, the seventh-best against a Division I foe. The Mastodons also made 14 triples while shooting 50 percent from deep, the ninth time in the DI era to do so.
With the win, Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 15-8 and 9-4 in Horizon League play and moved back into a tie with Youngstown State for second in the league standings. It was also head coach Maria Marchesano's 56th Horizon League victory, which moved her into the top-20 in Horizon League history.
Alana Nelson led the way with 25 points with five 3-pointers. Lili Krasovec added 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting and eight rebounds. Rylee Bess scored 17 points, also netting five triples.
The Mastodons were at their best in the opening moments of the game, which saw Purdue Fort Wayne go on a 9-0 run to start and force the Titans into a timeout. Krasovec had six of the opening nine points and Nelson had the other three.
The second half started in much the same way, an 8-0 run for the 'Dons that resulted in a Titan timeout. This gave the bench some extended run, with the starters playing no more than 28 minutes each. All eleven Mastodons that played contributed at least two points or two rebounds. As a group, the Mastodons out-rebounded Detroit Mercy 33-31. The 'Dons also feasted on turnovers, turning 16 Detroit Mercy miscues into 31 points.
The Mastodons led for 39:37 and the game was only tied for the 23 seconds it took to score the first bucket of the game.
Detroit Mercy fell to 4-18 and 2-11 in league play after its 11th loss in a row. The Mastodons will take their 9-4 league mark on the road this week with a trip to Wright State on Thursday (Feb. 5) with a 7 p.m. tip.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
UDM
Pur-FW
FG%
.410
.571
3FG%
.235
.500
FT%
.667
.773
RB
31
33
TO
16
12
STL
5
6
Game Leaders
Pts
25
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
6
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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