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JAGUARS TRAVELS TO PURDUE FORT WAYNE TO CONTINUE #HLWBB PLAY

IUPUI and the Mastodons tip off at 7:00 PM on ESPN+

1/3/2023 11:32:00 PM

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The IUPUI women's basketball team is coming off a weekend sweep in Horizon League play with wins over Northern Kentucky and Wright State. The Jags continue Horizon League play when they travel to Purdue Fort Wayne on Wednesday with tipoff at 7:00 PM.
 
The Jags improved to 3-1 in conference after defeating Wright State on Sunday, 85-69. All five starters scored in double figures with Turner leading with 20 points and eight rebounds while Rachel Kent added 18 points and seven rebounds.
 
Senior Turner was named #HLWBB Player of the Week after averaging 19.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in the two IUPUI wins. She shot 76.2 percent (16-for-21) from the floor in the two games combined. The forward ranks fourth in the Horizon League in scoring and has consistently led the Jaguar offense, averaging 14.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game this season.
 
IUPUI has found success beyond the arc setting a Horizon League and IUPUI record with 17 three-point field goals in its 85-72 win over Northern Illinois. The Jags also hold the league's best 36.2 percent from long range, averaging 8.8 threes per game. Perkins paces the way averaging 2.2 made three-pointers, going 26-for-69 (37.7 percent) from deep. Rachel Kent follows with 25 made threes with a 41.7 percent (25-for-60).
 
Purdue Fort Wayne enters the weekend 5-9 overall and 2-2 in the Horizon League. Amellia Bromenschenkel leads the Mastodons averaging 13.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. She also ranks third in the Horizon League in field goal percentage with 48.1 percent.
 
IUPUI and the Mastodons tip off at 7:00 PM on ESPN+.  
 
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