INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI women's basketball team will host Purdue Fort Wayne in the quarterfinal round of the 2023 Barbasol #HLWBB Championships on Thursday night (March 2) with a 7:00 PM tipoff at the Jungle. The Jaguars swept PFW this season with wins at both Fort Wayne and at home.
 
IUPUI enters the postseason as the No. 3 seed with an overall record of 17-12 and conference record of 13-7.   Rachel Kent was named to the #HLWBB All-League First Team while Destiny Perkins and Jazmyn Turner were voted to the All-League Second Team. Kent was named to the All-League First Team after averaging 12.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game this season.
 
Perkins earned All-League Second Team honors currently ranking fifth in scoring in the Horizon League averaging 14.1 points and leading the league in assists with 4.2 assists per game. Turner also earned All-League Second Team honors in her first season with the Jaguars. The senior is efficient while on the floor with a team-high and second-best in the league 57.2 field-goal percentage. She sits in fourth in the Horizon League in scoring with 14.6 points in just 22 minutes per game.
 
Purdue Fort Wayne began their Horizon League Championship journey on Tuesday when they defeated Detroit Mercy, 65-61.
 
Thursday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+.