2024–25 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons women's basketball team

2024–25 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons women's basketball
2024–25 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons women's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	18–5 (13–0 Horizon)
Head coach	Maria Marchesano (4th season);
Associate head coach	Steven Asher
Assistant coaches	Jazmyne Geist; Quincy Cunningham; Shayla Sellers; Wayne Kreiger;
Home arena	Gates Sports Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Horizon League women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Purdue Fort Wayne	13	–	0	1.000	18	–	5	.783
Green Bay	12	–	1	.923	19	–	5	.792
Cleveland State	9	–	3	.750	18	–	5	.783
Oakland	6	–	6	.500	8	–	13	.381
Detroit Mercy	6	–	7	.462	12	–	9	.571
Robert Morris	5	–	8	.385	9	–	13	.409
Northern Kentucky	5	–	8	.385	8	–	16	.333
Youngstown State	4	–	8	.333	9	–	13	.409
Wright State	4	–	9	.308	6	–	17	.261
IU Indy	4	–	9	.308	5	–	17	.227
Milwaukee	2	–	11	.154	5	–	19	.208

† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner As of February 2, 2025

The 2024–25 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons women's basketball team represents Purdue University Fort Wayne during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by fourth-year head coach Maria Marchesano, play their home games at the Gates Sports Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with two games at the Memorial Coliseum, as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

The Mastodons finished the 2023–24 season 23–13, 13–7 in Horizon League play, to finish in third place.^[1] They defeated Detroit Mercy,^[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions Green Bay in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament.^[3] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,^[4] where they would defeat Eastern Kentucky in the first round,^[5] and Cincinnati in the second round,^[6] before falling to eventual tournament champions Saint Louis in the Super 16.^[7]

Roster

2024–25 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Taeya Steinauer	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Lincoln Prep	Oakville, Ontario
G	4	Ella Riggs	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Furman	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	5	Audra Emmerson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Fishers High School	Fishers, Indiana
G	7	Tia Morgan (5Y)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Chicago, Illinois
G	11	Sydney Freeman (5Y)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Dayton	Albion, Indiana
G/F	12	Reese Polega	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	West Catholic High School	Grand Rapids, Michigan
G	13	Amellia Bromenschenkel	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Mendota Township High School	Mendota, Illinois
F	21	Jazzlyn Linbo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Grant Community High School	Round Lake, Illinois
G	22	Lauren Ross	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Michigan State	Muskegon, Michigan
F	23	Jordan Reid	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Indiana Wesleyan	New Palestine, Indiana
G	24	Madelyn Geers	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Kent City High School	Kent City, Michigan
F	30	Renna Schwieterman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Jay County High School	Portland, Indiana
F	32	Sydney Graber (5Y)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Central Michigan	Fort Wayne, Indiana
F	45	Hillary Offing	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Penn State Lehigh Valley	Irmo, South Carolina

Head coach

Maria Marchesano (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Steven Asher (James Madison)
Jazmyne Geist (Northern Kentucky)
Quincy Cunningham (Purdue Fort Wayne)
Shayla Sellers (Purdue Fort Wayne)
Wayne Kreiger (Manchester)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(5Y) Fifth-year senior
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 4, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 11:00 am	Olivet	W 116–23	–	20 – Ross	6 – Graber	5 – Freeman	Gates Sports Center (814) Fort Wayne, IN
Regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, B1G+	at Purdue	L 77–87	0–1	16 – Linbo	6 – Linbo	3 – tied	Mackey Arena (3,531) West Lafayette, IN
November 9, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Valparaiso	W 72–56	1–1	18 – Ross	7 – tied	5 – Bromenschenkel	Athletics–Recreation Center (493) Valparaiso, IN
November 12, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Defiance	W 104–31	2–1	15 – Ross	7 – Emmerson	5 – Graber	Memorial Coliseum (1,956) Fort Wayne, IN
November 18, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+	at No. 15 Kentucky	L 67–79	2–2	21 – Ross	7 – Ross	5 – Freeman	Memorial Coliseum (4,156) Lexington, KY
November 21, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Michigan	W 94–49	3–2	18 – Ross	5 – Bromenschenkel	4 – Linbo	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,142) Ypsilanti, MI
November 26, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Georgia State GSU Thanksgiving Classic	L 56–57	3–3	12 – Ross	11 – Bromenschenkel	6 – Freeman	GSU Convocation Center (285) Atlanta, GA
November 27, 2024* 2:00 pm, YouTube	vs. Campbell GSU Thanksgiving Classic	L 67–71 ^OT	3–4	16 – Steinauer	9 – Bromenschenkel	3 – tied	GSU Convocation Center (320) Atlanta, GA
November 28, 2024* 2:00 pm, YouTube	vs. Furman GSU Thanksgiving Classic	L 84–88 ^OT	3–5	27 – Ross	6 – Steinauer	4 – Emmerson	GSU Convocation Center (285) Atlanta, GA
December 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Robert Morris	W 68–57	4–5 (1–0)	25 – Ross	10 – Linbo	5 – Freeman	Gates Sports Center (452) Fort Wayne, IN
December 7, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Green Bay	W 67–66	5–5 (2–0)	25 – Ross	5 – tied	4 – Linbo	Gates Sports Center (478) Fort Wayne, IN
December 11, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at IU Indy	W 79–71	6–5 (3–0)	19 – Bromenschenkel	7 – Bromenschenkel	2 – tied	The Jungle (377) Indianapolis, IN
December 14, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Aquinas	W 115–41	7–5	19 – tied	8 – Bromenschenkel	4 – tied	Gates Sports Center (439) Fort Wayne, IN
December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Michigan	W 83–75	8–5	27 – Ross	9 – Bromenschenkel	3 – Freeman	Gates Sports Center (518) Fort Wayne, IN
December 28, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wright State	W 76–49	9–5 (4–0)	16 – Bromenschenkel	8 – Linbo	2 – tied	Nutter Center (1,264) Fairborn, OH
January 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Youngstown State	W 74–60	10–5 (5–0)	17 – Bromenschenkel	6 – Linbo	4 – Bromenschenkel	Gates Sports Center (474) Fort Wayne, IN
January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Oakland	W 77–37	11–5 (6–0)	21 – Freeman	11 – Ross	5 – Schwieterman	OU Credit Union O'rena (507) Rochester, MI
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Milwaukee	W 70–58	12–5 (7–0)	16 – Ross	11 – Bromenschenkel	5 – Freeman	Gates Sports Center (418) Fort Wayne, IN
January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cleveland State	W 78–75	13–5 (8–0)	19 – Ross	8 – Reid	4 – Emmerson	Wolstein Center (322) Cleveland, OH
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Kentucky	W 76–52	14–5 (9–0)	23 – Ross	6 – tied	5 – tied	Gates Sports Center (716) Fort Wayne, IN
January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Detroit Mercy	W 72–65	15–5 (10–0)	20 – Freeman	8 – Ross	5 – Linbo	Calihan Hall (405) Detroit, MI
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	IU Indy	W 82–55	16–5 (11–0)	20 – Ross	4 – tied	4 – tied	Gates Sports Center (589) Fort Wayne, IN
January 29, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Youngstown State	W 79–56	17–5 (12–0)	22 – Freeman	7 – Schwieterman	5 – Bromenschenkel	Beeghly Center (1,185) Youngstown, OH
January 31, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Robert Morris	W 63–54	18–5 (13–0)	15 – Schwieterman	7 – tied	3 – Ross	UPMC Events Center (321) Moon Township, PA
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Oakland						Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN
February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Wright State						Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Cleveland State						Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Kentucky						Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY
February 23, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Detroit Mercy						Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Milwaukee						Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Green Bay						Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI
Horizon League tournament
March 4–11, 2025 ESPN+/ESPN2	vs.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[8]^[9]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
^ "Purdue Fort Wayne women advance to tournament semifinal with 66-35 win over Detroit Mercy". 21Alive. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
^ "UWGB women's basketball is one win away from an NCAA Tournament bid. Next up: A showdown with Cleveland State". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
^ "Mastodons advance in WNIT with win over EKU". WANE 15. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
^ "WNIT: Cincinnati Bearcats women exit after being outshot by Purdue Fort Wayne". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
^ "PFW Women's Basketball Season Comes to a Close in Super 16". WFFT FOX 55 Fort Wayne. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
^ "Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

[2] "Purdue Fort Wayne women advance to tournament semifinal with 66-35 win over Detroit Mercy". 21Alive. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

[3] "UWGB women's basketball is one win away from an NCAA Tournament bid. Next up: A showdown with Cleveland State". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

[4] "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

[5] "Mastodons advance in WNIT with win over EKU". WANE 15. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

[6] "WNIT: Cincinnati Bearcats women exit after being outshot by Purdue Fort Wayne". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

[7] "PFW Women's Basketball Season Comes to a Close in Super 16". WFFT FOX 55 Fort Wayne. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

[8] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

[9] "Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

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