Author: Gavin Greer

Purdue Fort Wayne’s Baseball Team Wins One of Three Games In Weekend Series Against Wright State

By Gavin Greer

Purdue Fort Wayne’s baseball team collect one win this weekend in a three game series against Wright State.

This was an important series for the Mastodons as Wright State is the reigning champions of the Horizon League.

PFW’s weekend series started on Friday with a double header where they collected their lone win in the first game. The team had Saturday off before the series ended Sunday afternoon.

The Mastodons won the first game of the series 12-10. Jacob Walker was PFW’s best batter as he went 3/5, scored two runs and drove in two RBIs.

Bryce Martens got the win and Mac Ayers got the save for PFW. Ayers led PFW with three strikeouts in this game.

PFW’s second game of Friday ended as a 2-6 loss. PFW struggled batting in this game as they only had three hits as a team.

PFW’s best batter in this game was Ben Higgins as he went 1/4, scored a run, and drove in two RBIs.

PFW’s Enas Hayden took the loss as he allowed three runs in one inning.

The series came to an end today in a 4-13 loss. PFW did better batting in this game, but the team pitched poorly.

PFW’s best batter in this game was Jacob Walker who went 2/5 and scored one run.

PFW’s Jacob Meyer took the loss today as he allowed six runs in 2.2 innings.

PFW is now 4-16 on the season and are 1-2 in Horizon League Play.

PFW’s next matchup will be Tuesday against Bowling Green.

Home play will begin for the Mastodons as they have a three game weekend series against Northern Kentucky.

By Sports , , , Leave a Comment

Purdue Fort Wayne Men’s Volleyball Team Hands Loyola Chicago Their First MIVA Loss

By Gavin Greer

Purdue Fort Wayne men’s volleyball team defeated #9 ranked Loyola Chicago yesterday in five sets, 3-2. Set scores were 25-18, 27-25, 23-25, 20-25, and 15-12.

This was the first time that Loyola has lost in MIVA play this year.

The Mastodons had a good serving night as they had seven aces compared to Loyola’s three. Mark Frazier led PFW in this stat with three aces. Loyola was led by Dan Mangun who had two.

Loyola led the match in kills. They had 58 kills compared to PFW’s 51. Loyola was led by Cole Schlothauer and Parker Van Buren who each had 19. PFW was led in this stat by Jon Diedrich who had 19.

With their loss Loyola fell to 17-3 on the season. They are now 8-1 in conference play. They remain 1st in the MIVA.

Their next matchup will come against Lewis University on Thursday.

With the win PFW moved to 13-9 on the season. They are 4-4 in conference play. They are tied for 6th in the MIVA with Lewis University.

PFW’s next matchup will be Thursday against McKendree.

By Sports , , , Leave a Comment

Purdue Fort Wayne Men’s Volleyball Team Loses In Straight Sets to #14 Ranked Charleston

By Gavin Greer

Purdue Fort Wayne men’s volleyball team was defeated in straight sets, 3-0, tonight by #14 ranked Charleston.

PFW was able to keep the match tight all night but would just fall short in each set.

The Mastodons led the match in kills as they had 46 compared to Charleston’s 42. Jon Diedrich led PFW in this stat with 14 kills. In the third set Diedrich reached his 1,000th career kill.

Garret Schnitker led Charleston with 14 kills.

While PFW gathered more kills than Charleston, they also gathered more attack errors. PFW had 21 attack errors while Charleston just had eight.

PFW also struggled with their hitting percent as they hit .248% as a team. Charleston did better in this statistic as they hit .447%.

Charleston had the upper hand in blocks as they had 11 total blocks to PFW’s four. Charleston had 22 block assists and PFW had just six. Charleston was led in this stat by Diego Villafane, Veit Bils, and Will Kimenhour who each had five. PFW was led in blocks by Axel Melendez Watts, Mark Frazier, Carlos Mercado, and Bryce Walker who each had two.

With the win Charleston moves to 18-2 on the season. They are 3-1 in conference play and sit in 2nd in the EIVA. Their next match will be on Tuesday against Alderson Broaddus University.

With the loss PFW falls to 12-9 on the season. They are 3-4 in conference play and sit at 5th in the MIVA.

PFW will have to play another ranked opponent tomorrow as they face off against #9 Loyola Chicago.

By Sports , , , Leave a Comment

Purdue Fort Wayne’s Softball Team Falls in a Close Contest with Butler

By Gavin Greer

Purdue Fort Wayne’s softball team fell 4-5 tonight against Butler in a close contest that was decided in the final inning. This game was PFW’s home opener.

The game started with Butler taking a 0-3 lead over PFW as Kennedy Peckinpaugh allowed three runs in the 1st inning before being replaced by Grace Brinkerhoff.

Peckingpaugh ended the day with an ERA of 31.50. This moves her ERA on the season to 27.00.

PFW eventually got on the score board in the 4th inning as they scored two runs. They doubled their score in the 5th inning taking a 4-3 lead over Butler.

PFW’s Alyson Quinlan took over pitching in the 6th inning. She ended up getting the loss as she allowed two runs in the 7th which made the final score 4-5.

Butler’s Rylyn Dyer was credited with the win and Sydney Cammon got the save.

PFW’s Brooke Wintlend was the team’s best batter today as she went 2/3 with one of the hits being a home run. She scored one run herself and drove in two RBI’s.

With the win, Butler moves to 8-18 on the season. Their next matchup will be Friday against St. John’s. This will be the first of a three game series.

With the loss, PFW falls to 5-16 on the season. Their next games will be March 21st against Youngstown State as the two teams will play a double header.

By Sports , , , Leave a Comment

Purdue Fort Wayne Women’s Basketball Team’s Season Comes to an End in Loss to Green Bay.

By Gavin Greer

Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team fell to top seeded Green Bay last night in a 69-65 loss. This loss in the Horizon League Semifinal marks the end of PFW’s season.

The Mastodons put up a good fight against the top seeded Green Bay. PFW looked good as they took a 17-7 lead in the 1st quarter. This hot start faded as they were only able to hold onto a tie at the half. In the third quarter they ended up being down five. In the 4th quarter the team fought back and got the score within four. While they still lost, they were able to keep the game competitive.

PFW shot good from the line but did not shoot well from the field or from three. The team shot 40.0% from the field and 25.8% from three. The team shot perfect from the free throw line going nine for nine.

Green Bay had a slightly better shooting performance as they shot 41.4% from the field, 40.0% from three and 86.7% from the free throw line.

Shayla Sellers, in her last game with the team, led PFW with 21 points, three rebounds, two assists, one block and two steals. Green Bay was led by Cassie Schiltz who had 17 points, seven rebounds and one assist.

PFW had a good defensive night against Green Bay. As a team PFW had 11 steals and three blocks. Amellia Bromenschenkel led the team with four steals. Sellers, Bromenschenkel and Jazzlyn Linbo each had one block.

Green Bay also performed well defensively as the team had seven blocks and five steals. Jasmine Kondrakiewicz led the team with five blocks. Bailey Butler led the team, in steals, with three.

With their win Green Bay has moved on to play in today’s Horizon League Women’s Championship against Cleveland State. This matchup is the top seed against the second seed.

PFW ends their season with a 14-19 record. They ended their season as the 6th seed in the Horizon League. PFW only had three seniors this year, Riley Ott, Sellers and Sylare Starks, so the team will have a majority of their team return next year to try to make it past the semifinals.

By Sports , , , Leave a Comment

Purdue Fort Wayne Women’s Basketball Team Defeats IUPUI In Quarterfinal of the Horizon League Tournament.

By Gavin Greer

Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team defeats IUPUI tonight in a 73-69 victory. With this win PFW moves onto the Horizon League semifinals. PFW had a strong lead for most of the game but IUPUI tied it with 3:10 left in the game. PFW retook the lead and closed out the game.

The Mastodons had a great shooting night as they went 53% from the field, 57% from three and 57% from the line. IUPUI could not connect at that level as they shot 43% from the field, 25% from three and 65% from the free throw line.

PFW was led offensively tonight by Amellia Bromenschenkel who had 18 points, three rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal. IUPUI was led by Jazmyn Turner who had 24 points, 12 rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal.

IUPUI had the edge in rebounds tonight as they had 38 compared to PFW’s 24. IUPUI was led in this stat by Turner who had 12 rebounds. PFW was led by Aubrey Stupp in this stat who had seven boards.

With this loss IUPUI’s season came to an end. They ended the season with a 17-12 record. They were 3rd in the Horizon League.

PFW will play in the Horizon League tournament semifinals on Monday.

By Sports , , , Leave a Comment

Purdue Fort Wane Men’s Basketball Team Falls to Detroit Mercy in the First Round of the Horizon League Tournament.

By Gavin Greer

Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball team‘s season ended tonight in a 66-81 loss to Detroit mercy.

The Mastodons had a poor shooting night as they went 38.3% from the field, 28.6% from three and 75.0% from the free throw line. Detroit Mercy shot far better as they went 47.5% from the field, 40.0% from three and 81.3% from the free throw line.

PFW was led on offense tonight by Bobby Planutis. Planutis led the mastodons with 20 points, one assist, six rebounds and three steals. Detroit Mercy was led by Antoine Davis who had 38 points, eight assists, eight rebounds and four steals.

Detroit had the edge in tonight in rebounds. Detroit had 37 rebounds compared to PFW who had 34. Detroit was led in this stat by Davis who had eight. PFW was led in this stat by Planutis who had six.

With the win Detroit Mercy move on to play in the tournaments second round on Thursday.

With the loss PFW comes to an end.

The Mastodons took a step back this year after last years success. PFW was second in the Horizon League last season and were the regular season champions. This year they fall in the first round of the tournament and end the season 6th in the Horizon League.

By Uncategorized , , , Leave a Comment

Purdue Fort Wane Women’s Basketball Team Defeats Detroit Mercy in the First Round of the Horizon League Tournament.

By Gavin Greer

Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team beat the Detroit mercy tonight in a 65-61 victory. With this win Purdue Fort Wayne moves on to play in the second round of the Horizon League Tournament on Thursday. PFW had a good lead until the end of the game, but Detroit’s comeback fell short.

The Mastodons shot well today as they went 43.6% from the field, 41.2% from three and 76.9% from the free throw line. Detroit Mercy went 47.4% from the field, 43.8% from three and 0.0% from the free throw line.

PFW was led on offense tonight by Audra Emmerson. Emmerson led the mastodons with 16 points, one assist and two rebounds. Detroit Mercy was led by Emma Trawally Porta who had 12 points, three assists, 12 rebounds and two blocks.

Detroit Mercy had the edge in rebounds tonight but this did not change the result. Detroit had 40 rebounds compared to PFW who had 24. Detroit was led in this stat by Porta who had 12. PFW was led in this stat by Shayla Sellers who had seven.

With the loss Detroit Mercy end their season with a 5-25 record.

At this point it is unknown who PFW will play in the second round as games are still ongoing.

By Sports , , , Leave a Comment

Purdue Fort Wayne’s Baseball Team Swept By Bethune-Cookman In Four Game Weekend Series.

By Gavin Greer

Over the weekend Purdue Fort Wayne faced off against Bethune-Cookman in a four game weekend series. The Mastodons had a rough weekend as they lost each game.

The first game of the series was played Friday, the next two were played Saturday and the final game was played earlier today.

The first game of the series ended in a 8-13 loss. PFW had a good day at the plate as they totaled 12 hits with two of the hits being home runs. The Mastodons pitchers struggled in this matchup as three of the five pitchers that threw in this game allowed two or more runs.

The first game of Saturday ended in a 5-9 loss. Jarret Bickel had a great game for the Mastodons as he hit 4/5 and added one run. Caileb Johnson also had a great game as he went 3/4, with one run scored and three RBIs. PFW’s pitching struggled early as Jacob Meyer allowed six runs in 4.2 innings.

PFW’s second game of Saturday ended in a 4-7 loss. This was the closest game of the weekend for the Mastodons. Ben Higgins performed well for the Mastodons as he went 2/4 and scored a run. PFW’s pitching struggled again as Rex Stills allowed Bethune-Cookman to get five runs in six innings.

The weekend series ended today with a 0-10 loss. As a team PFW only totaled thee hits. They struck out more times, five, than they reached base. PFW’s pitching looked bad all weekend. Mac Ayers allowed five runs in 3.2 innings pitched.

PFW now sits at 1-7 on the season. They have lost six straight.

Their next time out will be in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They will play four games from Mar. 3 to Mar. 5.

In this four game span they will play Ball State twice, Wake Forest and Cornell.

By Sports , , Leave a Comment

Purdue Fort Wayne’s Softball Team Wins One Game In Weekend Tournament.

By Gavin Greer

Over the weekend Purdue Fort Wayne’s softball team competed in the 2023 Aces Home Tournament #2. From Friday to today the team played five games in the tournament. Out of the five, they came away only winning one matchup.

The team played two games on Friday, two games on Saturday and one game today.

The Mastodons first game of the tournament was against Bowling Green. This was their only win of the tournament as they won 3-2. Pitcher Alanah Jones picked up her third win of the season. She pitched all seven innings totaling five strikeouts. Taryn Jenkins was PFW’s best batter as she went 1/2 batting picking up a run and a walk.

In PFW’s second game on Friday they lost 2-3 to Evansville. PFW’s pitchers did well, but the Mastodons were not able to outbat the Aces. Bailey Manos was PFW’s best batter as she was the only player to get a hit. Grace Hollopeter and Jenkins reached base on walks.

PFW’s first game on Saturday ended in a 2-5 loss to St. Thomas. PFW did better batting in this game as they had six hits. Unfortunately these hits did not result in scores, so PFW was not able to stay in the game.

In their second game on Saturday PFW lost in extra innings to Evansville 4-5. PFW had the lead in the 8th inning but allowed two runs to lose the game. Hollopeter went 2/5, scored one run and totaled one RBI.

Today PFW played their last game of the tournament against St. Thomas. This game was thei biggest loss of the weekend as they fell 1-5. PFW struggled at the plate. Their best batter was Hollopeter. She batted 1/3 and scored one run.

Following the completion of the tournament, PFW sits at 4-12 on the season. They will have a chance to improve this record next weekend as they travel to Bloomington to play in the Hoosier Classic.

PFW will face off against four opponents from Mar. 3 to Mar. 4. They will play Green Bay, IU, and Wisconsin. The matchup against Wisconsin will be a double header.

By Sports , , Leave a Comment