Old Dominion (18-15) at Purdue Fort Wayne (25-8)
Game Info – Tuesday, March 25 at 7 p.m. ET
Location – Hilliard Gates Sports Center (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
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NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion women’s basketball faces Purdue Fort Wayne, the runner up out of the Horizon League, in the second round of the WNIT this Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. Matthew Hatfield and Shonda Deberry will cover the game on ESPN Sports Radio 94.1 FM and live stats will also be available.
The Series
This is the first meeting between both programs.
About ODU
The Monarchs (18-15) are coming off a 21-point win against Navy in the first round of the WNIT, 63-42. En’Dya Buford led the Monarchs with 18 points on 50% shooting and added two steals. Kelsey Thompson (9 points and 12 rebounds) and Simone Cunningham (11 points and 9 rebounds) with both almost recording a double-double. The Monarchs had control of the game from the start and finished the game holding their opponent to 20.5% shooting while creating seven steals on the defensive end.
The Monarchs are scoring 67.2 ppg and allow 64.9 ppg for a +2.2-scoring margin. The team is shooting a combined 37.7% from the field, including 29.5% from distance, and 68.7% at the free-throw line. ODU ranks sixth nationally with 16.2 offensive rebounds per game and 10th with 42.48 rebounds per game. The Monarchs are second in their conference in three-point percentage defense (28.3%) and third for free throw attempts per game (19.58).
About Purdue Fort Wayne
The Mastodons (25-8) finished second in the Horizon League regular season before losing in the semifinal game of the Horizon League tournament. They are led by Lauren Ross who averages 15.5 points per game while being the nation’s leader in three-point shooting with a 47.7% clip from beyond the arc. Ross is also the nation's leader in free throw percentage shooting 94.4% from the line.
Purdue Fort Wayne as a team is one of the nation’s best scoring teams, ranking in the Top 25 for scoring margin (+15.9) and Top 15 in both three-point percentage (37.6%) and three pointers per game (9.3). They hold opponents to 59.8 points per game while averaging 75.6 points per game. They also rank 17th in the country in turnover margin (6.42).
The Mastodons have the highest NET ranking of all teams left in the WNIT field with a ranking of 88.
Up Next
The winner of the game goes on to play Butler in the Super 16 round.