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

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. They defeated Detroit Mercy, before falling to eventual tournament champions Green Bay in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they would defeat Eastern Kentucky in the first round, and Cincinnati in the second round, before falling to eventual tournament champions Saint Louis in the Super 16.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | 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) Auburn Hills, 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 | W 75–46 | 19–5 (14–0) | 15 – Emmerson | 10 – Graber | 4 – Ross | Gates Sports Center (634) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wright State | W 74–52 | 20–5 (15–0) | 20 – Ross | 12 – Graber | 2 – Ross | Memorial Coliseum (2,422) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | L 52–61 | 20–6 (15–1) | 16 – Reid | 9 – Bromenschenkel | 2 – tied | Gates Sports Center (868) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | W 69–57 | 21–6 (16–1) | 17 – Freeman | 6 – tied | 3 – Emmerson | Truist Arena (1,425) Highland Heights, KY |
| February 23, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 91–62 | 22–6 (17–1) | 20 – Ross | 8 – Linbo | 6 – Linbo | Gates Sports Center (837) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | W 82–46 | 23–6 (18–1) | 12 – tied | 7 – Linbo | 4 – Emmerson | Klotsche Center (534) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | L 63–68 | 23–7 (18–2) | 18 – Bromenschenkel | 6 – tied | 6 – Freeman | Kress Events Center (3,561) Green Bay, WI |
| Horizon League tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (8) Wright State Quarterfinal | W 64–50 | 24–7 | 15 – Bromenschenkel | 9 – Linbo | 3 – tied | Gates Sports Center (845) Fort Wayne, IN |
| March 10, 2025 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Cleveland State Semifinal | W 83–65 | 25–7 | 23 – Bromenschenkel | 8 – Linbo | 6 – Emmerson | Corteva Coliseum (1,500) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 11, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (1) Green Bay Championship | L 63–75 | 25–8 | 18 – Freeman | 4 – Linbo | 3 – Emmerson | Corteva Coliseum (3,900) Indianapolis, IN |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 25, 2025* TBD | | Old Dominion/Navy Second Round | | | | | | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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