Women's Basketball Headlines

Women’s Basketball Hires Assistant
IPFW head women’s basketball coach Bruce Patterson has announced the hiring of Niecee Nelson as an assistant coach with the Mastodons. (more)

 

Women’s Basketball Signs Three
IPFW women’s basketball head coach Bruce Patterson has announced his recruiting class for the 2004-05 season. (more)

 

Gearlds Named Co-Player of the Year
IPFW senior forward Amy Gearlds has been selected by the Division I Independent women’s basketball coaches as Co-Player of the Year. (more)

 

Women’s Basketball loses Finale
The Valparaiso Lady Crusaders used a 37-8 run over, a 15-minute stretch, to easily out-distance the Mastodons, in the 2003-04 season finale, 80-65. (more)

 

Gearlds, Bruening a Big Hit on Senior Night
Seniors Amy Gearlds and Maggie Bruening played their final games at the Gates Center on Monday night, and in fine fashion, they led IPFW to an 82-69 win over Wright State University. (more)

 

Mastodons Fall in OT
Texas A&M Corpus Christi’s Nicole Duncan tied it in regulation, and hit what proved to be the game-winner in overtime, and the Islanders held off the IPFW Mastodons 82-79, on Friday night in Texas. (more)

 

Gearlds Moves to 3rd All-Time in Loss to UTPA
Senior forward Amy Gearlds has now moved into 3rd place on the All-Time career scoring list in IPFW women’s basketball history. Gearlds scored 11 points in IPFW’s 80-55 loss at the University of Texas-Pan American on Thursday night. (more)

 

Green Bay Tops IPFW
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay turned a close first half into a second half runaway Saturday night at the Phoenix Sports Center. UWGB used a 20-4 run to outdistance the Mastodons 77-54. (more)

 

Panthers Cruise to Win
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers hit the ground running, and didn't stop until the final buzzer on Thursday night, beating IPFW 87-67 at the US Cellular Arena.
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Gearlds Hits 1,500 Point Mark in Loss to UIC
Senior forward Amy Gearlds became only the fourth player in IPFW women’s basketball history to eclipse the 1,500 point mark on Saturday night, in the Mastodons 91-68 loss to the University of Illinois-Chicago at the Gates Center. (more)

 

Islanders Hold Off ‘Dons
In a very close game at the Hilliard Gates Center on Wednesday night, it was the Islanders of Texas A&M Corpus Christi holding off IPFW 76-68. (more)

 

Lady Broncs Edge Mastodons
In a game of runs and comebacks, the University of Texas-Pan American Lady Broncs had just enough down the stretch to top IPFW 75-72, Saturday afternoon at the Gates Center.(more)

 

Gearlds Rains "Threes" on Vikings
Cleveland State's scouting report must have read "Don't let Amy Gearlds beat us." And, for most of the first-half, that plan worked, but Gearlds got loose in the second half, and helped shoot IPFW to an 82-81 win Monday night at Goodman Arena. (more)

Penguins Skate Past Mastodons
Youngstown State University used a 15-5 run at the beginning of the second half to pull away from IPFW, on the way to a 72-62 win at the Beeghly Center Saturday afternoon, in women’s college basketball. (more)

 

IPFW Falls to Wisconsin-Green Bay
Nicole Soulis scored a game-high 24 points, as the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix improved to 11-5 on the season with an 80-71 win over IPFW, Thursday night at the Hilliard Gates Center. (more)

 

Gearlds/Bibbs Still Ranked Nationally
The NCAA weekly statistical release for Division-I women’s basketball continues to find IPFW’s Amy Gearlds and Verea Bibbs ranked among the Nation’s elite in some offensive categories. (more)

 

Mastodons Drop Cougars
The IPFW women's basketball team overcame a sluggish first half to top Chicago State 84-64, Monday night at the Memorial Coliseum. (more)

 

Gearlds-Bibbs Hit National Rankings
In the latest Division-I Women’s Basketball rankings, two IPFW Mastodons are listed among the Nation’s elite. (more)

 

Bibbs 23-Point Effort Not Enough
Junior center Verea Bibbs tossed in a game-high 23 points tonight against the Wisconsin Lady Badgers, but it wasn’t enough, as IPFW falls to UW 75-59, at the Kohl Center. (more)

 

Gearlds Stays Hot in Loss to Rams
Senior forward Amy Gearlds continued her torrid scoring pace, ripping the nets for 23 points Friday night, but Colorado State snapped the Mastodons' 3-game winning streak with a 78-63 win. (more)

 

Gearlds & Co. Shoot Down Air Force
For the second consecutive game, IPFW senior forward Amy Gearlds torched the nets for 30 points. Gearlds and the Mastodons dropped the Air Force Academy 83-70 Wednesday night at Clune Arena. (more)

 

Gearlds’ Drops 31 on Morehead State
Mastodons win 2nd Straight
IPFW senior forward Amy Gearlds poured in a game-high 31 points to lead the Mastodons to a 102-82 win over Morehead State University at the Gates Center on Monday night. (more)

Bibbs Rings in “New Year” with Twice the Fun
Junior center Verea Bibbs (Euclid, OH) picked the last day of the year to have her best game of the season. Bibbs’ double-double of 27 points and 19 rebounds helped lead IPFW to a 78-72 win over Murray State, Wednesday afternoon at the Gates Center. (more)

 

IPFW Has Tough Time with Indiana State
Indiana State University registered five players in double figures, in a 104-61 beating of IPFW, Wednesday night at the Hilliard Gates Center. (more)

 

IPFW Holds off Utah State
A twenty-point first half lead evaporated in front of their eyes, but the IPFW women’s basketball team found a way to get it done on Sunday, with an 83-74 win over Utah State University at the Gates Center. (more)

 

Valpo Cruises to 26-point Win
The IPFW women's basketball team fell to 1-7 on the year, with an 86-60 loss to Valparaiso, on Wednesday night at the Memorial Coliseum. (more)

 

Falcons Soar Over IPFW
Bowling Green shot "lights-out" on Saturday afternoon, beating IPFW 91-68, in women's basketball action at Anderson Arena in Bowling Green, Ohio. (more)

 

Women’s Basketball signs Two
IPFW head women’s basketball coach Bruce Patterson has announced the signing of two players for the 2004-2005 season. (more)

 

Furious Second Half Comeback Fuels IPFW
Down by as many as 18 points in the first half, the IPFW women’s basketball team decided it was time to dig in and fight for their first victory of the season. And, when the final buzzer sounded the Mastodons had completed the comeback with a 55-54 win over the University of Akron, Tuesday afternoon at Rhodes Arena. (more)

 

Mastodons Lose in Coca Cola Consolation
The Stony Brook women's basketball team opened the second half with a 22-6 run and never looked back, topping IPFW 83-66 in the consolation game of the Coca-Cola Billiken Classic, Saturday evening at Saint Louis University. (more)

 

Women's Basketball Still Searching for "W"
They finally got the start they had been looking for, but couldn't hold on late. The IPFW women's basketball team dropped a close one to the University of Arkansas-Little Rock, in the first round of the Saint Louis Coca Cola Classic, 70-64. (more)

 

Women’s Basketball Falls to Ball State
The Ball State Cardinals dropped the Mastodons to 0-3 on the season Tuesday night, at the Memorial Coliseum, with a 93-75 win. (more)

 

Mastodons Battle, but Fall to Louisville
A slow first half was the downfall Sunday for the Mastodons women's basketball team, as they begin the 2003-04 season 0-2, with an 81-70 loss to Louisville at Freedom Hall. (more)

 

IPFW Women Fall to Kentucky in Opener
Led by senior center SeSe Helm’s ninth career double-double, the Kentucky Wildcats downed IPFW 79-59 in the Mastodons’ season opener in Lexington, KY. (more)

 

Mastodons Defeat Cross-town Rival
The Mastodons took the court for the first time this season in an exhibition against cross-town rival St. Francis University and came out victorious, 92-73. (more)