Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons women's basketball

College basketball team

Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons

2023–24 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons women's basketball team

University

Purdue University Fort Wayne

First season

1976–77

Head coach

Maria Marchesano (3rd season)

Conference

Horizon League

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Arena

Hilliard Gates Sports Center
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (select games)
(Capacity: 2,700 (Hilliard)
13,000 (Coliseum))

Nickname

Mastodons

Student section

The Blue Crew

Colors

Black and gold^[1]

Home

Away

NCAA tournament appearances

1990*, 1992*, 1996*
* Division II

The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons women's basketball team represents Purdue University Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League.

Fort Wayne began play in women's basketball in 1976. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, they have an all-time record of 433–568. They joined Division I in 2001.^[2]

Postseason

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Mastodons made three appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 0–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1990	First Round	Oakland	L, 83–87
1992	First Round	Washburn	L, 67–82
1996	First Round	Lake Superior State	L, 71–79

References

^ "Purdue Fort Wayne Branding Released". GoMastodons.com. June 7, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ http://static.gomastodons.com/custompages/Stats/WBB/2016-17/PDF/2016_WBB_Quick_Facts.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

External links

Official website

Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons women's basketball

Venues

Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (2001–2013; select games 2014–present)
Hilliard Gates Sports Center (1981–2001, 2013–present)

Culture & lore

History

People

Head coaches

Seasons

1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24

v t e Purdue University Fort Wayne
Located in: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Facilities	Hefner Soccer Complex Hilliard Gates Sports Center Mastodon Field
Athletics	Baseball Basketball Men's Women's
Media	The Communicator Mastodon Minutes
Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne disbanded on July 1, 2018

v t e Horizon League women's basketball
Teams	Cleveland State Vikings Detroit Mercy Titans Green Bay Phoenix IUPUI Jaguars (becoming IUI Jaguars in 2024) Milwaukee Panthers Northern Kentucky Norse Oakland Golden Grizzlies Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Robert Morris Colonials Wright State Raiders Youngstown State Penguins
Championships & awards	Horizon League women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24