Purdue wears down IPFW

Mastodon tracks

Jessica Hall gave up only three hits to IPFW and the UCLA softball team defeated the Mastodons 8-0 on Saturday to end IPFW's season at the NCAA Regional in Louisville, Ky.Saturday

Mastodons to regionals

IPFW senior Theresa McHugh and freshman Rachel Dincoff have earned spots at the NCAA East Region Preliminary Championships, which begins May 23 in Greensboro, N.C.Thursday

Softball players honored

IPFW junior Ashleigh Bousquet and sophomore Larissa Franklin were named to the Summit League Softball Academic All-League team, as voted on by the schools’ faculty athletics representatives and sports information directors.Wednesday

Eventually, the Purdue train got untracked.

Eventually, the 14th-ranked Boilermakers that had been taken to the mat in the first half by IPFW got a full head of steam and took care of the Mastodons 69-54 before 1,124 fans inside the Gates Center on Thursday.

Purdue had zipped to a 12-0 lead, only to have IPFW (3-5) get within two points on two occasions late in the first half. But the Boilermakers (8-1) scored the last five points of the first half and outscored IPFW 11-2 to open the second to take over.

IPFW made its own second-half run when Haley Seibert dropped two three-pointers from the right side and Amanda Hyde made four free throws - all to get the Mastodons to within 43-36. But Purdue took off again on another 12-0 spurt to finally put away IPFW.

Hyde led IPFW with 26 points, including going 14 of 14 from the free-throw line.

Courtney Moses had 19 points for Purdue, and Drey Mingo, the Boilermakers 6-foot-2 center, added 15 points and 11 rebounds.