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Friday, November 11
Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Cincinnati
Photo by: Lucas Carter
Women's Basketball Opens in Cincinnati on Friday
11/11/2011 9:53:00 AM | Women's Basketball
PRE-GAME NOTES
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW Mastodons open the 2011-12 regular season in Cincinnati, Ohi, where the 'Dons will face off against the Bearcats of Cincinnati, in a 7:00 p.m. tip-off.
Opponent: Cincinnati (9-20 last season)
When: Friday, November 11, 7 p.m.
Where: Cincinnati, Ohio.; Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Radio: IPFW Internet Radio (Mike Maahs, play-by-play)
Live Stats: Cincinnati Gametracker
Streaming Video: Catsvision All-Access
QUICK HITTERS
• IPFW is 15-20 all-time in season openers, and are 0-8 all-time against teams from the Big East
• Last season IPFW played in its first post-season basketball tournament as part of NCAA Division I when they competed in the Women's Basketball Invitational, falling to Cleveland State
• IPFW head coach is the winningest coach in program history at 72-98
• The Mastodons have made a three-point basket in 375 consecutive games, the sixth longest active streak in the NCAA
• IPFW senior Stephanie Rosado was named to the Summit League Preseason First Team
• IPFW's 20 wins last season set a program Division I record, and was the first time since 1995-96 that the 'Dons have reached 20 wins in a season
• Last season's second seed in the conference tournament was the highest since joining the Summit League
• Senior Anne Boese currently ranks eighth in Summit League history with 222 career three-point baskets made, and trails the all-time conference leader (Brenna Doty of Buffalo) by 40.
• IPFW graduated two players, Jordan Zuppe and Chelsey Jackson, who each became members of the 1,000-point club last season.
SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
Cincinnati comes into the game after a 9-20 season the year before the difficult Big East Conference.
In its exhibition game, the Bearcats topped the Northern Kentucky Norse 72-66. Michigan transfer Dayeesha Hollins led Cincinnati with a game-high 18 points, while Jeanise Randolph and Chanel Chisolm scored 15 and 14 points, each.
Randolph pulled down nine rebounds to lead the team, as the Bearcats out-rebounded the Norse 33-26. Alyesha Lovett dished out three assists off of the bench, as Chisolm and Hollins each picked up two steals.
LAST TIME OUT
Despite seven players with eight or more points, including five in double figures, IPFW dropped its exhibition opener to Ashland on Tuesday evening, behind a 47-point second half by the Eagles, by a 79-74 final score.
Anne Boese scored a team-high 14 points, making 4-of-9 from long range, while Amanda Hyde scored 12, including five points in the final 14 seconds. Hillary Moore, in her first action in an IPFW uniform, scored 11 points, while twins Stefanie and Rachel Mauk each scored 10 in their Mastodon debut. Erin Murphy and Sarah Haluska narrowly missed double figures with nine and eight points, respectively.
Haluska, Moore, and Stefanie Mauk each pulled down six rebounds, while Hyde and Rachel Mauk dished out five and four assists apiece.
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