Thursday, January 10
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7:00 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
North Dakota State
Photo by: Lucas Carter
Women's Basketball to Host North Dakota State
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- The IPFW women's basketball team will play North Dakota State on Thursday, Jan. 10 at the Gates Sports Center. Each team enters the contest with an overall record of 5-10 and a Summit League mark of 1-2. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
ABOUT IPFW
The Mastodons defeated Western Illinois at home on Dec. 30 for their first Summit League win of the season, but IPFW is 1-2 in the league after losing to IUPUI and most recently at Omaha. Amanda Hyde has played great during the opening half of the season averaging 20.1 points per game to go along with 4.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists.
Erin Murphy has recently jumped into the starting lineup and her scoring average has climbed as a result as she is now second on the team at 10.6 points per game. Point guard Haley Seibert also gets involved in the offense by scoring 7.6 points per contest.
SCOUTING THE BISON
North Dakota State (5-10, 1-2) has the exact same record as IPFW entering Thursday night's contest. The Bison lost at South Dakota State in the Summit League opener and recently split a pair of games in 2013, losing 52-73 at South Dakota and winning 59-48 at home over Kansas City.
NDSU won their first two games of the 2012-13 season, but followed that effort with a three-game losing streak. A 61-56 win over Prairie View A&M pushed their win total to three, but another losing streak pushed their overall record to 3-8. The Bison did defeat Milwaukee 60-48 right before the start of the Summit League season, but the Jackrabbits killed that momentum by recording a 76-57 victory.
Dani DeGagne and Katie Birkel lead the Bison offensively each averaging nearly 12 points per game. DeGagne gets to the bucket to average 12.2 points per game. She is 0-for-17 from 3-point range. Birkel has started in all 15 games for NDSU and leads all players by averaging 33.1 minutes of court time. Birkel shoots 35 percent from the floor, and also leads the team in assists.
NDSU won their first two games of the 2012-13 season, but followed that effort with a three-game losing streak. A 61-56 win over Prairie View A&M pushed their win total to three, but another losing streak pushed their overall record to 3-8. The Bison did defeat Milwaukee 60-48 right before the start of the Summit League season, but the Jackrabbits killed that momentum by recording a 76-57 victory.
Dani DeGagne and Katie Birkel lead the Bison offensively each averaging nearly 12 points per game. DeGagne gets to the bucket to average 12.2 points per game. She is 0-for-17 from 3-point range. Birkel has started in all 15 games for NDSU and leads all players by averaging 33.1 minutes of court time. Birkel shoots 35 percent from the floor, and also leads the team in assists.
ALL-TIME SERIES
North Dakota State leads the all-time series over IPFW 12-3. The Mastodons played North Dakota State for the first time during the 1996-97 season and the Bison recorded an 83-55 victory at home. The next meeting between the two programs came during the 2005-06 season. The Bison won the first matchup 79-68 in Fargo, but IPFW came back to claim a 77-64 win over NDSU that same season in Fort Wayne. That season was significant as Chris Paul took over head coaching duties of the team on Dec. 21, 2005 after Bruce Patterson resigned from the position halfway through the season.
NDSU recorded two more wins over IPFW in 2006-07, the final season that IPFW would play as an independent before joining the Summit League in 2007-08. The Mastodons recorded two additional wins after sweeping NDSU during the 2010-11 season with a 68-55 road win and a 79-46 win at home.
LAST TIME OUT
IPFW was defeated by Omaha by the final score of 60-50. Amanda Hyde led IPFW with 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting.
The final four minutes of the game was the deciding factor between Omaha and IPFW. The score was tied at 49-49 with Erin Murphy at the free throw line. Murphy's second attempt gave IPFW a one point lead at 50-49, but the Mavericks ended the game on an 11-0 run to secure the victory.
Erin Murphy scored 14 points for IPFW and Stefanie Mauk added seven before leaving the game with an ankle injury. Haley Seibert, Courtney Ogle, and Rebecca Bruner all chipped in with two points. Rachel Mauk rounded out the scoring with a three-point field goal.
Amanda Hyde was nearly unstoppable in the first half as she paced IPFW with 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting. Hyde hit three, 3-point field goals and added a pair of free throws to keep the 'Dons within striking distance.
Erin Murphy scored the first five points of the game and added a free throw late. Haley Seibert also scored late in the half with a pair of free throws. The only other Mastodon to score in the opening 20 minutes was Rebecca Bruner who put back two points after an offensive rebound.
IPFW saw a three-point halftime deficit expand into a 10 point advantage early in the second half. The team gained their composure and battled back to take a one point lead after a Rachel Mauk 3-pointer that made the score 37-36 with 14:36 remaining. The game stayed closed for the next ten minutes, but the 11-0 run in the final 4:14 gave Omaha their 11th win of the season.
The final four minutes of the game was the deciding factor between Omaha and IPFW. The score was tied at 49-49 with Erin Murphy at the free throw line. Murphy's second attempt gave IPFW a one point lead at 50-49, but the Mavericks ended the game on an 11-0 run to secure the victory.
Erin Murphy scored 14 points for IPFW and Stefanie Mauk added seven before leaving the game with an ankle injury. Haley Seibert, Courtney Ogle, and Rebecca Bruner all chipped in with two points. Rachel Mauk rounded out the scoring with a three-point field goal.
Amanda Hyde was nearly unstoppable in the first half as she paced IPFW with 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting. Hyde hit three, 3-point field goals and added a pair of free throws to keep the 'Dons within striking distance.
Erin Murphy scored the first five points of the game and added a free throw late. Haley Seibert also scored late in the half with a pair of free throws. The only other Mastodon to score in the opening 20 minutes was Rebecca Bruner who put back two points after an offensive rebound.
IPFW saw a three-point halftime deficit expand into a 10 point advantage early in the second half. The team gained their composure and battled back to take a one point lead after a Rachel Mauk 3-pointer that made the score 37-36 with 14:36 remaining. The game stayed closed for the next ten minutes, but the 11-0 run in the final 4:14 gave Omaha their 11th win of the season.
3-POINT STREAK
The IPFW Mastodons have made a 3-point field goal in 420 straight contests, a stretch that ranks as the fourth longest active streak in NCAA Division I. Iowa State's streak is at the top of the list by making a 3-point field goal in 560 consecutive games. Sam Houston State and Connecticut rank ahead of IPFW with 512 and 486 respectively
SUMMIT POINTS
The Summit League is ranked No. 21 in Collegiate Basketball News' (rpiratings.com) RPI rankings and No. 23 in the Sagarin rankings (as of Jan. 8) ... The league has three teams ranked in the top 175 with South Dakota State leading the way at No. 80 followed by IUPUI at No. 161 and Western Illinois at No. 172... Omaha's Jamie Nash became the school's all-time leader in assists ... South Dakota State head coach Aaron Johnston earned his 301st career win, tying him with former head coach Nancy Neiber for the most in program history.
BISON AT THE BOTOM
North Dakota State is currently the worst shooting team in the Summit League posting a team field goal percentage of .360. Their 3-point field goal percentage is also worst in the league at .243.
FREEBIES
Erin Murphy and Amanda Hyde are the top free throw shooters in the league as Murphy leads all players with an 86.8 free throw percentage and Hyde is next in line at 84.9. The team is currently ranked sixth in the nation, posting a team percentage of 78.2.
North Dakota State also shoots the ball well from the charity stripe. The Bison are currently ranked 15th in the nation with a team free throw percentage of 76.4.
North Dakota State also shoots the ball well from the charity stripe. The Bison are currently ranked 15th in the nation with a team free throw percentage of 76.4.
SUMMIT LEAGUE LEADER
Junior Amanda Hyde leads the Summit League with a scoring average of 20.1 points per game. She most recently dropped 20 points at Omaha.
HYDE SCORES 43 AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Amanda Hyde scored a career-high 43 points in a 78-65 win over Southern Illinois. The 43 points placed her in a tie for second all-time in Summit League history, and also tied the IPFW school record for most points in a game.
43 points puts Hyde in a tie for the highest single-game total in NCAA Division I this season. Shareta Brown of Detroit scored 43 against Lourdes on Dec. 10. Other student-athlete to score more than 40 include Amy Patton of Northern Arizona who scored 41 points against Bradley on Nov. 24, Kevi Luper of Oral Roberts who dropped 40 points against Missouri State on Nov. 29, Diamond Ford of Texas State who scored 40 points vs. San Jose St. on Dec. 29, and Alexis Govan of Western Kentucky who scored 40 points vs. North Texas on Dec. 29.
43 points puts Hyde in a tie for the highest single-game total in NCAA Division I this season. Shareta Brown of Detroit scored 43 against Lourdes on Dec. 10. Other student-athlete to score more than 40 include Amy Patton of Northern Arizona who scored 41 points against Bradley on Nov. 24, Kevi Luper of Oral Roberts who dropped 40 points against Missouri State on Nov. 29, Diamond Ford of Texas State who scored 40 points vs. San Jose St. on Dec. 29, and Alexis Govan of Western Kentucky who scored 40 points vs. North Texas on Dec. 29.
UP NEXT
IPFW will return to the Gates Sports Center on Saturday, Jan. 12 to play against South Dakota State at 2 p.m. EST.
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