Friday, November 14
Champaign, Ill.
4 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Illinois
Women's Basketball Tips Off Regular Season At Illinois
11/13/2014 12:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The IPFW women's basketball team kicks off its 2014-15 regular season with a trip to Illinois to face the Big Ten opponent on November 14 with tipoff set for 4 p.m.
Gameday Information
When: Friday, November 14 | 4 p.m.
Where: Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center (17,085)
Radio: IPFW Internet Radio; Mike Maahs, play-by-play
Live Stats: Illinois Gametracker
Live Video: Big Ten Network Plus
Series History: Illinois leads 3-0
Last Meeting: Illinois def. IPFW 64-44 | Nov. 14, 2008 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
IPFW Mastodons 0-0, 0-0 Summit league
Last Game: W, 98-65 vs. Goshen (Nov. 6)
Coach: Chris Paul | 10th Season
Returning Scoring Leader: Haley Seibert | 16.7 ppg
Returning Rebounding Leader: Mur Hagerman | 2.8 rpg
Returning Assist Leader: Haley Seibert | 2.6 apg
Illinois Fighting Illini 0-0, 0-0 Big Ten
Last Game: W, 108-38 vs. Millikin (Nov. 8)
Coach: Matt Bollant | 3rd Season
Returning Scoring Leader: Ivory Crawford | 14.4 ppg
Returning Rebounding Leader:Ivory Crawford | 5.9 rpg
Returning Assist Leader: Alexis Smith | 2.8 apg
All-Time Results vs. Illinois
Overall: 0-3
Home: 0-1
Away: 0-2
Neutral: 0-0
On This Date...November 14 (1-3)
Season Openers...
The IPFW women's basketball team has an all-time record of 15-23 in its season openers. The 'Dons have dropped their last four openers, three of which came on the road. The last time IPFW won its season opener was against Wright State in the Gates Center on Nov. 14, 2009, 83-67. IPFW is 2-6 all-time in season openers under coach Chris Paul.
The last time IPFW won their season opener on the road was Nov. 16, 2001 when they defeated Chicago State in overtime 84-83. Amy Gearlds had 29 points in that game on 10-of-15 shooting. The 'Dons came back from being down five at the half
Three-Point Streak...
The IPFW Mastodons have made a 3-point field goal in 465 straight contests, a stretch that ranks as the third 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 612 consecutive games. Sam Houston State is the only other team head of IPFW with 563.
Summit League Preseason Poll...
IPFW was picked to finish sixth in the Summit League preseason poll of the league's head coaches. The Mastodons received 202 points as coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams.
South Dakota State was tabbed as the preseason favorite to win the 2014 -15 Summit League Championship, receiving 27 first-place votes to finish atop the poll with 513 points.
2014-15 Summit League Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
Perfection...
In their home opener last season against Indiana on November 12, the Mastodons set a new school record as they were a perfect 24-for-24 from the free throw line in the game. That mark ended the season atop Division I for most free throws made without a miss, two more than Southern Mississippi's 22-for-22.
Shooting the lights out...
At the conclusion of the 2013-14 season, IPFW was one of only four teams the be ranked in the top-30 of all Division I programs in field-goal (30th), free-throw (4th), and three-point (7th) percentages. The other three teams included: Connecticut, Minnesota, and Notre Dame.
Freebies...
The Mastodons finished the 2013-14 season fourth in Division I as a team posting a free-throw percentage of 78.7, behind Iowa St., Saint Joseph's and Nebraska who finished the year at 80.4, 80.1, and 79.8, respectively. This is the second consecutive year that IPFW has finished fourth among all Division I schools in free throw percentage.
Over the past three seasons, IPFW has ranked in the top-20 in free throw percentage each year. The Mastodons are one of only four schools to do so. The others are: Florida International, Notre Dame, and Utah State.
Gameday Information
When: Friday, November 14 | 4 p.m.
Where: Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center (17,085)
Radio: IPFW Internet Radio; Mike Maahs, play-by-play
Live Stats: Illinois Gametracker
Live Video: Big Ten Network Plus
Series History: Illinois leads 3-0
Last Meeting: Illinois def. IPFW 64-44 | Nov. 14, 2008 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
IPFW Mastodons 0-0, 0-0 Summit league
Last Game: W, 98-65 vs. Goshen (Nov. 6)
Coach: Chris Paul | 10th Season
Returning Scoring Leader: Haley Seibert | 16.7 ppg
Returning Rebounding Leader: Mur Hagerman | 2.8 rpg
Returning Assist Leader: Haley Seibert | 2.6 apg
Illinois Fighting Illini 0-0, 0-0 Big Ten
Last Game: W, 108-38 vs. Millikin (Nov. 8)
Coach: Matt Bollant | 3rd Season
Returning Scoring Leader: Ivory Crawford | 14.4 ppg
Returning Rebounding Leader:Ivory Crawford | 5.9 rpg
Returning Assist Leader: Alexis Smith | 2.8 apg
All-Time Results vs. Illinois
| 2/22/2005 | A | Illinois | L, 37-86 | Champaign, Ill. |
| 12/17/2006 | A | Illinois | L, 47-74 | Champaign, Ill. |
| 11/14/2008 | H | ILLINOIS | L, 44-64 | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
Overall: 0-3
Home: 0-1
Away: 0-2
Neutral: 0-0
On This Date...November 14 (1-3)
| 2009 | WRIGHT STATE | W, 83-67 |
| 2008 | ILLINOIS | L, 44-64 |
| 1998 | vs Northwood (MI) | L, 56-71 |
| 1997 | vs Bloomsburg | L, 51-54 |
Season Openers...
The IPFW women's basketball team has an all-time record of 15-23 in its season openers. The 'Dons have dropped their last four openers, three of which came on the road. The last time IPFW won its season opener was against Wright State in the Gates Center on Nov. 14, 2009, 83-67. IPFW is 2-6 all-time in season openers under coach Chris Paul.
The last time IPFW won their season opener on the road was Nov. 16, 2001 when they defeated Chicago State in overtime 84-83. Amy Gearlds had 29 points in that game on 10-of-15 shooting. The 'Dons came back from being down five at the half
Three-Point Streak...
The IPFW Mastodons have made a 3-point field goal in 465 straight contests, a stretch that ranks as the third 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 612 consecutive games. Sam Houston State is the only other team head of IPFW with 563.
| Rk. | Team | Streak |
| 1. | Iowa State | 612 |
| Next: vs. USC Upstate (11/16) | ||
| 2. | Sam Houston State | 563 |
| Next: at LSU (11/15) | ||
| 3. | IPFW | 465 |
| Next: at Illinois (11/14) | ||
Summit League Preseason Poll...
IPFW was picked to finish sixth in the Summit League preseason poll of the league's head coaches. The Mastodons received 202 points as coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams.
South Dakota State was tabbed as the preseason favorite to win the 2014 -15 Summit League Championship, receiving 27 first-place votes to finish atop the poll with 513 points.
2014-15 Summit League Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
| Place | Team | Points (1st) |
| 1. | South Dakota State | 513 (27) |
| 2. | South Dakota | 420 (4) |
| 3. | IUPUI | 408 |
| 4. | Western Illinois | 358 (1) |
| 5. | Denver | 253 |
| 6. | IPFW | 202 |
| 7. | Oral Roberts | 178 |
| 8. | Omaha | 165 |
| 9. | North Dakota State | 158 |
Perfection...
In their home opener last season against Indiana on November 12, the Mastodons set a new school record as they were a perfect 24-for-24 from the free throw line in the game. That mark ended the season atop Division I for most free throws made without a miss, two more than Southern Mississippi's 22-for-22.
Shooting the lights out...
At the conclusion of the 2013-14 season, IPFW was one of only four teams the be ranked in the top-30 of all Division I programs in field-goal (30th), free-throw (4th), and three-point (7th) percentages. The other three teams included: Connecticut, Minnesota, and Notre Dame.
Freebies...
The Mastodons finished the 2013-14 season fourth in Division I as a team posting a free-throw percentage of 78.7, behind Iowa St., Saint Joseph's and Nebraska who finished the year at 80.4, 80.1, and 79.8, respectively. This is the second consecutive year that IPFW has finished fourth among all Division I schools in free throw percentage.
Over the past three seasons, IPFW has ranked in the top-20 in free throw percentage each year. The Mastodons are one of only four schools to do so. The others are: Florida International, Notre Dame, and Utah State.
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