Mastodons Travel to Defending Summit League Champs

Thursday, January 18

Macomb, Ill.

8 P.M.

Purdue Fort Wayne

Western Illinois

Mastodons Travel to Defending Summit League Champs

1/17/2018 11:27:00 AM | Women's Basketball

MACOMB, Ill. - The Fort Wayne women's basketball team continues its road trip when the Mastodons visit defending Summit League champion Western Illinois on Thursday, January 18, for an 8 p.m. ET tipoff.

Gameday Information
When: Thursday, January 18 | 8 p.m. ET
Where: Macomb, Ill. | Western Hall (4,421)
Live Video: Western Illinois Video
Live Stats: Western Illinois Sidearm Live Stats
Live Audio: Western Illinois Audio
Series History: Western Illinois leads 12-10
Last Meeting: Western Illinois won 100-64 | December 30, 2017 | Fort Wayne, Ind.

Fort Wayne Mastodons 4-14, 1-4 Summit League
Last Game: L, 85-43 at South Dakota (Jan. 13)
Coach: Niecee Nelson | 2nd Season
Scoring Leader: De'Jour Young | 11.5 ppg
Rebounding Leader: De'Jour Young | 6.0 rpg
Assist Leader: Anna Lappenküper | 2.5 apg
Steal Leader: De'Jour Young | 1.3 spg
Block Leader: Jaelencia Williams | 0.9 bpg

Western Illinois Leathernecks 13-5, 3-1 Summit League
Last Game: W, 90-51 at Omaha (Jan. 13)
Coach: JD Gravina | 7th Season
Scoring Leader: Emily Clemens | 17.1 ppg
Rebounding Leader: Taylor Higginbotham | 7.7 rpg
Assist Leader: Emily Clemens | 7.9 apg
Steal Leader: Emily Clemens | 3.5 spg
Block Leader: Olivia Braun | 2.2 bpg

All-Time Results vs. Western Illinois

01/28/2008	A	Western Illinois	W, 69-57	Macomb, Ill.
02/23/2008	H	WESTERN ILLINOIS	L, 61-71	Fort Wayne, Ind.
01/26/2009	H	WESTERN ILLINOIS	W, 55-51	Fort Wayne, Ind.
02/21/2009	A	Western Illinois	W, 78-61	Macomb, Ill.
01/02/2010	H	WESTERN ILLINOIS	W, 62-46	Fort Wayne, Ind.
02/01/2010	A	Western Illinois	L, 55-58 OT	Macomb, Ill.
01/10/2011	H	WESTERN ILLINOIS	W, 86-74	Fort Wayne, Ind.
02/05/2011	A	Western Illinois	W, 73-54	Macomb, Ill.
01/07/2012	H	WESTERN ILLINOIS	W, 73-54	Fort Wayne, Ind.
02/06/2012	A	Western Illinois	L, 75-81	Macomb, Ill.
12/30/2012	H	WESTERN ILLINOIS	W, 80-49	Fort Wayne, Ind.
02/28/2013	A	Western Illinois	L, 54-73	Macomb, Ill.
03/10/2013	N	Western Illinois	W, 106-101 O2	Sioux Falls, S.D.
02/01/2014	A	Western Illinois	L, 65-68	Macomb, Ill,
02/27/2014	H	WESTERN ILLINOIS	W, 99-92	Fort Wayne, Ind.
1/2/2015	H	WESTERN ILLINOIS	L, 85-98	Fort Wayne, Ind.
1/31/2015	A	Western Illinois	L, 55-59	Macomb, Ill.
1/7/2016	H	WESTERN ILLINOIS	L, 74-78	Fort Wayne, Ind.
2/4/2016	A	Western Illinois	L, 87-88	Macomb, Ill.
12/28/2016	H	WESTERN ILLINOIS	L, 53-75	Fort Wayne, Ind.
2/22/2017	A	Western Illinois	L, 51-77	Macomb, Ill.
12/30/2017	H	WESTERN ILLINOIS	L, 64-100	Fort Wayne, Ind.

Overall: 10-12
League: 9-12
Home: 6-5
Away: 3-7
Neutral: 1-0

On This Date...January 18 (7-7)

2017	at South Dakota	L, 59-87
2014	SOUTH DAKOTA	W, 96-78
2010	SOUTHERN UTAH	W, 61-41
2005	YOUNGSTOWN STATE	L, 73-97
2003	TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI	L, 60-67
2001	QUINCY	W, 64-51
1997	INDIANAPOLIS	L, 61-66
1996	at Indianapolis	L, 54-90
1992	KENTUCKY STATE	W, 104-49
1990	KENTUCKY STATE	W, 87-76
1986	at Southern Indiana	W, 67-66
1980	MARION	L, 54-87
1979	at Saint Francis (IN)	W, 66-57
1977	MANCHESTER	L, 59-66