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Tuesday, November 12
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Ball State
Michelle Nicholls
Photo by: Jim Whitcraft
Purdue Fort Wayne Hosts Ball State in I-69 Rivalry
11/11/2019 4:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team has a chance to go 3-0 on Tuesday against Ball State at 7 p.m. in the Gates Sports Center.
Gameday Information
WHEN: Tuesday, November 12 | 7 p.m.
WHERE: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
LIVE STATS: Purdue Fort Wayne Live Stats
LIVE VIDEO: YouTube
Play-by-Play: Mike Maahs
SERIES HISTORY: Ball State leads 5-0
LAST MEETING: L, 83-75 | 12/29/2017 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Know Your Foe
Ball State is 0-1 on the year, coming off a 65-48 loss at IUPUI. Sophomore starter Thelma Dis Agustsdottir led the way for the Cardinals with 11 points. Last year, Ball State went 8-23 overall.
The Series
Ball State has won all five matchups in the all-time series, but the two teams have not met since 2013. The Cardinals earned an 83-75 win over the Mastodons in that matchup in Fort Wayne.
Fitness Day!
On Thursday (Nov. 7), Purdue Fort Wayne hosted its eighth annual Fitness Day for elementary students in the Fort Wayne area. Over 1,200 kids attended the Mastodons' game against Horizon League foe UIC, and watched the 'Dons defeat the Flames 61-50. The two programs will be conference rivals next season.
Ranked Through One Week
Through two games this season, Riley Ott ranks fourth in the country among freshman in field goal attempts. She is 19th in the country overall, and leads the Summit League in shots.
Turnovers? We Don't Need No Stinking Turnovers...
Purdue Fort Wayne is first in the Summit League in turnovers per game, only committing 12.5 per contest. The Mastodons are also first is turnovers forced, making opponents cough up the ball 19 times per game. These two stats also put the Mastodons in first in the Summit League in turnover margin at 6.50.
I Gotta Stealing
After a pair of games, Shayla Sellers ranks first in the Summit League in steals and steals per game. She swiped two from Purdue Northwest and five against UIC. Riley Ott ranks third in the League in the same categories, notching five total thus far.
That Defense Though!
In the Mastodons' game against UIC, Purdue Fort Wayne held the Flames to a single made field goal in the first half of play. The 'Dons kept UIC to just two points in the first quarter, and only eight in the first half.
First Time Out? Double-Double
In the first game of the season, Sh'Toya Sanders recorded her third-career double-double. She recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds in 19 minutes of play against Purdue Northwest.
Returning Firepower
Sh'Toya Sanders is back for her senior season with the Mastodons. After spending two seasons at Chicago State, Sanders is in her third year in the Purdue Fort Wayne program after sitting out a year to satisfy NCAA transfer rules. In her first year of game action, she earned a place on the Summit League All-Newcomer Team behind 8.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.4 steals per game. She had three games where she racked up double-digit rebounds.
Final Year in the Summit
The 2019-20 campaign will be the final for the Mastodons in the Summit League. Next season the Mastodons will join the Horizon League. The longest trip in the Horizon League, Green Bay at six hours, will match the shortest trip for the Mastodons in the Summit League (Western Illinois). The Mastodons joined the Summit League in 2007-08 making the 2019-20 season their 13th in the League.
Fresh Faces
Purdue Fort Wayne brings three freshmen to the Summit City for the 2019-20 season: Shayla Sellers, Riley Ott and Kendal Muxlow. Sellers comes from Aurora, Ohio, where she was a First Team All-Conference selection in both her final two seasons at Aurora High School. Ott was an Indiana All-Star and Indiana Junior All-Star while at LaPorte High School. Kendal Muxlow was an AP All-State selection three times while at Brown City High School in Michigan.
Hey Now, You're an All-Star
Freshman Riley Ott comes to Purdue Fort Wayne after four years at La Porte High School, where she averaged 17.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.2 steals per game in her senior season. She totaled 1,486 points in her career, and was selected to the Indiana All-Star and Indiana Junior All-Star Teams.
Transfers to the Fort
The Mastodons add a trio of transfers to the roster for 2019-20. Valerie Clark comes to Fort Wayne from Eastern Kentucky, and she will sit out a season to satisfy the NCAA transfer rules. Jazzy Hughes joins the 'Dons from Cochise Community College, and is eligible to play immediately. Michelle Nicholls comes from La Salle, and was granted a waiver by the NCAA to play this season. She had a career-high 23 points against Rhode Island last season
Basketball Is In Their Blood
Freshman Shayla Sellers is the daughter of Brad Sellers, who played for 13 years in the NBA. He was selected 9th overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 1986 NBA Draft. He is now the mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio. Hannah Albrecht also has basketball in her family, as her brother, Spike, played college hoops at Michigan and Purdue, winning two Big Ten regular season championships.
Playing Abroad
Senior Anna Lappenküper competed for the U20/21 German National team for the last three years. This last season of competition, she averaged 7.1 points, 3.7 assists, and shot 44 percent from deep.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne is coming off a 61-50 win over Horizon League foe UIC on the Mastodons' eighth-annual Fitness Day. The Gates Sports Center played host to around 1,300 elementary school children for the game. Michelle Nicholls earned a game-high 18 points in the win.
Coming Up
The Mastodons will travel to Akron, Ohio for a pair of games against MAC foes Akron and Kent State on Friday (Nov. 15) and Saturday (Nov. 16).
Gameday Information
WHEN: Tuesday, November 12 | 7 p.m.
WHERE: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
LIVE STATS: Purdue Fort Wayne Live Stats
LIVE VIDEO: YouTube
Play-by-Play: Mike Maahs
SERIES HISTORY: Ball State leads 5-0
LAST MEETING: L, 83-75 | 12/29/2017 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Know Your Foe
Ball State is 0-1 on the year, coming off a 65-48 loss at IUPUI. Sophomore starter Thelma Dis Agustsdottir led the way for the Cardinals with 11 points. Last year, Ball State went 8-23 overall.
The Series
Ball State has won all five matchups in the all-time series, but the two teams have not met since 2013. The Cardinals earned an 83-75 win over the Mastodons in that matchup in Fort Wayne.
Fitness Day!
On Thursday (Nov. 7), Purdue Fort Wayne hosted its eighth annual Fitness Day for elementary students in the Fort Wayne area. Over 1,200 kids attended the Mastodons' game against Horizon League foe UIC, and watched the 'Dons defeat the Flames 61-50. The two programs will be conference rivals next season.
Ranked Through One Week
Through two games this season, Riley Ott ranks fourth in the country among freshman in field goal attempts. She is 19th in the country overall, and leads the Summit League in shots.
Turnovers? We Don't Need No Stinking Turnovers...
Purdue Fort Wayne is first in the Summit League in turnovers per game, only committing 12.5 per contest. The Mastodons are also first is turnovers forced, making opponents cough up the ball 19 times per game. These two stats also put the Mastodons in first in the Summit League in turnover margin at 6.50.
I Gotta Stealing
After a pair of games, Shayla Sellers ranks first in the Summit League in steals and steals per game. She swiped two from Purdue Northwest and five against UIC. Riley Ott ranks third in the League in the same categories, notching five total thus far.
That Defense Though!
In the Mastodons' game against UIC, Purdue Fort Wayne held the Flames to a single made field goal in the first half of play. The 'Dons kept UIC to just two points in the first quarter, and only eight in the first half.
First Time Out? Double-Double
In the first game of the season, Sh'Toya Sanders recorded her third-career double-double. She recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds in 19 minutes of play against Purdue Northwest.
Returning Firepower
Sh'Toya Sanders is back for her senior season with the Mastodons. After spending two seasons at Chicago State, Sanders is in her third year in the Purdue Fort Wayne program after sitting out a year to satisfy NCAA transfer rules. In her first year of game action, she earned a place on the Summit League All-Newcomer Team behind 8.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.4 steals per game. She had three games where she racked up double-digit rebounds.
Final Year in the Summit
The 2019-20 campaign will be the final for the Mastodons in the Summit League. Next season the Mastodons will join the Horizon League. The longest trip in the Horizon League, Green Bay at six hours, will match the shortest trip for the Mastodons in the Summit League (Western Illinois). The Mastodons joined the Summit League in 2007-08 making the 2019-20 season their 13th in the League.
Fresh Faces
Purdue Fort Wayne brings three freshmen to the Summit City for the 2019-20 season: Shayla Sellers, Riley Ott and Kendal Muxlow. Sellers comes from Aurora, Ohio, where she was a First Team All-Conference selection in both her final two seasons at Aurora High School. Ott was an Indiana All-Star and Indiana Junior All-Star while at LaPorte High School. Kendal Muxlow was an AP All-State selection three times while at Brown City High School in Michigan.
Hey Now, You're an All-Star
Freshman Riley Ott comes to Purdue Fort Wayne after four years at La Porte High School, where she averaged 17.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.2 steals per game in her senior season. She totaled 1,486 points in her career, and was selected to the Indiana All-Star and Indiana Junior All-Star Teams.
Transfers to the Fort
The Mastodons add a trio of transfers to the roster for 2019-20. Valerie Clark comes to Fort Wayne from Eastern Kentucky, and she will sit out a season to satisfy the NCAA transfer rules. Jazzy Hughes joins the 'Dons from Cochise Community College, and is eligible to play immediately. Michelle Nicholls comes from La Salle, and was granted a waiver by the NCAA to play this season. She had a career-high 23 points against Rhode Island last season
Basketball Is In Their Blood
Freshman Shayla Sellers is the daughter of Brad Sellers, who played for 13 years in the NBA. He was selected 9th overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 1986 NBA Draft. He is now the mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio. Hannah Albrecht also has basketball in her family, as her brother, Spike, played college hoops at Michigan and Purdue, winning two Big Ten regular season championships.
Playing Abroad
Senior Anna Lappenküper competed for the U20/21 German National team for the last three years. This last season of competition, she averaged 7.1 points, 3.7 assists, and shot 44 percent from deep.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne is coming off a 61-50 win over Horizon League foe UIC on the Mastodons' eighth-annual Fitness Day. The Gates Sports Center played host to around 1,300 elementary school children for the game. Michelle Nicholls earned a game-high 18 points in the win.
Coming Up
The Mastodons will travel to Akron, Ohio for a pair of games against MAC foes Akron and Kent State on Friday (Nov. 15) and Saturday (Nov. 16).
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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