Women's Basketball Heads to SIUE Wednesday

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball heads out for another contest away from home on Wednesday (Dec. 4), as the Mastodons play at SIUE at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Game Day Information
When: Wednesday, December 4 | 6:30 p.m. ET
Where: Vadalabene Center | Edwardsville, Ill.
Live Stats: S IUE Live Stats
Video: ESPN+
Series History: SIUE leads 11-9
Last Meeting: 11/24/18 | L, 57-49 | Fort Wayne, Indiana
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | SIUE

Know Your Foe
SIUE enters this matchup with Purdue Fort Wayne with a 1-5 record, and holds an 85-74 win over Evansville. The Cougars are on a three-game losing streak, and are coming off a loss at Missouri. They are led by Christen King, who is averaging just shy of 10 points per game.

The Series
The 'Dons and Cougars have played 20 games in their history, dating back to the days both teams were in the GLVC. The Cougars won the last matchup 57-49, which came a year ago in Fort Wayne.

Shots, Shots, Shots!
Hannah Albrecht is leading the Summit League in shots this season, taking 125 this year. She is also second in the League in made field goals this season with 48 buckets through nine games.

Second For Steals
Shayla Sellers had eight steals in the Mastodons' game against Heidelberg, which was the second-most in a game in program history. The most in a game was 10, which was set by Kayla Drake in an overtime win over South Dakota State in 2011.

Between A Block and A Hard Place
Purdue Fort Wayne has the second-most blocks in the Summit League with 33 this season. Sh'Toya Sanders is responsible for 15 of those blocks. Sanders is 34th in the country and third in the Summit League in blocks. She had four blocks against Ball State and four against SEMO.

Steals, Steals, Steals
The Mastodons are second in the Summit League and 30th in the country in steals this season, nabbing 82 through nine games.

I Gotta Stealing
Shayla Sellers and Anna Lappenküper rank first and second in the Summit League in steals this season. Between the two of them, they have a combined 42 steals. Sellers is 24th in the country in steals thanks to nabbing a career-high eight steals against Heidelberg.

That's a Lot of Minutes!
Two Mastodons are among the top four players in the country with the most minutes played so far this year. Anna Lappenküper is third 325:04 and Hannah Albrecht is fourth with 319:06 minutes played. They have the first- and second-most minutes played in the Summit League. Shayla Sellers is fourth in the League in minutes with 271:25.

More Minutes Stuff...
Anna Lappenküper ranks 12th in program history in career minutes played. She has been on the court for 2,870 minutes in her four years in Fort Wayne.

Another Career-high Rebounding Night
Sh'Toya Sanders pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds against Southeast Missouri on November 21. She snagged eight offensive boards and seven defensive. She surpassed her previous career-high of 14, which she set against Ball State nine days earlier.

Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne dropped a pair of contests at the San Diego Thanksgiving Tournament, falling to Texas Tech and Monmouth in the Jenny Craig Pavilion. Anna Lappenküper dropped 22 points against Monmouth to tie her career-high.

Coming Up
The Mastodons will head on the road for their penultimate road non-league game. Eastern Michigan will play host to the 'Dons on Tuesday, December 7, with tip coming at 7 p.m. in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

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Players Mentioned

Hannah Albrecht

Sh'Toya Sanders

Shayla Sellers

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