Thursday, January 16
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Oral Roberts
Niecee Nelson
Photo by: Ben Mikesell
Purdue Fort Wayne WBB Hosts Oral Roberts on Thursday
1/15/2020 1:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball will play host to Oral Roberts this week, matching up with the Golden Eagles for a Thursday contest at 7 p.m. in the Gates Sports Center.
Game Day Information
When: Thursday, January 16 | 7 p.m.
Where: Gates Sports Center | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Live Stats: Purdue Fort Wayne Live Stats
Video: YouTube
Series History: Oral Roberts leads 16-5
Last Meeting: 1/30/19 | L, 66-56 | Tulsa, Okla.
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Oral Roberts
Know Your Foe
Oral Roberts is 7-10, 2-2 in the Summit League. The Golden Eagles started conference play 0-2, but has since beaten North Dakota State and North Dakota. While ORU has been good at home (7-1), the team has struggled on the road (0-9). The Golden Eagles are led by Keni Jo Lippe, who is averaging 18.0 points per game.
The Series
Oral Roberts leads the overall series 15-6, dating back to 2007-08. ORU has taken the last six games, with the Mastodons' last win coming in February 2016. Kamilah Carter had 23 points in that contest with 10 coming from the charity stripe.
Ott Career-high Again
Just a few days after a career-high 19 at Western Illinois, freshman Riley Ott beat that mark with 20 against South Dakota State. Her season average is up to 10.4 points per game.
Hess With the Quick Trigger
In Thursday's game against Western Illinois (Jan. 9), Hannah Hess had three 3-pointers in the span of 71 seconds of game time. She opened the second quarter, knocking in a trey 20 seconds after the opening whistle. 58 seconds later, she hit another one, followed by a third just 13 seconds following. This led the way to nine of her career-high 19 points.
12 Under 50
The Mastodons have held 12 out of their 17 opponents to under 50 percent from the floor. The 'Dons held UIC to the lowest output of an opponent this season at 32.7 percent.
Best Offensive Day Since???
Purdue Fort Wayne's game at North Dakota featured the best offense for the Mastodons since December 8, 2017. The Mastodons scored 85 points against the Fighting Hawks with a 55.6 percent shooting night, which were both best against Division I opponents since scoring 91 points on 70.8 percent shooting against Eastern Illinois in 2017.
Dropping Dimes
Hannah Albrecht had a career-high nine assists in the Mastodons' game at North Dakota. Her previous high was six, which she had set twice, but Albrecht passed that before halftime, as she had seven before the break. Her nine was the most since Sierra Bell had nine last season against IU Kokomo.
Free Throws Are Free
Purdue Fort Wayne is 30th in the country in free throw percentage, cashing in on 74.4 percent of their trips to the charity stripe. The Mastodons are third in the Summit League in that category, but only 1.4 percent behind Denver who leads the League.
We'll Take That Basketball, Thanks!
The Mastodons are third in the Summit League in steals per game this season, nabbing 8.8 per contest. The 'Dons have had double-digit steals in six games, including a season-high 14 at SIUE, and 11 at North Dakota.
That's a Lot of Minutes!
Anna Lappenküper is fifth in the country and second in the Summit League in minutes played this season with 619:21. She is first in the League in minutes played per game at 36:43.
More Minutes Stuff...
Anna Lappenküper ranks 10th in program history in career minutes played. She has been on the court for 3,166 minutes in her four years in Fort Wayne. Her 36.43 minutes per outing this year is third in program history for a single season.
Albrecht The Bucket-Getter
Hannah Albrecht is leading the team in scoring this season at 15.0 points per game. The senior had a career-high 30 points against Evansville on December 13, passing the two previous previous career-highs from earlier this season. She had 22 points against Heidelberg on November 24, surpassing her previous high of 21 from 13 days earlier. She set that mark against Ball State.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne dropped a 100-69 contest to South Dakota State. Riley Ott had career-highs of 20 points and five assists.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will hit the road to play league-leading South Dakota on Friday (Jan. 24) and Omaha on Sunday (Jan. 26). The Mastodons will return home after those games to play North Dakota State on January 30.
Game Day Information
When: Thursday, January 16 | 7 p.m.
Where: Gates Sports Center | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Live Stats: Purdue Fort Wayne Live Stats
Video: YouTube
Series History: Oral Roberts leads 16-5
Last Meeting: 1/30/19 | L, 66-56 | Tulsa, Okla.
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Oral Roberts
Know Your Foe
Oral Roberts is 7-10, 2-2 in the Summit League. The Golden Eagles started conference play 0-2, but has since beaten North Dakota State and North Dakota. While ORU has been good at home (7-1), the team has struggled on the road (0-9). The Golden Eagles are led by Keni Jo Lippe, who is averaging 18.0 points per game.
The Series
Oral Roberts leads the overall series 15-6, dating back to 2007-08. ORU has taken the last six games, with the Mastodons' last win coming in February 2016. Kamilah Carter had 23 points in that contest with 10 coming from the charity stripe.
Ott Career-high Again
Just a few days after a career-high 19 at Western Illinois, freshman Riley Ott beat that mark with 20 against South Dakota State. Her season average is up to 10.4 points per game.
Hess With the Quick Trigger
In Thursday's game against Western Illinois (Jan. 9), Hannah Hess had three 3-pointers in the span of 71 seconds of game time. She opened the second quarter, knocking in a trey 20 seconds after the opening whistle. 58 seconds later, she hit another one, followed by a third just 13 seconds following. This led the way to nine of her career-high 19 points.
12 Under 50
The Mastodons have held 12 out of their 17 opponents to under 50 percent from the floor. The 'Dons held UIC to the lowest output of an opponent this season at 32.7 percent.
Best Offensive Day Since???
Purdue Fort Wayne's game at North Dakota featured the best offense for the Mastodons since December 8, 2017. The Mastodons scored 85 points against the Fighting Hawks with a 55.6 percent shooting night, which were both best against Division I opponents since scoring 91 points on 70.8 percent shooting against Eastern Illinois in 2017.
Dropping Dimes
Hannah Albrecht had a career-high nine assists in the Mastodons' game at North Dakota. Her previous high was six, which she had set twice, but Albrecht passed that before halftime, as she had seven before the break. Her nine was the most since Sierra Bell had nine last season against IU Kokomo.
Free Throws Are Free
Purdue Fort Wayne is 30th in the country in free throw percentage, cashing in on 74.4 percent of their trips to the charity stripe. The Mastodons are third in the Summit League in that category, but only 1.4 percent behind Denver who leads the League.
We'll Take That Basketball, Thanks!
The Mastodons are third in the Summit League in steals per game this season, nabbing 8.8 per contest. The 'Dons have had double-digit steals in six games, including a season-high 14 at SIUE, and 11 at North Dakota.
That's a Lot of Minutes!
Anna Lappenküper is fifth in the country and second in the Summit League in minutes played this season with 619:21. She is first in the League in minutes played per game at 36:43.
More Minutes Stuff...
Anna Lappenküper ranks 10th in program history in career minutes played. She has been on the court for 3,166 minutes in her four years in Fort Wayne. Her 36.43 minutes per outing this year is third in program history for a single season.
Albrecht The Bucket-Getter
Hannah Albrecht is leading the team in scoring this season at 15.0 points per game. The senior had a career-high 30 points against Evansville on December 13, passing the two previous previous career-highs from earlier this season. She had 22 points against Heidelberg on November 24, surpassing her previous high of 21 from 13 days earlier. She set that mark against Ball State.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne dropped a 100-69 contest to South Dakota State. Riley Ott had career-highs of 20 points and five assists.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will hit the road to play league-leading South Dakota on Friday (Jan. 24) and Omaha on Sunday (Jan. 26). The Mastodons will return home after those games to play North Dakota State on January 30.
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