Friday, January 24
Vermillion, S.D.
8 PM ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
South Dakota
Anna Lappenküper
Photo by: Josh Gales
Mastodons Head to No. 24/18 South Dakota Friday
1/22/2020 11:43:00 AM | Women's Basketball
VERMILLION, S.D. - As they near the halfway mark of the Summit League season, the Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team will visit No. 24/18 South Dakota on Friday (Jan. 24) with an 8 p.m. ET tip in the Sanford Coyotes Sports Center.
Game Day Information
When: Friday, January 24 | 8 p.m. ET
Where: Sanford Coyotes Sports Center | Vermillion, S.D.
Live Stats: South Dakota Live Stats
Video: South Dakota Video
Series History: South Dakota leads 16-3
Last Meeting: 1/1/20 | L, 62-41 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | South Dakota
Know Your Foe
No. 24/18 South Dakota has been rolling through the Summit League schedule this year, and is currently 17-2, 6-0 in the League. The Coyotes are led by Ciara Duffy, who has four Summit League Player of the Week honors to her name this season. Duffy has averaged 17.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest this year. The Yotes have won their last 20 games in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
The Series
South Dakota owns a 16-3 advantage over the Mastodons in the series history, and took the matchup earlier this season. The Coyotes came to the Gates Sports Center and beat the Mastodons 62-41, despite the 'Dons holding the Yotes to a season-low 62 points in Summit League play.
South Dakota's Low Output
South Dakota only scored 62 points against Purdue Fort Wayne on New Year's Day, which was the second-fewest points the Coyotes have scored in a game this season. They only scored less in their 73-60 loss to No. 5 South Carolina on December 22. The Coyotes scored 104 in their following game against Denver on January 5.
That First South Dakota Matchup
Apart from the game against Purdue Fort Wayne, South Dakota has beaten their five Summit League opponents by an average of 37.2 points per game. The Mastodons held it to 16 points less than this average, and only trailed by one point at halftime.
First Responders Night
Purdue Fort Wayne's women's basketball game on February 4 against Western Illinois will be First Responders Night. First responders who show their badge will get a ticket for $5, and can purchase up to 10 tickets. Of each ticket, $1 will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. There will also be $2 faculty and staff tickets for that game. Tickets can be purchased in advance by visiting the box office or contacting Brittany McLaughlin at vervyncb@pfw.edu.
No Buckets For You!
Purdue Fort Wayne held Oral Roberts without a field goal for the first 6:24 of their game on January 16. The Golden Eagles only made one free throw in this opening stretch that put the Mastodons up 16-1.
Ott Career-High Again... And 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. In the following game against Oral Roberts, she had another career-high with 22. Her season average is up to 11.1 points per game.
Hess With the Quick Trigger
In the Mastodons' road game at Western Illinois (Jan. 9), Hannah Hess had three 3-pointers in the span of 71 seconds of game time. She started the second quarter by 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 the second. This led the way to nine of her career-high 19 points.
13 Under 50
The Mastodons have held 13 out of their 18 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.
Dropping Dimes
Hannah Albrecht had a career-high nine assists in the Mastodons' game at North Dakota on January 5. 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 28th in the country in free throw percentage, cashing in on 75.7 percent of its trips to the charity stripe. The Mastodons are second in the Summit League in that category, but only 0.9 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 8.6 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 18th in the country and second in the Summit League in minutes played this season with 659:21. She is first in the League in minutes played per game at 36:63.
More Minutes Stuff...
Anna Lappenküper ranks 10th in program history in career minutes played. She has been on the court for 3,203 minutes in her four years in Fort Wayne. Her 36.60 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 fell to Oral Roberts 79-73 in Fort Wayne despite a career-high 23 points from Anna Lappenküper and a career-high 22 from Riley Ott.
Coming Up
The Mastodons will stay in the Central Time Zone for their 20th game of the season, when they visit Omaha on Sunday, January 26.
Game Day Information
When: Friday, January 24 | 8 p.m. ET
Where: Sanford Coyotes Sports Center | Vermillion, S.D.
Live Stats: South Dakota Live Stats
Video: South Dakota Video
Series History: South Dakota leads 16-3
Last Meeting: 1/1/20 | L, 62-41 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | South Dakota
Know Your Foe
No. 24/18 South Dakota has been rolling through the Summit League schedule this year, and is currently 17-2, 6-0 in the League. The Coyotes are led by Ciara Duffy, who has four Summit League Player of the Week honors to her name this season. Duffy has averaged 17.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest this year. The Yotes have won their last 20 games in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
The Series
South Dakota owns a 16-3 advantage over the Mastodons in the series history, and took the matchup earlier this season. The Coyotes came to the Gates Sports Center and beat the Mastodons 62-41, despite the 'Dons holding the Yotes to a season-low 62 points in Summit League play.
South Dakota's Low Output
South Dakota only scored 62 points against Purdue Fort Wayne on New Year's Day, which was the second-fewest points the Coyotes have scored in a game this season. They only scored less in their 73-60 loss to No. 5 South Carolina on December 22. The Coyotes scored 104 in their following game against Denver on January 5.
That First South Dakota Matchup
Apart from the game against Purdue Fort Wayne, South Dakota has beaten their five Summit League opponents by an average of 37.2 points per game. The Mastodons held it to 16 points less than this average, and only trailed by one point at halftime.
First Responders Night
Purdue Fort Wayne's women's basketball game on February 4 against Western Illinois will be First Responders Night. First responders who show their badge will get a ticket for $5, and can purchase up to 10 tickets. Of each ticket, $1 will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. There will also be $2 faculty and staff tickets for that game. Tickets can be purchased in advance by visiting the box office or contacting Brittany McLaughlin at vervyncb@pfw.edu.
No Buckets For You!
Purdue Fort Wayne held Oral Roberts without a field goal for the first 6:24 of their game on January 16. The Golden Eagles only made one free throw in this opening stretch that put the Mastodons up 16-1.
Ott Career-High Again... And 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. In the following game against Oral Roberts, she had another career-high with 22. Her season average is up to 11.1 points per game.
Hess With the Quick Trigger
In the Mastodons' road game at Western Illinois (Jan. 9), Hannah Hess had three 3-pointers in the span of 71 seconds of game time. She started the second quarter by 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 the second. This led the way to nine of her career-high 19 points.
13 Under 50
The Mastodons have held 13 out of their 18 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.
Dropping Dimes
Hannah Albrecht had a career-high nine assists in the Mastodons' game at North Dakota on January 5. 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 28th in the country in free throw percentage, cashing in on 75.7 percent of its trips to the charity stripe. The Mastodons are second in the Summit League in that category, but only 0.9 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 8.6 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 18th in the country and second in the Summit League in minutes played this season with 659:21. She is first in the League in minutes played per game at 36:63.
More Minutes Stuff...
Anna Lappenküper ranks 10th in program history in career minutes played. She has been on the court for 3,203 minutes in her four years in Fort Wayne. Her 36.60 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 fell to Oral Roberts 79-73 in Fort Wayne despite a career-high 23 points from Anna Lappenküper and a career-high 22 from Riley Ott.
Coming Up
The Mastodons will stay in the Central Time Zone for their 20th game of the season, when they visit Omaha on Sunday, January 26.
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