Mastodons Head to Oakland This Weekend

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball is on the road this weekend with a pair of games at Oakland coming up on Friday and Saturday (Jan. 22-23).

Game Day Information
Video: ESPN+
Series History: Oakland leads 14-10
Last Meeting: 11/19/2016 | L, 82-61 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Oakland | Horizon League

GAME 1
When: Friday, January 22 | 3 p.m.
Where: Athletics Center O'Rena | Rochester, Mich.
Live Stats: Link
Video: ESPN +

GAME 2
When: Saturday, January 23 | 1 p.m.
Where: Athletics Center O'Rena | Rochester, Mich.
Live Stats: Link
Video: ESPN +

Know Your Foe
Oakland is 6-7, but all of their wins have come in League play. The Golden Grizzlies went to overtime with the Green Bay squad that just played the 'Dons last week, and are coming off a sweep of Detroit Mercy on the road. Kahlaijah Dean and Alona Blackwell are leading Oakland, averaging 15.6 and 11.5 points per game, respectively. These two teams have played opposite halves of the League, as the only common opponent thus far is GB.

The Series
Former rivals reunite this week, as the 'Dons and Golden Grizzlies spent seven seasons together in the Summit League from 2007-13. OU has a slight edge in the all-time series and has taken the last three games. The 'Dons' last win came in 2013, which was an 87-71 game in Michigan.

Ring the Bell
Sierra Bell is seventh in the Horizon League in free throw attempts and sixth in made free throws. She has 44 attempts and 32 makes on the year.

Then Ring the Bell Some More!
Sierra Bell had a career-high 21 points on Saturday (Jan. 16) against Green Bay, which surpassed her previous high as a Mastodon of 16 points, which came earlier this year at Evansville. She used a 7 of 16 shooting day with 4 of 11 5from deep for her 21, while also recording four rebounds, three assists and a steal.

What's Up Shay?
Shayla Sellers had an impressive weekend stat line against Cleveland State to start 2021. In the two-game series, the sophomore had 27 points, nine rebounds, six assists, four steals and two blocks. Her 15 points on New Year's Day tied her career-high and her five assists in the second game were also a career-high.

Let's Have a Block Party! (Socially Distant of Course)
Shayla Sellers is in the top five in the Horizon League in blocked shots per game at 1.17. Sellers had a season-high four blocks against SIUE, and has had at least one in eight of her 12 games.

Swipe, Swipe, Swipe it, Swipe
Shayla Sellers had five steals against Green Bay on January 15, which was the most for any Mastodons since she had eight herself on November 24, 2019.

She Takes 'em and Makes 'em
Hannah Hess is third in the Horizon League in 3-point field goals taken and sixth in 3-point field goals made with 1.80 per game. She made three against Green Bay on January 15 and a season-high four against SIUE and at Evansville in the first two games of the season.

I'll Take That Basketball, Thank you!
Purdue Fort Wayne is top-40 in the country in steals with 111 this season. This ranks 40th overall and second in the Horizon League. The 'Dons had 18 steals against SIUE and 14 at Evansville.

Now That's a First!
Purdue Fort Wayne freshman Jaida Wolfork recorded double-digit rebounds in her first two games as a Mastodon. Given available game-by-game records, she became the first freshman in program history to grab 10 boards in her first two collegiate contests. She was also the first Mastodon freshman to record 10 rebounds in back-to-back games since two players did it in the 1999-2000 season, but Wolfork is the first to do so in the Division I era.

One of the Bro(menschenkel)s
Amellia Bromenschenkel is now a member of the Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team after enrolling a semester early. After scoring 1,752 points, grabbing 851 rebounds and recording 291 steals in three seasons at Mendota Township High School, she made the decision to forgo her shortened senior season and join the Mastodons in Fort Wayne. She was only 350 points away from breaking the school record, but had already broken the rebounds and steals record.

That's a Long Name!
Amellia Bromenschenkel has the longest name in the Horizon League with 21 letters in her name. That's it. That's the game note.

Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to Green Bay in a pair of League games. Sierra Bell scored a career-high 21 points in the second game.

Coming Up
The 'Dons' games against Detroit Mercy next week have been canceled due to the Titans suspending their women's basketball program for the rest of the season.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

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Players Mentioned

Sierra Bell

Amellia Bromenschenkel

Hannah Hess

Shayla Sellers

Jaida Wolfork

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