Purdue Fort Wayne
Milwaukee
Mastodons Hit the Road to Face League-Leading Milwaukee
1/6/2021 3:50:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Presented by Glenbrook Dodge
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team is hitting the road this weekend for a pair of games against Milwaukee, which is currently leading the Horizon League at 6-0.
Game Day Information
Video: ESPN3
Series History: Milwaukee leads 5-2
Last Meeting: 12/1/2018 | L, 70-48 | Milwaukee, Wis.
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Milwaukee | Horizon League
GAME 1
When: Friday, January 8 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: Klotsche Center | Milwaukee, Wis.
Live Stats: Link
Video: ESPN3
GAME 2
When: Saturday, January 9 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: Klotsche Center | Milwaukee, Wis.
Live Stats: Link
Video: ESPN3
Know Your Foe
Milwaukee was picked seventh in the League Preseason Poll, but the Panthers have gone 6-0 to start League play, with two upsets over Green Bay and Robert Morris each. The Panthers also beat Detroit Mercy twice on the road. Megan Walstad and Brandi Bisping are leading the Panthers with 12.1 and 9.6 points per game respectively.
The Series
Milwaukee and Purdue Fort Wayne have played seven times in the series history, with four of the games coming in the last seven years. Hannah Hess is the only player on the current roster to have played against the Panthers. She recorded five points and seven rebounds against Milwaukee in a 70-48 loss in December of 2018.
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 1.50. Sellers had a season-high four blocks against SIUE, and has had at least one in six of her eight games.
She Ott-a Make Those!
Riley Ott is fourth in the Horizon League in free throw percentage this season, clocking in at 87.0 percent. She has taken 23 trips to the charity stripe and cashed in on 20 of them. She has taken at least two attempts in every game this season, and went perfect from the line in five games. Last season, she had a 74 percent clip on 96 attempts.
She Takes Them and Makes Them
Hannah Hess is top-five in the Horizon League in 3-pointers per game and 3-point field goal percentage, making 2.33 per game at a 29.2 percentage.
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.
I'll Take That Basketball, Thank you!
Purdue Fort Wayne is top-50 in the country in steals with 83 on the season. This ranks 36th overall and second in the Horizon League. The 'Dons had 18 steals against SIUE and 14 at Evansville.
For Dessert I'd Like an Apple Turnover
Purdue Fort Wayne is 56th in the nation in turnovers forced this season, forcing its opponents to commit 20.12 turnovers per contest. In five of their eight games, the 'Dons' foes have committed at least 22 turnovers, while the 'Dons have only committed over 20 in three game.
Hess of a Marksman
While she doesn't get to the line all that often, Hannah Hess is excellent from the free throw line. In her first three seasons, Hess only missed three attempts for a 92.3 percent clip. This season, her free throw rate is up, as she has taken 23 percent of her career attempts this year.
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.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne dropped a pair of games to Cleveland State to start 2021. Shayla Sellers recorded a total of 27 points, nine rebounds, six assists, four steals and two blocks over the two games.
Coming Up
The Mastodons will return home for a series against Green Bay, which was picked second in the Horizon League Preseason Poll.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
