Friday, February 5
Youngstown, Ohio
2 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Youngstown State
Aubrey Stupp
Purdue Fort Wayne WBB Heads to Youngstown State This Weekend
2/3/2021 2:50:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team will hit the road this week, traveling to Youngstown State for Friday and Saturday games.
Game Day Information
Video: ESPN+
Series History: Youngstown State leads 4-2
Last Meeting: 11/13/2011 | L, 91-81 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Youngstown State | Horizon League
GAME 1
When: Friday, February 5 | 2 p.m.
Where: Beeghly Center | Youngstown, Ohio
Live Stats: Link
Video: ESPN+
GAME 2
When: Saturday, February 6 | 1 p.m.
Where: Beeghly Center | Youngstown, Ohio
Live Stats: Link
Video: ESPN+
Know Your Foe
Youngstown State is 6-4 in Horizon League play and is coming off a split series with Robert Morris on the road. The Penguins has four wins this season against UIC. Freshman Nneka Obiazor is leading the team with 14.5 points per game, while Mary Dunn and Chelsea Olson are also in double-figures at 13.6 and 12.1 points per game.
The Series
Purdue Fort Wayne and Youngstown State have not played a women's basketball contest since November 13, 2011 in Fort Wayne, which the Penguins took a 91-81 win. Prior to that, the Mastodons beat 73-61 on the road. YSU leads the overall series 4-2.
Career-Highs for the Newcomers!
Freshman Rylie Parker and Eastern Kentucky transfer Valerie Clark both had career-highs against Wright State on Friday, January 29. Parker led the team with 13 points while Valerie Clark had 12, which came on four 3-pointers.
Shayla's Impact on the Horizon
Shayla Sellers is third in the Horizon League in blocks with 19 this season, which is fourth on a per game basis at 1.19. In addition to her blocks, she is also third in the League in total steals with 28. She is eighth in the League in steals per game at 1.75.
I'll Take That Basketball, Thank you!
Purdue Fort Wayne is top-50 in the country in steals with 136 this season. This ranks 44th overall and second in the Horizon League. The Mastodons have recorded double-digit steals in six games this season. The 'Dons had 18 steals against SIUE and 14 at Evansville.
How Was Oakland's Shooting? Not Great Bob!
In Purdue Fort Wayne's second game against Oakland, the Mastodons held the Golden Grizzlies without a 3-pointer, forcing OU to go 0 for 10 from beyond the arc. This was the worst shooting performance by an opponent since Illinois went 0 for 21 against the 'Dons in 2014. This was the second time a team under Niecee Nelson has kept an opponent scoreless from 3-point range, the first team was the North Dakota Fighting Hawks in 2018, who went 0 for 7.
Ring the Bell
Sierra Bell had a career-high 21 points on January 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 from deep for her 21 points, 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.
Swipe, Swipe, Swipe it, Swipe
Shayla Sellers had five steals against Green Bay on January 15, which was the most for any Mastodon since she had eight herself on November 24, 2019.
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 fell to Wright State in a pair of contests at home last week. The 'Dons had career-high performances from Rylie Parker and Valerie Clark, who led the Mastodons in the first game. The 'Dons were even with the Raiders through three quarters in game two.
Coming Up
The 'Dons will have another road series next week, when they visit Cleveland State, who they fell to twice earlier this season at home.
Game Day Information
Video: ESPN+
Series History: Youngstown State leads 4-2
Last Meeting: 11/13/2011 | L, 91-81 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Youngstown State | Horizon League
GAME 1
When: Friday, February 5 | 2 p.m.
Where: Beeghly Center | Youngstown, Ohio
Live Stats: Link
Video: ESPN+
GAME 2
When: Saturday, February 6 | 1 p.m.
Where: Beeghly Center | Youngstown, Ohio
Live Stats: Link
Video: ESPN+
Know Your Foe
Youngstown State is 6-4 in Horizon League play and is coming off a split series with Robert Morris on the road. The Penguins has four wins this season against UIC. Freshman Nneka Obiazor is leading the team with 14.5 points per game, while Mary Dunn and Chelsea Olson are also in double-figures at 13.6 and 12.1 points per game.
The Series
Purdue Fort Wayne and Youngstown State have not played a women's basketball contest since November 13, 2011 in Fort Wayne, which the Penguins took a 91-81 win. Prior to that, the Mastodons beat 73-61 on the road. YSU leads the overall series 4-2.
Career-Highs for the Newcomers!
Freshman Rylie Parker and Eastern Kentucky transfer Valerie Clark both had career-highs against Wright State on Friday, January 29. Parker led the team with 13 points while Valerie Clark had 12, which came on four 3-pointers.
Shayla's Impact on the Horizon
Shayla Sellers is third in the Horizon League in blocks with 19 this season, which is fourth on a per game basis at 1.19. In addition to her blocks, she is also third in the League in total steals with 28. She is eighth in the League in steals per game at 1.75.
I'll Take That Basketball, Thank you!
Purdue Fort Wayne is top-50 in the country in steals with 136 this season. This ranks 44th overall and second in the Horizon League. The Mastodons have recorded double-digit steals in six games this season. The 'Dons had 18 steals against SIUE and 14 at Evansville.
How Was Oakland's Shooting? Not Great Bob!
In Purdue Fort Wayne's second game against Oakland, the Mastodons held the Golden Grizzlies without a 3-pointer, forcing OU to go 0 for 10 from beyond the arc. This was the worst shooting performance by an opponent since Illinois went 0 for 21 against the 'Dons in 2014. This was the second time a team under Niecee Nelson has kept an opponent scoreless from 3-point range, the first team was the North Dakota Fighting Hawks in 2018, who went 0 for 7.
Ring the Bell
Sierra Bell had a career-high 21 points on January 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 from deep for her 21 points, 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.
Swipe, Swipe, Swipe it, Swipe
Shayla Sellers had five steals against Green Bay on January 15, which was the most for any Mastodon since she had eight herself on November 24, 2019.
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 fell to Wright State in a pair of contests at home last week. The 'Dons had career-high performances from Rylie Parker and Valerie Clark, who led the Mastodons in the first game. The 'Dons were even with the Raiders through three quarters in game two.
Coming Up
The 'Dons will have another road series next week, when they visit Cleveland State, who they fell to twice earlier this season at home.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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