'Dons Welcome Oakland Women's Basketball on Thursday

Thursday, January 6

Fort Wayne, Ind.

7 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Oakland

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Aubrey Stupp

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'Dons Welcome Oakland Women's Basketball on Thursday

1/5/2022 11:18:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team will return to the Arnie Ball Court for the first time in 2022, when they welcome the Oakland Golden Grizzlies on Thursday (Jan. 6) at 7 p.m.

Game Day Information
Who: Oakland Golden Grizzlies
When: Thursday, January 6 | 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Oakland | Horizon League

Know Your Foe
Oakland is 5-7 this year with three wins coming in Horizon League play: Robert Morris, UIC and Milwaukee. The Golden Grizzlies had their most recent game (Jan. 1 vs. Green Bay) canceled due to COVID-19. Kahlaijah Dean is leading OU with 18.2 points, while also averaging 4.4 rebounds per game.

The Series
Oakland and Purdue Fort Wayne have met 26 times with the Golden Grizzlies getting 16 wins. OU has won the last five. The last Mastodon win came in 2013, the last time these two teams met as Summit League rivals. Rachel Mauk and Amanda Hyde both scored 22 points.

A Win Would...
• Make the Mastodons 11-16 against Oakland all-time, 1-2 as Horizon League foes
• Be the Mastodons' fourth League win, their most since 2013-14
• Tie the most wins against Division I competition in a season since 2015-16
• Snap a six-game losing skid
• Move the Mastodons to 4-2 at home this season

Home Sweet Home
Here's some fun stats in the Mastodons' three games in the Gates Sports Center:
• Team - 44.2 FG% and 37.5 3FG%
• Shayla Sellers - 13.7 PPG, 54.5 FG%, 56 3FG%, 7.7 RPG
• Riley Ott - 13.7 PPG, 60 FG%, 62.5 3FG%
• Ryin Ott - 13.5 PPG, 40 FG%, 66.7 3FG%, 6.5 RPG
• Sylare Starks - 13.0 PPG, 44 FG%

Streaks & Stats
The number of consecutive games that the Mastodons have...
• Made at least one 3-pointer: 29 games
• Made at least one free throw: 39 games
• Had at least five offensive rebounds: 45 games
• Riley Ott scored at least two points: 63 games

Affirmative. 10-4
Riley Ott and Ryin Ott are one of two sister pairs in the country that are both averaging over 10 points per game. Maya and Wyvette Mayberry at Tulsa are averaging 15.7 and 12.4 points, respectively, and are the two leading scorers for the Golden Hurricane.

Rivals Reunited
Purdue Fort Wayne and Oakland have been in three different conferences together: The Great Lakes Valley Conference (1984-97), Summit League (2007-13) and Horizon League (2020-present). The two squads have only met three times as non-league foes (2014, 2015 and 2016) in the Division I era. The record between the two schools as Division I foes is 10-7 with the edge to Oakland.

Live By The Three
The Mastodons have made more 3-pointers in eight of their 11 games played. The 'Dons are making 8.0 triples per game while holding their opponents to just 6.5.

Pretty Good From the Line
Purdue Fort Wayne is second in the Horizon League and 21st in the country in free throw percentage. The 'Dons are making 77.5 percent from the line, which ranks in the top five in program history for a season mark. Purdue Fort Wayne has five players shooting over 80 percent from the line, led by Aubrey Stupp, who is averaging 85.7 percent on 28 attempts, and Shianne Johnson who is 2-for-2.

Rileeeeeeey for Threeeeeeeeeee!
Riley Ott is shooting 42.5 percent from 3-point range this season (14-of-32). With a minimum of 30 makes, the program's best season average in the Division I era is 44.9 percent, coming from former sharpshooter and former assistant coach Haley Seibert (2013-14). Ott's 43.8 percent mark would rank fourth all-time, second-best in the Division I era.

Sharp-Shooting 'Dons
Purdue Fort Wayne has six Mastodons shooting over 30 percent from 3-point range with at least two attempts: Shianne Johnson, Riley Ott, Ryin Ott, Shayla Sellers, Sylare Starks and Valerie Clark. Last year, the Mastodons had no one shoot over 31 percent. As a team, the 'Dons are shooting 32.6 percent, up from 25.0 percent a year ago.

Sister Connection
Since her sister Ryin has joined the team, Riley Ott's per game stats have taken a significant jump. Here's how she compares without Ryin (2019-21) to with Ryin (2021-22):
Points: 10.4 -> 11.4
Rebounds: 2.5 -> 3.5
Assists: 2.1 -> 2.2
Steals: 0.9 -> 1.0
Blocks: 0.04 -> 0.18
FG%: 34.4 -> 35.4
3FG%: 28.5 -> 42.5
FT%: 74.8 -> 84.8

I Know Them!
Six Mastodons have played in all 11 games this season: Riley Ott, Shayla Sellers, Aubrey Stupp, Amellia Bromenschenkel, Jazzlyn Linbo and Audra Emmerson.

Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne is coming off a 52-48 loss at Robert Morris. Amellia Bromenschenkel had six of the team's 19 offensive rebounds.

Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne is set to play Detroit Mercy for the first time as Horizon League foes on January 8. The two teams did not meet last year because Detroit Mercy canceled the last 10 games of its season due to COVID-19.

~ Feel the Rumble ~