Thursday, December 29
Moon Township, Pa.
4 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Robert Morris
Jaidyn Koerdt
Photo by: John Nagel
Newest Horizon League Members Meet for WBB Game on Thursday
12/28/2022 3:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne and Robert Morris will meet on Thursday (Dec. 29) in a doubleheader of the two newest members of the Horizon League. The Mastodons and Colonials both joined the league prior to the 2020-21 school year. The women's game will start at 4 p.m. and the men's game will tip after.
Game Day Information
Who: Robert Morris Colonials
When: Thursday, December 29 | 4 PM
Where: Moon Township, Pa. | UPMC Events Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Robert Morris | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
Robert Morris is 7-4 and was 1-1 in the abbreviated start to Horizon League play. The Colonials topped Wright State 68-47 before dropping a 69-54 game at Northern Kentucky. RMU lost two in a row at West Virginia and Oklahoma, but bounced back with a 24-point win over St. Bonaventure. Sophomore Phoenix Gedeon has scored in double-figures in all but one game, averaging 13.4 points per game.
The Series
After the Mastodons won the first game in the series 71-67 in 2021, Robert Morris has won the last four meetings, which included a matchup in the Horizon League Championship last season.
A New First
Amellia Bromenschenkel recorded the second double-double of her career against No. 15 Maryland (Dec. 21). She scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and did not record a turnover. She is the first-ever Mastodon to record a double-double against a Power Five team.
Recent Stats
Over the last four games...
• Amellia Bromenschenkel is averaging 14.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, shooting 40.7 percent from the floor and 90.9 percent from the charity stripe.
• Shayla Sellers is averaging 10.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game with a 93.8 percent from the free throw line.
• Jazzlyn Linbo is averaging 6.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting 60.0 percent from the floor.
Ranked in Gates
When Maryland visited Fort Wayne on December 21, it was the first ranked opponent to play in the Gates Sports Center since No. 14 Purdue came to Gates on December 6, 2012. It was the sixth time that a Big Ten team came to play at Gates.
Ace Amellia
In the three-game stretch from December 2-8, Amellia Bromenschenkel recorded at least eight points, six rebounds, two steals, one block and one assist. In that time, she was 13-of-27 (48.1 percent) from the floor. In her career, she has seven games where she records at least one of each of those statistics.
Money Millie
Here's how Amellia Bromenschenkel's stats stack up in the Horizon League:
48.6 FG%: 3rd
14.2 points per game: 5th
5.3 rebounds per game: 12th
1.8 3FG per game: 10th
0.9 blocks per game: 6th
1.2 steals per game: 25th
29.5 minutes per game: 10th
3-Point Threats
Purdue Fort Wayne takes 28.3 3-pointers per game, which is the most in the Horizon League and 10th-most in the nation.
Linbo Limbo
Jazzlyn Linbo is second in the Horizon League with 17 blocks.
This Ott-a Be Good
Ryin Ott is sixth in the Horizon League with 17 steals.
Familiar Five
Purdue Fort Wayne has had the same starting five in all 12 games: Amellia Bromenschenkel, Ryin Ott, Shayla Sellers, Jazzlyn Linbo and Destinee Marshall.
Last Time Out
Amellia Bromenschenkel recorded a 25-point, 10-rebound double-double against No. 15 Maryland on December 21. The 'Dons fell 88-51 to the visiting Terrapins.
Coming Up
On New Year's Eve, the Mastodons will visit Youngstown State for a noon tip against the preseason favorite Penguins.
Game Day Information
Who: Robert Morris Colonials
When: Thursday, December 29 | 4 PM
Where: Moon Township, Pa. | UPMC Events Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Robert Morris | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
Robert Morris is 7-4 and was 1-1 in the abbreviated start to Horizon League play. The Colonials topped Wright State 68-47 before dropping a 69-54 game at Northern Kentucky. RMU lost two in a row at West Virginia and Oklahoma, but bounced back with a 24-point win over St. Bonaventure. Sophomore Phoenix Gedeon has scored in double-figures in all but one game, averaging 13.4 points per game.
The Series
After the Mastodons won the first game in the series 71-67 in 2021, Robert Morris has won the last four meetings, which included a matchup in the Horizon League Championship last season.
A New First
Amellia Bromenschenkel recorded the second double-double of her career against No. 15 Maryland (Dec. 21). She scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and did not record a turnover. She is the first-ever Mastodon to record a double-double against a Power Five team.
Recent Stats
Over the last four games...
• Amellia Bromenschenkel is averaging 14.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, shooting 40.7 percent from the floor and 90.9 percent from the charity stripe.
• Shayla Sellers is averaging 10.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game with a 93.8 percent from the free throw line.
• Jazzlyn Linbo is averaging 6.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting 60.0 percent from the floor.
Ranked in Gates
When Maryland visited Fort Wayne on December 21, it was the first ranked opponent to play in the Gates Sports Center since No. 14 Purdue came to Gates on December 6, 2012. It was the sixth time that a Big Ten team came to play at Gates.
Ace Amellia
In the three-game stretch from December 2-8, Amellia Bromenschenkel recorded at least eight points, six rebounds, two steals, one block and one assist. In that time, she was 13-of-27 (48.1 percent) from the floor. In her career, she has seven games where she records at least one of each of those statistics.
Money Millie
Here's how Amellia Bromenschenkel's stats stack up in the Horizon League:
48.6 FG%: 3rd
14.2 points per game: 5th
5.3 rebounds per game: 12th
1.8 3FG per game: 10th
0.9 blocks per game: 6th
1.2 steals per game: 25th
29.5 minutes per game: 10th
3-Point Threats
Purdue Fort Wayne takes 28.3 3-pointers per game, which is the most in the Horizon League and 10th-most in the nation.
Linbo Limbo
Jazzlyn Linbo is second in the Horizon League with 17 blocks.
This Ott-a Be Good
Ryin Ott is sixth in the Horizon League with 17 steals.
Familiar Five
Purdue Fort Wayne has had the same starting five in all 12 games: Amellia Bromenschenkel, Ryin Ott, Shayla Sellers, Jazzlyn Linbo and Destinee Marshall.
Last Time Out
Amellia Bromenschenkel recorded a 25-point, 10-rebound double-double against No. 15 Maryland on December 21. The 'Dons fell 88-51 to the visiting Terrapins.
Coming Up
On New Year's Eve, the Mastodons will visit Youngstown State for a noon tip against the preseason favorite Penguins.
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