Saturday, December 31
Youngstown, Ohio
Noon
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Youngstown State
Lauryn Stover
Photo by: Cole Wieland
Elite Mascots Meet to Wrap Up 2022
12/30/2022 11:44:00 AM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne and Youngstown State will play on New Year's Eve in a battle of two of the greatest mascots in the country. Don the Mastodon and Pete the Penguin will have their basketball teams play a Horizon League doubleheader, with the women at noon and the men at 2:45.
Game Day Information
Who: Youngstown State Penguins
When: Saturday, December 31 | Noon
Where: Youngstown, Ohio | Beeghly Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Youngstown State | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
Youngstown State is 8-4 with a 2-1 start to Horizon League play. The Penguins are coming off a 77-68 loss to Cleveland State, which came after seven wins in a row. Horizon League Player of the Year candidate Lilly Ritz is averaging a double-double with 17.3 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. Malia Magestro is the second of the two-headed monster at 12.3 points, but Ritz is entirely a two-point shooter, while Magestro has hit 21 triples this year. YSU was picked as the favorite to win the Horizon League in the preseason.
The Series
Youngstown State leads the all-time series 9-2. It dates back to 2002. The Mastodons' last win came in 2010, which came in Youngstown. The Penguins have won the last six meetings.
In The Wins...
In the Mastodons' wins this year, Amellia Bromenschenkel is recording 19.6 points and 6.6 rebounds with a 61.2 percent shooting clip and a 52.0 percent 3-point shooting percentage. She is also averaging 2.0 steals, 1.6 assists and 0.8 blocks per game in those games.
Recent Stats
In the last five games...
• Amellia Bromenschenkel is averaging 16.0 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, shooting 43.7 percent from the floor
• Shayla Sellers is averaging 10.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game with a 93.8 percent from the free throw line.
• Jazzlyn Linbo is averaging 5.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while shooting 64.7 percent from the floor.
• Destinee Marshall is scoring 7.6 points per game with 2.2 assists per game.
• Audra Emmerson has a 2-1 assist-to-turnover ratio (6-3).
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.
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 point, rebound, steal, block and assist.
Money Millie
Here's how Amellia Bromenschenkel's stats stack up in the Horizon League:
49.0 FG%: 3rd
14.7 points per game: 4th
5.5 rebounds per game: 11th
1.8 3FG per game: 8th
0.8 blocks per game: 7th
1.2 steals per game: 17th
30.3 minutes per game: 8th
3-Point Threats
Purdue Fort Wayne takes 27.7 3-pointers per game, which is the most in the Horizon League and 12th-most in the nation.
Linbo Limbo
Jazzlyn Linbo is second in the Horizon League with 19 blocks.
This Ott-a Be Good
Ryin Ott, Sydney Graber and Shayla Sellers are all tied for eighth in the Horizon League with 17 steals each. Amellia Bromenschenkel is just one behind at 16.
Familiar Five
Purdue Fort Wayne has had the same starting five in all 13 games: Amellia Bromenschenkel, Ryin Ott, Shayla Sellers, Jazzlyn Linbo and Destinee Marshall.
Last Time Out
The Mastodons picked up a 52-41 win over Robert Morris for their second Horizon League win. Amellia Bromenschenkel scored a team-high 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will kick off 2023 with a home game against IUPUI on January 4. The Mastodons will hit the road after that for a game at Cleveland State on January 6.
Game Day Information
Who: Youngstown State Penguins
When: Saturday, December 31 | Noon
Where: Youngstown, Ohio | Beeghly Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Youngstown State | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
Youngstown State is 8-4 with a 2-1 start to Horizon League play. The Penguins are coming off a 77-68 loss to Cleveland State, which came after seven wins in a row. Horizon League Player of the Year candidate Lilly Ritz is averaging a double-double with 17.3 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. Malia Magestro is the second of the two-headed monster at 12.3 points, but Ritz is entirely a two-point shooter, while Magestro has hit 21 triples this year. YSU was picked as the favorite to win the Horizon League in the preseason.
The Series
Youngstown State leads the all-time series 9-2. It dates back to 2002. The Mastodons' last win came in 2010, which came in Youngstown. The Penguins have won the last six meetings.
In The Wins...
In the Mastodons' wins this year, Amellia Bromenschenkel is recording 19.6 points and 6.6 rebounds with a 61.2 percent shooting clip and a 52.0 percent 3-point shooting percentage. She is also averaging 2.0 steals, 1.6 assists and 0.8 blocks per game in those games.
Recent Stats
In the last five games...
• Amellia Bromenschenkel is averaging 16.0 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, shooting 43.7 percent from the floor
• Shayla Sellers is averaging 10.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game with a 93.8 percent from the free throw line.
• Jazzlyn Linbo is averaging 5.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while shooting 64.7 percent from the floor.
• Destinee Marshall is scoring 7.6 points per game with 2.2 assists per game.
• Audra Emmerson has a 2-1 assist-to-turnover ratio (6-3).
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.
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 point, rebound, steal, block and assist.
Money Millie
Here's how Amellia Bromenschenkel's stats stack up in the Horizon League:
49.0 FG%: 3rd
14.7 points per game: 4th
5.5 rebounds per game: 11th
1.8 3FG per game: 8th
0.8 blocks per game: 7th
1.2 steals per game: 17th
30.3 minutes per game: 8th
3-Point Threats
Purdue Fort Wayne takes 27.7 3-pointers per game, which is the most in the Horizon League and 12th-most in the nation.
Linbo Limbo
Jazzlyn Linbo is second in the Horizon League with 19 blocks.
This Ott-a Be Good
Ryin Ott, Sydney Graber and Shayla Sellers are all tied for eighth in the Horizon League with 17 steals each. Amellia Bromenschenkel is just one behind at 16.
Familiar Five
Purdue Fort Wayne has had the same starting five in all 13 games: Amellia Bromenschenkel, Ryin Ott, Shayla Sellers, Jazzlyn Linbo and Destinee Marshall.
Last Time Out
The Mastodons picked up a 52-41 win over Robert Morris for their second Horizon League win. Amellia Bromenschenkel scored a team-high 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will kick off 2023 with a home game against IUPUI on January 4. The Mastodons will hit the road after that for a game at Cleveland State on January 6.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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