Purdue Fort Wayne Welcomes Green Bay For Women's Basketball Contest

Thursday, January 12

Fort Wayne, Ind.

7 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Green Bay

Tickets

Audra Emmerson

Photo by: Josh Gales

Purdue Fort Wayne Welcomes Green Bay For Women's Basketball Contest

1/11/2023 1:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball plays host to another of the Horizon League's hottest teams this week. The Mastodons will welcome Green Bay to the Gates Sports Center on Thursday (Jan. 12) for a 7 p.m. game. The Phoenix have won nine straight.

Game Day Information
Who: Green Bay Phoenix
When: Thursday, January 12 | 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Green Bay | Horizon League

Know Your Foe
Green Bay has won nine games in a row, owning a 12-3 record. The Phoenix are 5-1 in league play, with their only loss coming at Milwaukee in the season opener. They have also won their last five games by at least 17 points. Sydney Levy and Maddy Schreiber are both averaging between 10 and 11 points, with six other players between five and nine.

The Series
Green Bay has won all six meetings with the Mastodons in the series dating back to 1983-84. The 'Dons have played four, including the last three games, at home.

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.

Shayla Show
Shayla Sellers had one of her best games as a Mastodon against IUPUI on January 4. She recorded 23 points with a 69.2 percent clip from the floor and 50 percent from the 3-point line, six rebounds, four steals, three blocks and an assist. Her points, blocks and steals all at least tied a season-high mark.

Recent Stats
In the last six games...
• Amellia Bromenschenkel is averaging 10.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game
• Shayla Sellers is averaging 9.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game with an 88.2 percent clip from the free throw line.
• Destinee Marshall is averaging 7.1 points and 2.4 assists per game.
• Abbigail Stephens is averaging 6.6 points per game on 57.7 percent shooting from the floor and 40 percent from the 3-point line.
• Jazzlyn Linbo is shooting 66.7 percent from the floor.

The Best Choice For Defensive Player of the Year
In Horizon League play, Shayla Sellers is the league-leader with 2.5 steals per game and is fourth in the league with 1.2 blocks per game. She is the only player in the league that is in the top five in both categories.

Thieves!
Purdue Fort Wayne is first the Horizon League and 52nd in the country with 9.9 steals per game. The 'Dons also force the 36th-most turnovers in the country at 20.25 per game.

Especially Those Two!
In league play only, Amellia Bromenschenkel and Shayla Sellers are first and second in the league with 2.8 and 2.3 steals per game.

Block Party
Purdue Fort Wayne is second in the Horizon League with 3.7 blocks per game.

New Year New Abby!
Since New Year's Eve, Abbigail Stephens is averaging 10.3 points per game while shooting 58.3 percent from the floor in 13 minutes per game. This includes a career-high 14-point outing against Youngstown State.

Money Millie
Here's how Amellia Bromenschenkel's stats stack up in the Horizon League:
12.3 points per game: 8th
4.9 rebounds per game: 17th
1.4 3FG per game: 13th
0.8 blocks per game: 9th
1.3 steals per game: 14th
29.6 minutes per game: 11th

3-Point Threats
Purdue Fort Wayne takes 27.6 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 20 blocks.

Familiar Five
Purdue Fort Wayne has had the same starting five in all 16 games: Amellia Bromenschenkel, Ryin Ott, Shayla Sellers, Jazzlyn Linbo and Destinee Marshall.

Last Time Out
Cleveland State took down the Mastodons 74-56. The 'Dons held Preseason Player of the Year Destiny Leo below her season average at 16 points on 6-of-16 shooting.

Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will play its last home game until February 2 on Saturday (Jan. 14) with Milwaukee coming to town. The 'Dons will then hit the road for four games in a row away from the Gates Sports Center. The first is an 11 a.m. tip at Northern Kentucky on January 20.

~ Feel the Rumble ~