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Mastodon WBB Looks to Snap Cleveland State's 13-Game Win Streak
1/5/2023 3:31:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team hits the road on Friday (Jan. 6) to play Cleveland State in a Horizon League game at 7 p.m.
Game Day Information
Who: Cleveland State Vikings
When: Friday, January 6 | 7 PM
Where: Cleveland, Ohio | Wolstein Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Cleveland State | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
Cleveland State is one of the hottest teams in the country, having won 13-straight games, including all four Horizon League games. The Vikings only loss this season was at No. 8 Iowa State. Their average margin of victory in league play is 26.4 points. The Vikings are led by Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year Destiny Leo, who is averaging nearly 17 points per game.
The Series
Cleveland State owns the lead in the series 11-1, which includes all six since the two teams have been Horizon League foes. The Mastodons' last win came in 2004, an 82-81 win in Cleveland.
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 11.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game
• Shayla Sellers is averaging 10.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per game with an 86.7 percent clip from the free throw line.
• Destinee Marshall is averaging 7.0 points and 2.5 assists per game
• Jazzlyn Linbo is averaging 5.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game while shooting 66.7 percent from the floor.
New Year New Abby!
Since New Year's Eve, Abbigail Stephens is averaging 10 points per game while shooting 56.3 percent from the floor in 11 minutes per game. This includes a career-high 14-point outing against Youngstown State.
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:
13.1 points per game: 8th
5.1 rebounds per game: 15th
46.5 FG%: 3rd
1.5 3FG per game: 11th
0.8 blocks per game: 8th
1.4 steals per game: 10th
30.3 minutes per game: 8th
3-Point Threats
Purdue Fort Wayne takes 27.2 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 20 blocks.
Familiar Five
Purdue Fort Wayne has had the same starting five in all 15 games: Amellia Bromenschenkel, Ryin Ott, Shayla Sellers, Jazzlyn Linbo and Destinee Marshall.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne went down to the wire with IUPUI, but fell 79-71. Shayla Sellers had one of her best all-around games as a Mastodon, finishing with 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range, six rebounds, four steals, three blocks and an assist.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne returns home for a pair of games against the Wisconsin schools, the first being Green Bay on Thursday (Jan. 12).
Game Day Information
Who: Cleveland State Vikings
When: Friday, January 6 | 7 PM
Where: Cleveland, Ohio | Wolstein Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Cleveland State | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
Cleveland State is one of the hottest teams in the country, having won 13-straight games, including all four Horizon League games. The Vikings only loss this season was at No. 8 Iowa State. Their average margin of victory in league play is 26.4 points. The Vikings are led by Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year Destiny Leo, who is averaging nearly 17 points per game.
The Series
Cleveland State owns the lead in the series 11-1, which includes all six since the two teams have been Horizon League foes. The Mastodons' last win came in 2004, an 82-81 win in Cleveland.
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 11.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game
• Shayla Sellers is averaging 10.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per game with an 86.7 percent clip from the free throw line.
• Destinee Marshall is averaging 7.0 points and 2.5 assists per game
• Jazzlyn Linbo is averaging 5.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game while shooting 66.7 percent from the floor.
New Year New Abby!
Since New Year's Eve, Abbigail Stephens is averaging 10 points per game while shooting 56.3 percent from the floor in 11 minutes per game. This includes a career-high 14-point outing against Youngstown State.
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:
13.1 points per game: 8th
5.1 rebounds per game: 15th
46.5 FG%: 3rd
1.5 3FG per game: 11th
0.8 blocks per game: 8th
1.4 steals per game: 10th
30.3 minutes per game: 8th
3-Point Threats
Purdue Fort Wayne takes 27.2 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 20 blocks.
Familiar Five
Purdue Fort Wayne has had the same starting five in all 15 games: Amellia Bromenschenkel, Ryin Ott, Shayla Sellers, Jazzlyn Linbo and Destinee Marshall.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne went down to the wire with IUPUI, but fell 79-71. Shayla Sellers had one of her best all-around games as a Mastodon, finishing with 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range, six rebounds, four steals, three blocks and an assist.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne returns home for a pair of games against the Wisconsin schools, the first being Green Bay on Thursday (Jan. 12).
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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