Tuesday, February 28
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Detroit Mercy
Amellia Bromenschenkel
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team will host a league tournament game for the first time in its Division I history on Tuesday (Feb. 28), when the Mastodons host Detroit Mercy in the Barbasol Horizon League Championship First Round in the Gates Sports Center at 7 p.m.
Game Day Information
Who: Detroit Mercy Titans
When: Tuesday, February 28 | 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Detroit Mercy | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
Detroit Mercy is 5-24 and was 3-17 in Horizon League play. Since the last meeting with the Mastodons, the Titans beat Robert Morris and IUPUI, but they are currently on a three-game losing skid. Horizon League All-Freshman Team selection Amaya Burch is fourth on the team with 7.6 points per game. Irene Murua is scoring 12.1 points and grabbing 8.1 boards per game.
The Series
Detroit Mercy leads the all-time series against the Mastodons, but Purdue Fort Wayne has won the last four meetings, all coming under head coach Maria Marchesano. The Mastodons' average margin of victory in those games is 13.3 points.
Bromenschenkel, Third-Team All-League
Amellia Bromenschenkel was among the best all-around players in the league in the 2022-23 season. In league games, she was 18th in points (11.4), 17th in rebounds (5.2), 19th in blocks (0.5) and third in steals (1.9) per game. She had seven 20-piont games and shot 44.9 percent from the floor and 32.5 percent from three. She had a season-high 25 points against Wright State and top-15 Maryland. She finished the regular season with a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds at the Horizon League regular season champion Green Bay.
Sellers, All-Defensive Team
Shayla Sellers was one of five selected for the All-Defensive Team. She was the Mastodons' stopper all year, playing defense against the league's best players all year, regardless of position. In Horizon League play, she led the league with 2.2 steals per game and was 13th with 0.7 blocks per game. She was one of two players in the league to rank in the top 13 in both categories, the other being Defensive Player of the Year Lilly Ritz of Youngstown State. Sellers is the first player in Mastodon history to be named to a league's All-Defensive Team.
Things Are Looking Up
Purdue Fort Wayne earned the No. 6 seed for the Horizon League Championship, which marks the highest regular-season finish for the Mastodons since 2013-14. The Mastodons' 12 wins is also the most since that season.
That Seems Good
The Mastodons' 32 points in the fourth quarter against Wright State (Feb. 16) was the most points scored by a Mastodon team in a quarter since quarters were introduced in women's basketball in the 2015-16 season.
Grabbing Boards
The Mastodons held Wright State to just 19 rebounds on February 16, which tied the fewest rebounds by an opponent since the Mastodons held Centenary to 17 on January 31, 2011.
Ball Control
The Mastodons had a season-low five turnovers against Wright State on February 16. It tied the fewest turnovers dating back to at least 1990 (given available records) with three other games: Manchester (2021), Western Illinois (2016) and North Dakota State (2008).
Ball Control Times Two
The Mastodons had a then-season-low seven turnovers against Cleveland State and won the points off turnovers battle 23-1.
Thieves!
Purdue Fort Wayne is second in the Horizon League and is top-80 in the country with 9.0 steals per game. The 'Dons also force the most turnovers in the league at 18.03 per game
Especially Those Two!
In league play, Shayla Sellers and Amellia Bromenschenkel finished first and third in the Horizon League with 2.2 and 1.9 steals per game.
Sellers Swiper
Shayla Sellers ranks in the top-125 in the country with 54 steals this season.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne went down to the wire with Horizon League regular season champion Green Bay, but fell 70-64. Amellia Bromenschenkel had an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double and Ryin Ott had 18 points.
Coming Up
With a win, Purdue Fort Wayne will hit the road to play at No. 3 seed IUPUI on Thursday (March 1).
Game Day Information
Who: Detroit Mercy Titans
When: Tuesday, February 28 | 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Detroit Mercy | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
Detroit Mercy is 5-24 and was 3-17 in Horizon League play. Since the last meeting with the Mastodons, the Titans beat Robert Morris and IUPUI, but they are currently on a three-game losing skid. Horizon League All-Freshman Team selection Amaya Burch is fourth on the team with 7.6 points per game. Irene Murua is scoring 12.1 points and grabbing 8.1 boards per game.
The Series
Detroit Mercy leads the all-time series against the Mastodons, but Purdue Fort Wayne has won the last four meetings, all coming under head coach Maria Marchesano. The Mastodons' average margin of victory in those games is 13.3 points.
Bromenschenkel, Third-Team All-League
Amellia Bromenschenkel was among the best all-around players in the league in the 2022-23 season. In league games, she was 18th in points (11.4), 17th in rebounds (5.2), 19th in blocks (0.5) and third in steals (1.9) per game. She had seven 20-piont games and shot 44.9 percent from the floor and 32.5 percent from three. She had a season-high 25 points against Wright State and top-15 Maryland. She finished the regular season with a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds at the Horizon League regular season champion Green Bay.
Sellers, All-Defensive Team
Shayla Sellers was one of five selected for the All-Defensive Team. She was the Mastodons' stopper all year, playing defense against the league's best players all year, regardless of position. In Horizon League play, she led the league with 2.2 steals per game and was 13th with 0.7 blocks per game. She was one of two players in the league to rank in the top 13 in both categories, the other being Defensive Player of the Year Lilly Ritz of Youngstown State. Sellers is the first player in Mastodon history to be named to a league's All-Defensive Team.
Things Are Looking Up
Purdue Fort Wayne earned the No. 6 seed for the Horizon League Championship, which marks the highest regular-season finish for the Mastodons since 2013-14. The Mastodons' 12 wins is also the most since that season.
That Seems Good
The Mastodons' 32 points in the fourth quarter against Wright State (Feb. 16) was the most points scored by a Mastodon team in a quarter since quarters were introduced in women's basketball in the 2015-16 season.
Grabbing Boards
The Mastodons held Wright State to just 19 rebounds on February 16, which tied the fewest rebounds by an opponent since the Mastodons held Centenary to 17 on January 31, 2011.
Ball Control
The Mastodons had a season-low five turnovers against Wright State on February 16. It tied the fewest turnovers dating back to at least 1990 (given available records) with three other games: Manchester (2021), Western Illinois (2016) and North Dakota State (2008).
Ball Control Times Two
The Mastodons had a then-season-low seven turnovers against Cleveland State and won the points off turnovers battle 23-1.
Thieves!
Purdue Fort Wayne is second in the Horizon League and is top-80 in the country with 9.0 steals per game. The 'Dons also force the most turnovers in the league at 18.03 per game
Especially Those Two!
In league play, Shayla Sellers and Amellia Bromenschenkel finished first and third in the Horizon League with 2.2 and 1.9 steals per game.
Sellers Swiper
Shayla Sellers ranks in the top-125 in the country with 54 steals this season.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne went down to the wire with Horizon League regular season champion Green Bay, but fell 70-64. Amellia Bromenschenkel had an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double and Ryin Ott had 18 points.
Coming Up
With a win, Purdue Fort Wayne will hit the road to play at No. 3 seed IUPUI on Thursday (March 1).
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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