Thursday, March 2
Indianapolis, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
IUPUI
Mastodon Women's Hoops Takes on IUPUI in #HLWBB Quarterfinal on Thursday at 7 PM
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - No. 6 seed Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball's march to the Horizon League Championship continues on Thursday (Feb. 2) at No. 3 seed IUPUI on Thursday (Feb. 2) at 7 p.m. in the Jungle.
Game Day Information
Who: IUPUI Jaguars
When: Thursday, March 2 | 7 PM
Where: Indianapolis, Ind. | The Jungle
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets: Adult tickets (ages 13+) are $10 per ticket. Youth tickets (ages 3-12) are $5 per ticket. Kids ages 2 and under and all Horizon League students (with valid campus ID) are free. Tickets only available at box office, no online order.
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | IUPUI | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
IUPUI finished the regular season 17-12 and earned the No. 3 seed in the Barbasol Horizon League Championship. Since the last meeting between the two teams, IUPUI lost two to Cleveland State and Detroit Mercy then won at Oakland and against Youngstown State and Robert Morris. Jazmyn Turner and Destiny Perkins are a one-two punch, scoring 14.6 and 14.1 points per game for the Jaguars.
The Series
IUPUI leads the all-time series against Purdue Fort Wayne 25-12. The last win for the Mastodons at the Jungle came in 2011, when Stephanie Rosado scored 20 points in 18 minutes for the Mastodons. The Jaguars have won the last nine on-court meetings.
Survive and Advance
Purdue Fort Wayne's win over Detroit Mercy in the First Round of the Barbasol Horizon League Women's Basketball Championship was the Mastodon' first league tournament win in 10 years. That was a 106-101 2OT win over Western Illinois in the Summit League Championship in 2013.
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-point games and shot 44.9 percent from the floor and 32.5 percent from three.
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. 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 marked the highest regular-season finish for the Mastodons since 2013-14. The Mastodons' 13 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 leads the Horizon League and is top-70 in the country with 9.2 steals per game. The 'Dons also force the most turnovers in the league at 18.23 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-100 in the country with 57 steals this season.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne beat Detroit Mercy in the first round of the Horizon League Championship 65-61 for its first postseason win since 2013.
Coming Up
With a win, Purdue Fort Wayne will head to Indianapolis again next week for the Horizon League Championship semifinal on March 6.
Game Day Information
Who: IUPUI Jaguars
When: Thursday, March 2 | 7 PM
Where: Indianapolis, Ind. | The Jungle
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets: Adult tickets (ages 13+) are $10 per ticket. Youth tickets (ages 3-12) are $5 per ticket. Kids ages 2 and under and all Horizon League students (with valid campus ID) are free. Tickets only available at box office, no online order.
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | IUPUI | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
IUPUI finished the regular season 17-12 and earned the No. 3 seed in the Barbasol Horizon League Championship. Since the last meeting between the two teams, IUPUI lost two to Cleveland State and Detroit Mercy then won at Oakland and against Youngstown State and Robert Morris. Jazmyn Turner and Destiny Perkins are a one-two punch, scoring 14.6 and 14.1 points per game for the Jaguars.
The Series
IUPUI leads the all-time series against Purdue Fort Wayne 25-12. The last win for the Mastodons at the Jungle came in 2011, when Stephanie Rosado scored 20 points in 18 minutes for the Mastodons. The Jaguars have won the last nine on-court meetings.
Survive and Advance
Purdue Fort Wayne's win over Detroit Mercy in the First Round of the Barbasol Horizon League Women's Basketball Championship was the Mastodon' first league tournament win in 10 years. That was a 106-101 2OT win over Western Illinois in the Summit League Championship in 2013.
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-point games and shot 44.9 percent from the floor and 32.5 percent from three.
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. 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 marked the highest regular-season finish for the Mastodons since 2013-14. The Mastodons' 13 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 leads the Horizon League and is top-70 in the country with 9.2 steals per game. The 'Dons also force the most turnovers in the league at 18.23 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-100 in the country with 57 steals this season.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne beat Detroit Mercy in the first round of the Horizon League Championship 65-61 for its first postseason win since 2013.
Coming Up
With a win, Purdue Fort Wayne will head to Indianapolis again next week for the Horizon League Championship semifinal on March 6.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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