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Purdue Fort Wayne
Green Bay
Horizon League Championship Berth on the Line For Mastodon WBB
3/5/2023 1:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game Day Information
Who: Green Bay Phoenix
When: Monday, March 6 | Noon
Where: Indianapolis, Ind. | Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets: Link - First 50 Purdue Fort Wayne students will be free
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Green Bay | Horizon League
Tourney Talk
This is Purdue Fort Wayne's first appearance in a semfinal of a league tournament since 2012-13 in the Summit League. They have made three semfinals in the Division I era: 2010-11 and 2012-13 Summit League and the 2022-23 Horizon League. The Mastodons have never made a championship game. This year is also the first time the 'Dons have ever won two games in a league tournament.
March-esano Mania
Under head coach Maria Marchesano, Purdue Fort Wayne has made the Horizon League Championship semifinal for the first time. Here's some championship-only stats that feature the Mastodons...
• Audra Emmerson is fifth in scoring average with 17.0 points per game
• Audra Emmerson is second in field goal percentage at 66.7 percent
• Audra Emmerson is first in 3-point percentage at 75.0 percent and 3-pointers made at 4.5 per game
• Amellia Bromenschenkel is ninth with 3.0 assists per game
• Amellia Bromenschenkel is 11th with a 1.50 assist to turnover ratio
• Amellia Bromenschenkel and Jazzlyn Linbo are sixth with 2.0 steals per game
• Destinee Marshall is first with 3.0 steals per game
• Purdue Fort Wayne is second in scoring offense with 69.0 points per game
• Purdue Fort Wayne is second in field goal percentage at 48.1 percent
• Purdue Fort Wayne is first in 3-point field goal percentage at 50.0 percent
• Purdue Fort Wayne is first with 11.0 steals per game
• Purdue Fort Wayne is first with a +6 average turnover margin
• Purdue Fort Wayne is the only team to win two games so far in this tournament
Know Your Foe
Green Bay is 26-4 and advanced to the Horizon League Championship semifinal with an 85-57 win over Wright State. Jasmine Kondrakiewicz scored 18 points, up from her season average of 8.2. Sydney Levy is leading the team at 11.6 points per game
The Series
Green Bay leads the all-time series 8-0. The Mastodons has been knocking on the door for their first win, with the last matchup being a one-possession game with less than 90 seconds left. Amellia Bromenschenkel had an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double in that contest.
Audra 3mm3rson
Audra Emmerson's 41.2 percent 3-point clip ranks in the top-10 in program history in a season.
3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 30 made)
6. Jordan Zuppe (43.3 - 2007-08)
7. Teena Merrell (43.2 - 1988-89)
8. Anne Boese (41.3 - 2010-11)
9. Jessica Henry (41.3 - 1996-97)
10. Audra Emmerson (41.2 - 2022-23)
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 Mastodons' first league tournament win in 10 years. That was a 106-101 2OT win over Western Illinois in the Summit League Championship in 2013.
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' 14 wins is also the most since that season.
Sellers Swiper
Shayla Sellers ranks in the top-110 in the country with 57 steals this season.
Defense (Clap, Clap) Defense
Purdue Fort Wayne has held its opponents to 64 points or fewer in 14 games this season. They are 11-4 in such games.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne beat IUPUI 73-69 in the Jungle. It was the Mastodons' first road win at IUPUI since 2011. Audra Emmerson and Amellia Bromenschenkel scored 18 each.
Coming Up
With a win, Purdue Fort Wayne will play the winner of Cleveland State and Northern Kentucky on Tuesday (March 7) at noon for the Horizon League title.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
