'Dons and Guins Meet in #HLWBB Bout

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team will visit Youngstown State on Thursday (Jan. 18) for a Horizon League game at 6:30 p.m.

Game Day Information
Who: Youngstown State Penguins
When: Thursday, January 18 | 6:30 PM
Where: Youngstown, Ohio | Beeghly Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Youngstown State | Horizon League

Know Your Foe
Youngstown State is 6-12 and 2-6 in the Horizon League. The Penguins picked up home wins against IUPUI and Oakland. They are riding a three-game losing skid, but played road games at Cleveland State, Green Bay and Milwaukee. Emily Saunders is shooting 62.4 percent from the floor and is top-20 in the nation with 39 blocks. She is the team-leader with 10.9 points per game, while Dena Jarrells is pitching in 10.2 points per contest.

The Series
Youngstown State leads the all-time series 10-3 but the 'Dons won the last meeting a year ago. Shayla Sellers had a team-high 19 points in that 67-65 win. The series dates back to 2001-02, the first year of the Mastodons' Division I era.

Money Millie
Amellia Bromenschenkel has scored in double-figures in each of the last nine games. In that stretch, she is averaging 14.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting 51 percent from the floor (49-of-96), 40 percent from 3-point land (14-of-35) and 80 percent from the free throw line (16-of-20).

Smooth Jazz
At Cleveland State on January 13, Jazzlyn Linbo had a career-best 20 points and matched her season-high with 12 rebounds. She was 6-of-12 from the floor and 8-of-9 from the free throw line.

Double-Double Vision
In the Mastodons' game at Cleveland State, Jazzlyn Linbo and Amellia Bromenschenkel had double-doubles. Linbo had a line of 20 points and 12 rebounds, while Bromenschenkel had 12 points and 11 boards. It was the first time that two Mastodons had double-doubles since Shayla Sellers and Ryin Ott did against UIC in 2021.

How Many Ways Can We Say We Like Threes?
The Mastodons have made 10 3-pointers in eight games this season. In the Division I era (2001-present), the Mastodons have hit double-digits 3-pointers eight times in six seasons, including 2023-24. The most games of 10+ triples came in 2013-14, when the 'Dons had 14 such games.
2023-24: 8 games
2022-23: 11 games
2014-15: 11 games
2013-14: 14 games
2009-10: 8 games
2008-09: 8 games

Coming In Hot
Over the last eight games, Erin Woodson is 8-of-14 from 3-point range for 57.1 percent. She is also 13-of-17 from the charity stripe in that stretch.

Freebies
Ryin Ott has made her last 15 free throw attempts, which dates back to December 6.

Just Give Us 10 Minutes...
Purdue Fort Wayne is out-scoring its opponents in final three quarters and overtime periods this season by 131 points.

All-Arounda-Schenkel
Amellia Bromenschenkel ranks in the top-10 in the Horizon League in points (13.5 - seventh), rebounds (6.6 - eighth), field goal percentage (49.7 - fourth), blocks (0.7 - ninth) and minutes (32.3 - fourth) per game.

She's A Plus!
The Mastodons are +114 when Shayla Sellers is on the court this season, the best of all players. On a per game basis, Jazzlyn Linbo has the best +/- average at +8.00 per game.

Last Time Out
Jazzlyn Linbo (20 points, 12 rebounds) and Amellia Bromenschenkel (12 points, 11 rebounds) had double-doubles in a 68-56 loss at Cleveland State.

Coming Up
The Mastodons will visit Robert Morris before coming home from their road trip on Saturday (Jan. 20). The Mastodons already beat the Colonials by 12 earlier this year.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

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Players Mentioned

Amellia Bromenschenkel

Jazzlyn Linbo

Ryin Ott

Shayla Sellers

Erin Woodson

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