Mastodon WBB Steps Out of League Play For Game at Chicago State

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball will take a break from their Horizon League schedule to play at Chicago State on Tuesday (Jan. 22)

Game Day Information
Who: Chicago State Cougars
When: Tuesday, January 23 | 8 PM ET
Where: Chicago, Ill. | Jones Convocation Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: YouTube
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Chicago State | Horizon League

Know Your Foe
Chicago State is 1-23 this season with the Cougars' one win coming over Kuyper, a 105-37 victory. The Cougars are an elite blocking team, averaging 5.2 per game for a top-20 mark nationally. Josie Hill is leading the country with 69 blocks this season. She adds 8.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Jacia Cunningham is leading the team with 13.6 points per game.

The Series
The Mastodons are 6-1 against Chicago State and the 'Dons have won the last four. Purdue Fort Wayne won last year's meeting 86-52 behind 21 points and eight rebounds from Amellia Bromenschenkel. She was 9-for-14 from the floor and 3-for-6 from 3-point range.

Halfway Home
At the halfway mark of Horizon League play, Purdue Fort Wayne is 6-4 in the league. It is their best start to league play through 10 games since the 2010-11 season.

Let's No Bobby Mo
Purdue Fort Wayne held Robert Morris to 36 points in their game on January 20. That was the fewest any opposing Division I team has scored against the Mastodons in program history.

Money Millie
Over the last 11 games, Amellia Bromenschenkel has scored in double-figures 10 times. In that stretch, she is averaging 13.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game while shooting 46.5 percent from the floor (54-of-116), 37.2 percent from 3-point land (16-of-43) and 79.2 percent from the free throw line (19-of-24).

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 11 games, Erin Woodson is 9-of-18 from 3-point range for 50.0 percent. She is also 16-of-20 from the charity stripe in that stretch.

Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne blew out Robert Morris on Saturday (Jan. 20). The Colonials' 36 points were the fewest by a Division I team against the Mastodons in program history. Audra Emmerson scored a team-high 18 points.

Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne returns home to play Northern Kentucky in the Mastodons' 17th annual Pink Out game. That game will tip off at 2 p.m. on Saturday (Jan. 27).

~ Feel the Rumble ~

Mastodon WBB Steps Out of League Play For Game at Chicago State

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Players Mentioned

Amellia Bromenschenkel

Audra Emmerson

Jazzlyn Linbo

Ryin Ott

Shayla Sellers

Erin Woodson

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