Mastodon WBB Visits Eastern Michigan For Non-League Contest

Thursday, November 21

Ypsilanti, Mich.

6:30 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Eastern Michigan

Audra Emmerson

Photo by: Josh Gales

Mastodon WBB Visits Eastern Michigan For Non-League Contest

11/20/2024 3:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team will visit the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Thursday (Nov. 21) for a non-league game.

Game Day Information
Who: Eastern Michigan Eagles
When: Thursday, November 21 | 6:30 PM
Where: Ypsilanti, Mich. | Gervin GameAbove Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Eastern Michigan

Know Your Foe
Eastern Michigan is 0-3 to start 2024-25. The Eagles are coming off a 95-49 loss to (RV) Michigan State, suffering losses to Texas State and Alabama A&M prior to that. EMU is averaging 59.0 points per game while shooting 38.4 percent from the floor and 26.5 percent from deep. Sisi Eleko is the team's best player, averaging a double-double of 23.3 points and 12.3 rebounds per game.

The Series
Eastern Michigan leads the all-time series 3-0 over the 'Dons. The two teams have not met since 2019, which saw the Eagles win 64-40. No Mastodons on the current roster played in that contest.

Fill It Up
Purdue Fort Wayne is averaging 80.0 points per game, which ranks second in the Horizon League and top-60 nationally. The Mastodons' 46.9 percent field goal clip is a league-best and top-50 in the country.

Hit 'Em With the High Note
Jazzlyn Linbo is averaging a career-best 9.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game and a high mark of 60.9 percent from the floor.

Our Ball!
Purdue Fort Wayne's 13.3 turnovers per game ranks first in the Horizon League and is a top-40 mark nationally.

That's Free!
Sydney Freeman's 45.2 field goal and 41.7 3-point percentages are career-best marks.

Looking For T-Mo
Tia Morgan has a career-best 8.5 points per game this season while shooting a career-high 55.6 percent from the floor.

Saving the Best for Last
Lauren Ross is shooting 52.5 percent from the floor, 56.0 percent from 3-point range and 90.0 percent from the charity stripe. All of those percentages are the best of her career. Ross' 3.50 triples per game ranks 14th in the country.

Hanging 100
Purdue Fort Wayne scored 104 points in their win over Defiance on November 12. It was the 20th 100-point game in program history and fourth of the Maria Marchesano era.

In The Polls...
Purdue Fort Wayne was receiving votes in the most recent CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 with eight points. The Mastodons received 10 points in the poll several times last season for the first time since 2011-12.

Use Bromo Code "Amellia" For a Crazy Stat Line
Amellia Bromenschenkel recorded a stat line of 14 points, five rebounds, five assists, five steals and three blocks. She is the first player in the NCAA to record that stat line on the road since 2018 (Chelsea Welch, Wright State at IU Indy) and the 10th of all Division I players to do so since the 2002-03 season. She is one of 52 players to record those marks in any game, home or away, since 2002-03.

Grand Quartet
Sydney Freeman, Amellia Bromenschenkel, Jordan Reid and Lauren Ross all own over 1,000 points in their careers. Freeman reached the milestone in 2022-23 in her one year at Dayton, Bromenschenkel scored all 1,000 at Purdue Fort Wayne, Reid scored over 1,000 in her time at Indiana Wesleyan, and Ross reached the milestone this season after three years at Western Michigan and one at Michigan State. Ross became a 1,000-point scorer against Defiance on November 12.

Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to No. 15 Kentucky 79-67. The Mastodons led for 28:21 of that contest. Lauren Ross had 21 points and seven rebounds while shooting 7-of-13 from the floor and 5-of-7 from beyond the 3-point line.

Coming Up
The Mastodons will visit Georgia State for a multi-team event featuring the host Panthers, Campbell and Furman. The game against Ella Riggs' former team will be the last before returning home on December 4.

~ Feel the Rumble ~