Wednesday, November 6
West Lafayette, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Purdue
Tia Morgan
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
Purdue Fort Wayne Women's Basketball Opens 2024-25 at Purdue on Wednesday
11/4/2024 10:59:00 AM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team will open the 2024-25 regular season with a road contest at Big Ten foe Purdue. The season will tip off at 7 p.m. in Mackey Arena.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Boilermakers
When: Wednesday, November 6 | 7 PM
Where: West Lafayette, Ind. | Mackey Arena
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Purdue
Know Your Foe
Purdue was 15-19 last season with a 5-13 Big Ten mark. The Boilermakers, like the Mastodons, earned a berth to the WNIT. They fell to Vermont in the Great 8. The Boilers lost their top-four scorers from a year ago, but have a handful of transfers and three freshman for this year's squad. Big Ten All-Freshman player Rashunda Jones is the only 2023-24 All-Big Ten player back this year.
The Series
Purdue leads the series 6-0 against Purdue Fort Wayne, with all but one meeting coming in West Lafayette. In 2018, the Boilermakers won 78-44.
1,000/1,000
Amellia Bromenschenkel joined the 1,000-point club in the Mastodons' win at IU Indianapolis in 2023-24. She became the 22nd Mastodon in program history to reach 1,000 points.
Closing In on 1,000
Lauren Ross has 962 points in her career, needing just 38 to eclipse the 1,000-point mark for her career. In her final two seasons at Western Michigan, she scored 873 of her 962 points.
Closing In on 1,000 x2
Audra Emmerson also has a chance to reach 1,000 points for her career. She has 694 points, needing 306 to reach the milestone. She scored 343 last season.
Record Setters
The 2023-24 Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team set or tied program records for points in a game, field goals made in a game, points in a season, field goal attempts in a season, 3-point field goals made and attempted in a season, wins, home wins, wins away from home and games played.
Big 12 Buckets
The Mastodons' win over Cincinnati in the WNIT in 2023-24 was the first victory over a Big 12 team in program history.
Money Millie
Amellia Bromenschenkel finished last season ranked 131st in the nation in field goal percentage (45.6) and points scored (499) in the 2023-24 season.
We Love Threes!
Purdue Fort Wayne finished last season 14th nationally with 8.9 3-pointers made per game.
Rivals Turned Teammates
Sydney Graber (Central Michigan), Sydney Freeman (Ball State) and Lauren Ross (Western Michigan) all played against each other while in the Mid-American Conference. They all overlapped in 2020-21 and 2021-22, while Freeman and Ross also played against each other in 2022-23.
Player Turned Coach
Purdue Fort Wayne assistant coach Shayla Sellers is coming off a five-year playing career for the Mastodons. She scored 1,329 points for the Mastodons and left the program as the all-time leader in games played and started.
Meet The Newcomers
The Mastodons have nine newcomers on the 2024-25 roster. There are three freshmen, Taeya Steinauer, Reese Polega and Madelyn Geers, and six transfers: Ella Riggs (Furman), Tia Morgan (Tyler JC, Arkansas Pine Bluff), Sydney Freeman (Ball State, Dayton), Lauren Ross (Western Michigan, Michigan State), Jordan Reid (Indiana Wesleyan) and Hillary Offing (Penn State Lehigh Valley).
Last Season Recap
Purdue Fort Wayne is coming off a 2023-24 campaign that was the best in the program's Division I history. The Mastodons were 23-13 and earned a berth to the WNIT Super 16. The 'Dons were 12-4 at home and 11-9 away from home.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will hit the road again with a trip to Valparaiso on November 9. After that, the Mastodons return home for a game against Defiance on November 12, which will be a doubleheader with the men's team.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Boilermakers
When: Wednesday, November 6 | 7 PM
Where: West Lafayette, Ind. | Mackey Arena
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Purdue
Know Your Foe
Purdue was 15-19 last season with a 5-13 Big Ten mark. The Boilermakers, like the Mastodons, earned a berth to the WNIT. They fell to Vermont in the Great 8. The Boilers lost their top-four scorers from a year ago, but have a handful of transfers and three freshman for this year's squad. Big Ten All-Freshman player Rashunda Jones is the only 2023-24 All-Big Ten player back this year.
The Series
Purdue leads the series 6-0 against Purdue Fort Wayne, with all but one meeting coming in West Lafayette. In 2018, the Boilermakers won 78-44.
1,000/1,000
Amellia Bromenschenkel joined the 1,000-point club in the Mastodons' win at IU Indianapolis in 2023-24. She became the 22nd Mastodon in program history to reach 1,000 points.
Closing In on 1,000
Lauren Ross has 962 points in her career, needing just 38 to eclipse the 1,000-point mark for her career. In her final two seasons at Western Michigan, she scored 873 of her 962 points.
Closing In on 1,000 x2
Audra Emmerson also has a chance to reach 1,000 points for her career. She has 694 points, needing 306 to reach the milestone. She scored 343 last season.
Record Setters
The 2023-24 Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team set or tied program records for points in a game, field goals made in a game, points in a season, field goal attempts in a season, 3-point field goals made and attempted in a season, wins, home wins, wins away from home and games played.
Big 12 Buckets
The Mastodons' win over Cincinnati in the WNIT in 2023-24 was the first victory over a Big 12 team in program history.
Money Millie
Amellia Bromenschenkel finished last season ranked 131st in the nation in field goal percentage (45.6) and points scored (499) in the 2023-24 season.
We Love Threes!
Purdue Fort Wayne finished last season 14th nationally with 8.9 3-pointers made per game.
Rivals Turned Teammates
Sydney Graber (Central Michigan), Sydney Freeman (Ball State) and Lauren Ross (Western Michigan) all played against each other while in the Mid-American Conference. They all overlapped in 2020-21 and 2021-22, while Freeman and Ross also played against each other in 2022-23.
Player Turned Coach
Purdue Fort Wayne assistant coach Shayla Sellers is coming off a five-year playing career for the Mastodons. She scored 1,329 points for the Mastodons and left the program as the all-time leader in games played and started.
Meet The Newcomers
The Mastodons have nine newcomers on the 2024-25 roster. There are three freshmen, Taeya Steinauer, Reese Polega and Madelyn Geers, and six transfers: Ella Riggs (Furman), Tia Morgan (Tyler JC, Arkansas Pine Bluff), Sydney Freeman (Ball State, Dayton), Lauren Ross (Western Michigan, Michigan State), Jordan Reid (Indiana Wesleyan) and Hillary Offing (Penn State Lehigh Valley).
Last Season Recap
Purdue Fort Wayne is coming off a 2023-24 campaign that was the best in the program's Division I history. The Mastodons were 23-13 and earned a berth to the WNIT Super 16. The 'Dons were 12-4 at home and 11-9 away from home.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will hit the road again with a trip to Valparaiso on November 9. After that, the Mastodons return home for a game against Defiance on November 12, which will be a doubleheader with the men's team.
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