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Saturday, November 9
Valparaiso, Ind.
8 PM ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
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Valparaiso
Sydney Graber
Photo by: John Nagel
Mastodon Women's Hoops Visits Beacons on Saturday
11/8/2024 11:59:00 AM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - This weekend, the Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team will play Valparaiso for the first time since the 2018-19 season. The Mastodons will visit the Beacons for an 8 p.m. ET contest on Saturday (Nov. 9).
Game Day Information
Who: Valparaiso Beacons
When: Saturday, November 9 | 8 PM ET
Where: Valparaiso, Ind. | ARC
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Valparaiso
Know Your Foe
Valparaiso is 0-1 to start the 2024-25 season. The Beacons dropped its season opener against Liberty 77-58. Leah Earnest was the Beacons' leading scorer with 15 points thanks to a 10-of-12 free throw day. Last season, Valpo was 5-25, winning just one non-conference game against Chicago State. The Beacons lost to UIC in the Hoops in the Heartland.
The Series
The Beacons own a 12-5 edge over the Mastodons in the all-time series with a 7-1 advantage in Valparaiso. The Mastodons' only win at Valpo came in 1977, the Mastodons' second season of basketball.
Closing In on 1,000
Lauren Ross has 973 points in her career, needing just 27 to eclipse the 1,000-point mark for her career. In her final two seasons at Western Michigan, she scored 873 of her 973 points.
Closing In on 1,000 x2
Audra Emmerson also has a chance to reach 1,000 points for her career. She has 703 points, needing 297 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.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne dropped its season opener at Purdue 87-77. The Mastodons outscored the Boilermakers 34-26 in the fourth quarter. Jazzlyn Linbo had a team-best 16 points and six rebounds.
Coming Up
The Mastodons will return home for a non-league matchup against NAIA foe Defiance on November 12 at 4 p.m. It will be a doubleheader with the men's basketball team at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
Game Day Information
Who: Valparaiso Beacons
When: Saturday, November 9 | 8 PM ET
Where: Valparaiso, Ind. | ARC
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Valparaiso
Know Your Foe
Valparaiso is 0-1 to start the 2024-25 season. The Beacons dropped its season opener against Liberty 77-58. Leah Earnest was the Beacons' leading scorer with 15 points thanks to a 10-of-12 free throw day. Last season, Valpo was 5-25, winning just one non-conference game against Chicago State. The Beacons lost to UIC in the Hoops in the Heartland.
The Series
The Beacons own a 12-5 edge over the Mastodons in the all-time series with a 7-1 advantage in Valparaiso. The Mastodons' only win at Valpo came in 1977, the Mastodons' second season of basketball.
Closing In on 1,000
Lauren Ross has 973 points in her career, needing just 27 to eclipse the 1,000-point mark for her career. In her final two seasons at Western Michigan, she scored 873 of her 973 points.
Closing In on 1,000 x2
Audra Emmerson also has a chance to reach 1,000 points for her career. She has 703 points, needing 297 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.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne dropped its season opener at Purdue 87-77. The Mastodons outscored the Boilermakers 34-26 in the fourth quarter. Jazzlyn Linbo had a team-best 16 points and six rebounds.
Coming Up
The Mastodons will return home for a non-league matchup against NAIA foe Defiance on November 12 at 4 p.m. It will be a doubleheader with the men's basketball team at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
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