Wednesday, December 11
Indianapolis, Ind.
6:30 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
IU Indianapolis
Jazzlyn Linbo, Taeya Steinauer
Photo by: Josh Gales
Mastodon WBB Looks to Go 3-0 in League Play With Trip to IU Indy
12/10/2024 2:36:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - With a chance to move to 3-0 in Horizon League play on the line, Purdue Fort Wayne will visit in-state rival IU Indianapolis on Wednesday (Dec. 11) for a 6:30 p.m. contest in the Jungle.
Game Day Information
Who: IU Indianapolis
When: Wednesday, December 11 | 6:30 PM
Where: Indianapolis, Ind. | The Jungle
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | IU Indy | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
IU Indy is 1-8 and 0-2 to start Horizon League play. The Jaguars' only victory this season was a 101-76 win over Evansville in the season opener. The Jaguars have a pair of common opponents with the Mastodons in the early third of the year in Purdue and Green Bay, losses by 19 and 22, respectively. JUCO transfer Shania Nichols-Vanett is averaging a team-best 11.4 points per game and is shooting 41.9 percent (13-of-31) from 3-point range.
The Series
One of the longer rivalries for Mastodon women's basketball, IU Indy leads the series 25-15. The series dates back to 1980. Purdue Fort Wayne has won the last three contests, including the last two in Indy.
Ross Has the Sauce
Through 10 games, Lauren Ross is shooting 51.3 percent from the floor, 51.4 percent from 3-point range and 91.7 percent from the line. If these percentages hold, she would be the first player to ever shoot 50/50/90 since the 3-point line was added to college basketball.
Offensive Threat
Per College Basketball Reference, Lauren Ross has an offensive rating (points scored per 100 possessions) of 136.4, the highest on the team among rotation players. She also has an effective field goal percentage of 67.7 percent, a team-best. She is taking 65.3 percent of her shots from 3-point range. She also has the highest plus/minus on the team among rotation players with +9.9 per game.
Fill It Up
Purdue Fort Wayne is averaging 75.6 points per game, which ranks second in the Horizon League and top-60 nationally. The Mastodons' 38.9 3-point shooting percentage and 10.2 3-point makes per game both rank top-15 nationally.
Our Ball!
Purdue Fort Wayne's 5.10 turnover margin ranks first in the Horizon League and is a top-55 mark nationally.
Closing In on 1,000
Audra Emmerson has a chance to reach 1,000 points for her career. She has 769 points, needing 231 to reach the milestone. She scored 343 last season.
Saving the Best for Last
Lauren Ross is shooting 48.5 percent from the floor, 47.0 percent from 3-point range and 94.1 percent from the charity stripe, while grabbing 5.2 rebounds per game. All of those marks are the best of her career. Ross' 3.70 triples per game ranks fourth in the country and 51.4 percent from beyond the arc ranks 10th.
Back 2(5) Back 2(5) Back
Lauren Ross scored 27 points against Furman (Nov. 28) and 25 against Robert Morris (Dec. 4), becoming the first Mastodon with back-to-back 25-point games since Hall of Famer Amanda Hyde in 2014. Ross added another 25-point game against Green Bay (Dec. 7), which matched Hyde's three in a row earlier in 2014.
Elite Company
Since the Mastodons went Division I in 2001, there have been just two players to record 25 points and nine rebounds while shooting 50 percent or better from 3-point range. Lauren Ross did so against Robert Morris on December 4 and Amellia Bromenschenkel had 27 points and 14 rebounds with a 4-of-7 mark from three against Saint Louis in the WNIT Super 16 last season.
In The Polls...
Purdue Fort Wayne has been receiving votes in the recent CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 since November 12. This week they earned three points.
Ross vs. Green Bay
In the Mastodons' game against Green Bay on December 7, Lauren Ross had 25 points, five rebounds three steals and two assists while shooting 9-of-12 (75 percent) from the floor and a perfect 6-for-6 from 3-point land. She scored all 14 of the Mastodons' points in the fourth quarter. She became one of two Mastodons in program history to go 6-for-6 from 3-point land and one of five Horizon League players to do so in the last 20 years.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne got a 67-66 victory over Green Bay thanks to 25 points from Lauren Ross on 9-of-12 shooting and a 6-for-6 effort from 3-point range.
Coming Up
The Mastodons will welcome Aquinas to the Gates Sports Center on Saturday (Dec. 14) at 11 a.m. A week later, the Mastodons will play host to Lauren Ross' former team, the Western Michigan Broncos.
Game Day Information
Who: IU Indianapolis
When: Wednesday, December 11 | 6:30 PM
Where: Indianapolis, Ind. | The Jungle
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | IU Indy | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
IU Indy is 1-8 and 0-2 to start Horizon League play. The Jaguars' only victory this season was a 101-76 win over Evansville in the season opener. The Jaguars have a pair of common opponents with the Mastodons in the early third of the year in Purdue and Green Bay, losses by 19 and 22, respectively. JUCO transfer Shania Nichols-Vanett is averaging a team-best 11.4 points per game and is shooting 41.9 percent (13-of-31) from 3-point range.
The Series
One of the longer rivalries for Mastodon women's basketball, IU Indy leads the series 25-15. The series dates back to 1980. Purdue Fort Wayne has won the last three contests, including the last two in Indy.
Ross Has the Sauce
Through 10 games, Lauren Ross is shooting 51.3 percent from the floor, 51.4 percent from 3-point range and 91.7 percent from the line. If these percentages hold, she would be the first player to ever shoot 50/50/90 since the 3-point line was added to college basketball.
Offensive Threat
Per College Basketball Reference, Lauren Ross has an offensive rating (points scored per 100 possessions) of 136.4, the highest on the team among rotation players. She also has an effective field goal percentage of 67.7 percent, a team-best. She is taking 65.3 percent of her shots from 3-point range. She also has the highest plus/minus on the team among rotation players with +9.9 per game.
Fill It Up
Purdue Fort Wayne is averaging 75.6 points per game, which ranks second in the Horizon League and top-60 nationally. The Mastodons' 38.9 3-point shooting percentage and 10.2 3-point makes per game both rank top-15 nationally.
Our Ball!
Purdue Fort Wayne's 5.10 turnover margin ranks first in the Horizon League and is a top-55 mark nationally.
Closing In on 1,000
Audra Emmerson has a chance to reach 1,000 points for her career. She has 769 points, needing 231 to reach the milestone. She scored 343 last season.
Saving the Best for Last
Lauren Ross is shooting 48.5 percent from the floor, 47.0 percent from 3-point range and 94.1 percent from the charity stripe, while grabbing 5.2 rebounds per game. All of those marks are the best of her career. Ross' 3.70 triples per game ranks fourth in the country and 51.4 percent from beyond the arc ranks 10th.
Back 2(5) Back 2(5) Back
Lauren Ross scored 27 points against Furman (Nov. 28) and 25 against Robert Morris (Dec. 4), becoming the first Mastodon with back-to-back 25-point games since Hall of Famer Amanda Hyde in 2014. Ross added another 25-point game against Green Bay (Dec. 7), which matched Hyde's three in a row earlier in 2014.
Elite Company
Since the Mastodons went Division I in 2001, there have been just two players to record 25 points and nine rebounds while shooting 50 percent or better from 3-point range. Lauren Ross did so against Robert Morris on December 4 and Amellia Bromenschenkel had 27 points and 14 rebounds with a 4-of-7 mark from three against Saint Louis in the WNIT Super 16 last season.
In The Polls...
Purdue Fort Wayne has been receiving votes in the recent CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 since November 12. This week they earned three points.
Ross vs. Green Bay
In the Mastodons' game against Green Bay on December 7, Lauren Ross had 25 points, five rebounds three steals and two assists while shooting 9-of-12 (75 percent) from the floor and a perfect 6-for-6 from 3-point land. She scored all 14 of the Mastodons' points in the fourth quarter. She became one of two Mastodons in program history to go 6-for-6 from 3-point land and one of five Horizon League players to do so in the last 20 years.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne got a 67-66 victory over Green Bay thanks to 25 points from Lauren Ross on 9-of-12 shooting and a 6-for-6 effort from 3-point range.
Coming Up
The Mastodons will welcome Aquinas to the Gates Sports Center on Saturday (Dec. 14) at 11 a.m. A week later, the Mastodons will play host to Lauren Ross' former team, the Western Michigan Broncos.
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