Saturday, December 7
Fort Wayne, Ind.
2 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Green Bay
Amellia Bromenschenkel
Photo by: John Nagel
Mastodons and Phoenix Tangle in #HLWBB Matchup
12/6/2024 11:12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team will play host to the Green Bay Phoenix on Saturday (Dec. 7) with a 2 p.m. tip to continue Horizon League play.
Game Day Information
Who: Green Bay Phoenix
When: Saturday, December 7 | 2 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link
Tickets: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Green Bay | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
The Green Bay Phoenix, who were picked second in the Horizon League Preseason Poll, are 6-3 with a 1-0 start to league play. The early season is highlighted by a 70-54 victory over DePaul. In the league opener, the Phoenix beat IU Indy 78-56 thanks to double-digit efforts from five players. Maddy Schreiber and Natalie McNeal both average north of 12 points per game.
The Series
Green Bay leads the series 12-0, but the Mastodons have been close to breaking through the barrier recently. Four of the last five games have been single-digit defeats.
Offensive Threat
Per College Basketball Reference, Lauren Ross has an offensive rating (points scored per 100 possessions) of 132.2, the highest on the team among rotation players. She also has an effective field goal percentage of 63.9 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 +7.9 per game.
Fill It Up
Purdue Fort Wayne is averaging 76.6 points per game, which ranks second in the Horizon League and top-60 nationally. The Mastodons' 37.2 3-point shooting percentage ranks in the top-35 and 9.7 3-point makes per game is top-20.
Our Ball!
Purdue Fort Wayne's 5.67 turnover margin ranks first in the Horizon League and is a top-50 mark nationally.
Closing In on 1,000
Audra Emmerson also has a chance to reach 1,000 points for her career. She has 763 points, needing 237 to reach the milestone. She scored 343 last season.
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.
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 in 2014.
Smooth Jazz
Jazzlyn Linbo had 10 rebounds and five blocks against Robert Morris on December 4. She is one of four Mastodon players for a total of seven instances to record 10 or more rebounds and five or more blocks in the Division I era (2001-present). She has done so twice, as did Stephanie Rosado and Eva Ivanova. Sh'Toya Sanders did it once.
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' 3.44 triples per game ranks eighth in the country and 47.0 percent from beyond the arc ranks 32nd.
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.
Magic Numbers 70 and 80
Under head coach Maria Marchesano, the Mastodons are 29-8 when they score 70 points or more and 14-3 when they hit 80.
Woman of the (Stein)Auer
Taeya Steinauer scored 16 points in the Mastodons' overtime loss to Campbell, setting an early career-high in her freshman season.
Wing It
Purdue Fort Wayne shot 58.7 percent against the Eastern Michigan Eagles on November 21, marking their best shooting performance against a Division I foe since 2017.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne opened Horizon League play with a 68-57 victory over Robert Morris behind 25 points from Lauren Ross. She became the second Mastodon since 2002-03 to have 25 points and nine rebounds while shooting 50 percent from 3-point range.
Coming Up
The Mastodons will hit the road to play at IU Indianapolis on Wednesday (Dec. 11) at 6:30 p.m. in the Jungle. The Mastodons have won the last three against the Jaguars, including the last two in Indy.
Game Day Information
Who: Green Bay Phoenix
When: Saturday, December 7 | 2 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link
Tickets: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Green Bay | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
The Green Bay Phoenix, who were picked second in the Horizon League Preseason Poll, are 6-3 with a 1-0 start to league play. The early season is highlighted by a 70-54 victory over DePaul. In the league opener, the Phoenix beat IU Indy 78-56 thanks to double-digit efforts from five players. Maddy Schreiber and Natalie McNeal both average north of 12 points per game.
The Series
Green Bay leads the series 12-0, but the Mastodons have been close to breaking through the barrier recently. Four of the last five games have been single-digit defeats.
Offensive Threat
Per College Basketball Reference, Lauren Ross has an offensive rating (points scored per 100 possessions) of 132.2, the highest on the team among rotation players. She also has an effective field goal percentage of 63.9 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 +7.9 per game.
Fill It Up
Purdue Fort Wayne is averaging 76.6 points per game, which ranks second in the Horizon League and top-60 nationally. The Mastodons' 37.2 3-point shooting percentage ranks in the top-35 and 9.7 3-point makes per game is top-20.
Our Ball!
Purdue Fort Wayne's 5.67 turnover margin ranks first in the Horizon League and is a top-50 mark nationally.
Closing In on 1,000
Audra Emmerson also has a chance to reach 1,000 points for her career. She has 763 points, needing 237 to reach the milestone. She scored 343 last season.
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.
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 in 2014.
Smooth Jazz
Jazzlyn Linbo had 10 rebounds and five blocks against Robert Morris on December 4. She is one of four Mastodon players for a total of seven instances to record 10 or more rebounds and five or more blocks in the Division I era (2001-present). She has done so twice, as did Stephanie Rosado and Eva Ivanova. Sh'Toya Sanders did it once.
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' 3.44 triples per game ranks eighth in the country and 47.0 percent from beyond the arc ranks 32nd.
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.
Magic Numbers 70 and 80
Under head coach Maria Marchesano, the Mastodons are 29-8 when they score 70 points or more and 14-3 when they hit 80.
Woman of the (Stein)Auer
Taeya Steinauer scored 16 points in the Mastodons' overtime loss to Campbell, setting an early career-high in her freshman season.
Wing It
Purdue Fort Wayne shot 58.7 percent against the Eastern Michigan Eagles on November 21, marking their best shooting performance against a Division I foe since 2017.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne opened Horizon League play with a 68-57 victory over Robert Morris behind 25 points from Lauren Ross. She became the second Mastodon since 2002-03 to have 25 points and nine rebounds while shooting 50 percent from 3-point range.
Coming Up
The Mastodons will hit the road to play at IU Indianapolis on Wednesday (Dec. 11) at 6:30 p.m. in the Jungle. The Mastodons have won the last three against the Jaguars, including the last two in Indy.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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