'Dons Seek 13th-Consecutive Win When IU Indy Comes to Town

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball team will put its 12-game win streak on the line on Saturday (Jan. 25) when IU Indianapolis heads up I-69 for a game at the Gates Sports Center at 2 p.m.

Prior to the game, Amellia Bromenschenkel will be presented a plaque for becoming the Division I era rebounds leader by Mastodon Hall of Famer Robin Scott, who Bromenschenkel passed on the all-time rebounding list in the Mastodons' last game.

Game Day Information
Who: IU Indianapolis Jaguars
When: Saturday, January 25 | 2 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link
Tickets: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | IU Indy | Horizon League

Know Your Foe
IU Indianapolis is 5-14 and 4-6 in Horizon League play. The Jaguars' best player, Katie Davidson, is back from injury and has averaged 17.0 points per game since her return. Since then, IU Indy is 3-2 with wins over Robert Morris, Oakland and Wright State and losses to Northern Kentucky and Cleveland State. This season, Davidson is IU Indy's leading scorer at 14.9 points per game. Shania Nichols-Vanett is adding 10.5 points per contest.

The Series
IU Indy leads the series 25-16, but Purdue Fort Wayne has won the last four contests. The two squads met earlier this season, which saw the Mastodons win 79-71 in Indy, but the game was much closer. IU Indy trailed by just three with two minutes left.

Streaky!
Purdue Fort Wayne has the seventh-longest active win streak in the country at 11 victories. All of the teams with longer streaks, other than Grand Canyon, are ranked in the AP Top 25. Grand Canyon is ranked No. 7 in the Mid-Major Top 25.
1. No. 5 LSU - 20
2. No. 1 UCLA - 18
3. Grand Canyon - 15
4. No. 10 Kansas State - 14
4. No. 4 Southern California - 14
5. No. 2 South Carolina - 13
7. Purdue Fort Wayne - 12

League Win Streaks...
Purdue Fort Wayne has the ninth-longest active win streak of league games in the country at nine wins.
1. South Carolina - 44
1. Florida Gulf Coast - 44
1. South Dakota State - 44
4. UConn - 35
5. Fairfield - 32
6. UNLV - 23
7. Norfolk State - 18
8. Notre Dame - 15
9. Purdue Fort Wayne - 10

Streak Tracker
The Mastodons are on an 12-game winning streak, which ties the second-best in program history and is the longest of the Division I era (2001-present).
14 wins - 1995-96
12 wins - 2024-25

15x15
Purdue Fort Wayne has won 15+ games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons. It is the first time since the Mastodons went Division I with back-to-back 15-win seasons.

In The Polls...
Purdue Fort Wayne was ranked No. 17 in the most recent CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25. The Mastodons have received votes in every poll since November 12, but moved into the rankings for the first time in program history on January 14 at No. 18.

Can't Lose if you Don't Trail
Over the last 12 games (480 minutes), Purdue Fort Wayne has only trailed a total of 88:48. In this stretch, the Mastodons won four games wire-to-wire.

We Love Fort Wayne
Purdue Fort Wayne's 8-0 start at home is the best as a Division I institution and the best overall since 1995-96, when the Mastodons went 13-0 at home.

Rankings Respect
Per the NET and Bart Torvik, Purdue Fort Wayne has a national ranking of 95 and 106, respectively. Both sets of rankings have Purdue Fort Wayne, Cleveland State and Green Bay in a cluster of less than 10 spots separating the three, effectively rating potential games between the three as toss-ups.

A Deep Lineup
Eight different Mastodons have scored at least 18 points in a single game in their Division I careers: Amellia Bromenschenkel, Audra Emmerson, Sydney Freeman, Jazzlyn Linbo, Ella Riggs, Lauren Ross, Renna Schwieterman and Taeya Steinauer.

Home Sweet Gates
The Mastodons are 8-0 at home this season. In its home games this season, Purdue Fort Wayne is scoring 82.1 points per game and has an average margin of victory of 27.1 points per game. The Mastodons are shooting 47.1 percent from the floor and 37.9 percent from 3-point range in Fort Wayne.

A Perfect Start to League Play
Purdue Fort Wayne is 10-0 to start Horizon League play this season. That is the best start to a league season in program history. The previous best was when the Mastodons started 7-0 in the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference in 1995-96.

Ross Has the Sauce
Through 20 games, Lauren Ross is shooting 49.3 percent from the floor, 50 percent from 3-point range and 94.4 percent from the line. With a slight uptick in field goal percentage, she would be the first women's player and second player overall to ever shoot 50/50/90 since the 3-point line was added to college basketball. Salim Stoudamire (Arizona, 2004-05) is the only other college player to do hit all three marks for an entire season while meeting minimum requirements.

Points For Millie
Amellia Bromenschenkel needs 32 points to match Haley Seibert and move into ninth place on the Mastodons' all-time scoring list.
Career Points
8. 1480 - Teena Merrell (1986-90)
9. 1386 - Haley Seibert (2011-15)
10. 1354 - Amellia Bromenschenkel (2020-present)

Boards for Millie
Amellia Bromenschenkel moved past Robin Scott for third on the program's all-time rebounding list.
Career Rebounds
2. 759 - Pam Edwards (1989-94)
3. 664 - Amellia Bromenschenkel (2020-present)
4. 662 - Robin Scott (1987-91)

Linbo Limbo
Jazzlyn Linbo is in the top-five in program history in single-season field goal percentage and career field goal percentage. She will qualify for the single-season list with 13 more made baskets.
Career Field Goal Percentage (200 min. attempts)
3. 53.1 - Rhonda Unverferth (1982-85)
4. 52.0 - Jazzlyn Linbo (2021-present)
5. 50.7 - Pam Edwards (1989-94)

Single-Season Field Goal Percentage (75 min. attempts)
1. 57.9 - Jazzlyn Linbo (2024-25)
2. 57.8 - Rhonda Unverferth (1984-85)
3. 56.3 - Verea Bibbs (2003-04)

Ross Mode
Lauren Ross owns the best 3-point and free throw percentages in program history with minimums of 30 and 60, respectively, for a season-long mark.
Single-Season 3-Point Percentage (30 min. attempts)
1. 50.0 - Lauren Ross (2024-25)
2. 46.1 - Trish Fleming (2000-01)
3. 44.0 - Lindy Jones (1989-90)

Single-Season Free Throw Percentage (60 min. attempts)
1. 94.4 - Lauren Ross (2024-25)
2. 91.4 - Haley Seibert (2014-15)
3. 89.9 - Jordan Zuppe (2010-11)

Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne topped Detroit Mercy on the road 72-65 to move to 10-0 in Horizon League play. Sydney Freeman scored a team-high 20 points.

Coming Up
The Mastodons will visit Youngstown State on January 29 for the road portion of the series. The 'Dons beat the Penguins 74-60 in Fort Wayne earlier this year.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

'Dons Seek 13th-Consecutive Win When IU Indy Comes to Town

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Players Mentioned

Amellia Bromenschenkel

Audra Emmerson

Sydney Freeman

Jazzlyn Linbo

Ella Riggs

Lauren Ross

Renna Schwieterman

Taeya Steinauer

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