Purdue Fort Wayne WBB Hosts Cleveland State For Pink Out

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball will play host to the Cleveland State Vikings this Saturday (Feb. 15) for its annual Pink Out game at 2 p.m.

Game Day Information
Who: Cleveland State Vikings
When: Saturday, February 15 | 2 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link
Tickets: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Cleveland State | Horizon League

Know Your Foe
Cleveland State is 20-6 and 11-4 in Horizon League play. The Vikings are coming off a 72-69 loss at Northern Kentucky on the road, but that came after winning their previous three. Mickayla Perdue is leading the league in points per game at 19.9 in HL games. Jordana Reisma is third in the nation with a 67.9 field goal percentage.

The Series
Cleveland State leads the all-time series 15-2, but Purdue Fort Wayne won the last meeting 78-75. That game came earlier this season in Cleveland and saw Lauren Ross hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left. Prior to that game, the Vikings had won the previous 11 contests.

Think Pink!
Saturday's game against Cleveland State will be the 18th annual Pink Out game for Purdue Fort Wayne. In the 'Dons' 17 Pink Out games to date, they are 10-7. During two timeouts in this year's contest, there will be check presentations to the Vera Bradley Foundation and Breastie Boxes.

Eyes on March
On February 6, the Mastodons clinched a home Horizon League Championship quarterfinal game. That will take place on Thursday, March 6.

Graber-Graber Double-Double
Sydney Graber had a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds against Wright State on February 8. Both of those marks were career-bests. She also became the first Mastodon to have back-to-back double-digit rebound efforts since Shayla Sellers in 2021.

4-Point Play!
In Purdue Fort Wayne's win over Wright State, Amellia Bromenschenkel had a 4-point play. It was the first 4-point play for the Mastodons since 2020.

The Newest Hall of Famer
Sydney Freeman was inducted into the Central Noble Hall of Fame on February 14. In her career at Central Noble, she scored 1,741 points (all-time leader), dished out 576 assists (ninth in IHSAA history) and recorded 553 steals (second in IHSAA history).

The Next Win Would...
• A win on Saturday would extend the program's longest win streak to 18 in a row
• Another home win would match the program's most wins in a season at home at 12
• Another road win would match the program's most road wins in a season at 10

Streaky!
Purdue Fort Wayne has the second-longest active win streak in the country.
1. Grand Canyon - 21
2. Purdue Fort Wayne - 17
2. Notre Dame - 17

20/20 Vision
With its win over Wright State on February 8, Purdue Fort Wayne secured its first pair of back-to-back 20-win seasons in program history.

Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne beat Wright State 74-52 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum behind a double-double from Sydney Graber. Lauren Ross scored a game-high 20 points for the Mastodons.

Coming Up
The Mastodons will hit the road for the first time this month to visit Northern Kentucky on Thursday (Feb. 20). After that, the 'Dons will return home for their final regular season home game of the year against Detroit Mercy.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

Purdue Fort Wayne WBB Hosts Cleveland State For Pink Out

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Players Mentioned

Amellia Bromenschenkel

Sydney Freeman

Sydney Graber

Lauren Ross

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