Purdue Fort Wayne
Green Bay
Purdue Fort Wayne and Green Bay Meet for #HLWBB Championship Game
3/10/2025 9:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game Day Information
Who: Green Bay Phoenix
When: Tuesday, March 11 | Noon
Where: Indianapolis, Ind. | Corteva Coliseum
Live Stats: Sidearm | Statbroadcast
Watch: ESPN2 - Link
Tickets: Link
Radio:1380 The Fan
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Green Bay | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
The Horizon League regular season champions, Green Bay is 28-5 and advanced to the Horizon League Championship with a 67-53 victory over Robert Morris in the semifinal. Natalie McNeal finished that game with 20 points, 12 rebounds and three assists.
On the Semifinal...
Purdue Fort Wayne beat Cleveland State 83-65 in the semifinal round of the Barbasol Horizon League Championship to move on to the championship game. The Mastodons had 26 assists, which is a season-high and top-10 mark in program history. They hit 15 3-pointers, one shy of the Horizon League Championship record. It was also the fourth time this season with 15 or more 3-pointers, all of which are top-10 marks in program history. Lauren Ross had six of the Mastodons' 15 3-pointers.
First Come, First Served
Purdue Fort Wayne is seeking its first league championship of any level. The Mastodons have never made a league championship game in any conference, so they have a chance to be 1-0 in league tournament title games.
All-League Accolades
Purdue Fort Wayne raked in All-League awards on March 3. Lauren Ross was named the Newcomer of the Year and was an All-League First Team selection, Jordan Reid was the Sixth Player of the Year, Jazzlyn Linbo earned the Sportsmanship Award, Amellia Bromenschenkel and Sydney Freeman were selected to the All-League Second Team and Maria Marchesano was named the Coach of the Year. Marchesano was the first Coach of the Year in program history.
Championship Outlook
This is the first time Purdue Fort Wayne has made the final of the Horizon League Championship. In each of the last two seasons, the 'Dons played Green Bay in the semifinal. The two teams split the regular season, both winning their home games.
Regular Season Highlights
Purdue Fort Wayne finished second in the Horizon League regular season, which was the second runner-up finish in the program's Division I history. The Mastodons' 18 Horizon League wins are the most in a league season in program history, besting the 16 in 1995-96 in the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference season. The previous most at the Division I level was 13, set in 2010-11 and matched in 2023-24./
Swipe, Swipe, Swipe!
Purdue Fort Wayne has 314 steals as a team this season, needing three more to match the program record of 317, which was set in 1990-91.
Finishing Strong
In the last nine games, Audra Emmerson averaged 10.7 points per game while shooting 44.3 percent (35-of-79) from the floor and 41.7 percent (20-of-48) from beyond the arc.
She's Not Done Yet!
Amellia Bromenschenkel recorded double-digit scoring performances in each of the last six games. She averaged 14.8 points per game in that stretch.
Fort Wayne's Own
Over her last eight games played, Sydney Graber is shooting 70.3 percent (26-of-37) from the floor.
She Can Reid The Defense
Over the last eight games, Jordan Reid averaged 9.4 points per game while shooting 45-of-83 (54.2 percent). In the Cleveland State game on February 15, she scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, and scored or assisted on the final 18 Mastodon points.
Shooters Shoot
Lauren Ross' 48.1 percent clip from 3-point range is the best in the country. Her 3.19 triples per game rank fifth nationally and 94.4 percent from the free throw line is second-best.
Road Warriors
Purdue Fort Wayne is 11-4 on the road this season and owns a 9-1 record in Horizon League road games. The Mastodons' 11 road wins is the best mark in program history.
Ross Has the Sauce
Through 32 games, Lauren Ross is shooting 46.9 percent from the floor, 48.1 percent from 3-point range and 94.4 percent from the line. If those percentages hold, she would be one of 18 players to shoot 45/45/90 since the 3-point line was added to college basketball.
Amellia BromenDubayoo
Amellia Bromenschenkel has 72 wins in her career which is the most of any Mastodon women's basketball player at the Division I level. Audra Emmerson and Jazzlyn Linbo have 71 each, right behind the graduate student.
