Head coach Maria Marchesano will not coach on Friday due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases among the Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball coaching staff. There have been no cases among women's basketball student-athletes following multiple tests. In consultation with medical teams from both universities, Friday's game will be played as scheduled. Assistant coach Steven Asher will serve as the acting head coach for the Mastodons.
Game Day Information
Who: Ball State Cardinals
When: Friday, November 12 | 6:30 p.m.
Where: Muncie, Ind. | Worthen Arena
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN3
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Ball State
Know Your Foe
Ball State is 1-0 on the young season with an 84-75 win over Horizon League member Milwaukee on Tuesday. Ally Becki, a freshman for the Cardinals, led BSU with 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Senior Thelma Dis Agustsdottir and redshirt-junior Anna Clephane were also in double-figures. Ball State was 14-11 last season.
The Series
Ball State has won all six meetings with the Mastodons, all coming since the Mastodons moved Division I in 2001. The two squads most recently met in 2019, which was a 83-52 win for Ball State.
Season Opener Fun
Purdue Fort Wayne's 102-35 win over Manchester put several single-game statistics into the Mastodon record book.
5 Turnovers: 1st
67-Point Margin of Victory: 2nd
16 3-Pointers: 3rd
24 Steals: 3rd
27 Assists: 4th
102 Points: 8th
Welcome Home Sylare
In her first game as a Mastodon, Detroit Mercy transfer Sylare Starks had a career-high 21 points against Manchester in the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The Fort Wayne native spent was 8-of-13 (61.5 percent) from the floor and 5-of-6 (83.3 percent) from 3-point range.
The Coaching File
Purdue Fort Wayne has two former conference Coach of the Year award winners on its coaching staff: Maria Marchesano and Lauren Macer. Marchesano was the Northeast Conference Coach of the Year in 2021 while at Mount St. Mary's and Division II Independent Coach of the Year in 2012 while at Urbana. Macer was the 2020 Mountain East Conference Coach of the Year after leading Notre Dame College to regular season and tournament championships.
Day 1 Stats!
There were 248 Division I teams that played a game on opening day (Nov. 9). Here's how the Mastodons' stats from opening day ranked among those 248:
5.40 Assist/Turnover Ratio: 1st
6 Fouls: 1st
5 Turnovers: 2nd
29 Turnover Margin: 2nd
24 Steals: 3rd
16 3-Pointers: 4th
67 Points Scoring Margin: 6th
34 Turnovers Forced: 9th
27 Assists: 9th
55.2 3-Point Percentage: 10th
35 Points Allowed: 11th
102 Points: 14th
85.7 Free Throw Percentage: 28th
51.4 Field Goal Percentage: 34th
Last Time Out
The Mastodons opened 2021-22 with a 102-35 win over Manchester on Tuesday, which was the largest margin of victory by a Mastodon team since 1995.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will return home to open Horizon League play on Thursday (Nov. 18) when UIC comes to the Summit City. UIC opened the season with a loss at Northwestern and will not play before coming to Fort Wayne.
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