WB2K23: Purdue-Fort Wayne
Teams to Watch in 2022-23
Purdue-Fort Wayne went 9-21 last season. Believe it or not it was an improvement from a 1-22 season that the Mastodons had in 2020-21. Nine is the most number of wins that Fort Wayne has earned since 2014-15 when it finished 9-21 as well. Sylare Starks, a native of Fort Wayne, led her squad in scoring with a career best 11.7 points per game average. She shot 34.4 percent from three and 92 percent from the free-throw line. The 5-9 guard will be joined again by her backcourt mate Shayla Sellers, from Aurora, Ohio. Like Starks, Sellers is dangerous from long range and the charity stripe. She hit 36.2 percent of her threes while making 90.2 percent of her free-throws. She averaged 10.8 points per game which is the best of her three-year career. Another player to watch is Aubrey Stupp, who is a 5-11 guard that led Fort Wayne in rebounds at 5.3 boards per game. She collected 10 rebounds on two occasions. The first was in a 21-point, 10-rebound effort against Taylor University. The second was in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament against Robert Morris.
2022-23 Purdue-Fort Wayne Roster
0 Klea Kaci 5-11 G Fr. Mississauga, Ontario Turner Fenton Secondary
1 Shayla Sellers 6-0 G Sr. Aurora, Ohio Aurora
2 Jaidyn Koerdt 5-11 G Fr. Providence, Ark. Pulaski Academy
3 Lauryn Stover 5-10 G Fr. Solon, Ohio Gilmour Academy
4 Ryin Ott 5-10 G So. La Porte, Ind. La Porte
5 Audra Emmerson 5-7 G So. Fishers, Ind. Fishers
10 Riley Ott 5-5 G Sr. La Porte, Ind. La Porte
11 Abbigail Stephens 5-11 F So. Uniontown, Ohio Archbishop Hoban
12 Destinee Marshall 5-5 G Jr. Louisville, Ky. Sacred Heart Academy
13 Amellia Bromenschenkel 5-11 G Jr. Mendota, Ill. Mendota Township
20 Sylare Starks 5-9 G Sr. Fort Wayne, Ind. Homestead
21 Jazzlyn Linbo 6-2 F So. Round Lake, Ill. Grant Community
22 Aubrey Stupp 5-11 G Jr. Farmersville, Ohio Valley View
23 Alaina Diaz 5-7 G Fr. Hudsonville, Mich. Hudsonville
24 Emma Shimizu 5-7 G Fr. Brownstown, Mich. Carlson
32 Sydney Graber 6-1 F Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind. Homestead
2022-23 Schedule
Nov 7 (Mon) 11 AM Home UNOH Fort Wayne, Ind.
Nov 10 (Thu) 7 PM Away Michigan State East Lansing, Mich.
Nov 13 (Sun) 2 PM Home Bellarmine Fort Wayne, Ind.
Nov 17 (Thu) 7 PM Home Chicago State Fort Wayne, Ind.
Nov 21 (Mon) 4:30 PM Neutral Norfolk State Savannah, Ga.
Nov 22 (Tue) 4:30 PM Neutral Marshall Savannah, Ga.
Nov 23 (Wed) 4:30 PM Neutral UT Martin Savannah, Ga.
Dec 2 (Fri) 7 PM Home Detroit Mercy Fort Wayne, Ind.
Dec 4 (Sun) 2 PM Home Oakland Fort Wayne, Ind.
Dec 8 (Thu) 8 PM ET Away St. Thomas St. Paul, Minn.
Dec 18 (Sun) 1 PM Away Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Dec 21 (Wed) 11 AM Home Maryland Fort Wayne, Ind.
Dec 29 (Thu) 4 PM Away Robert Morris Moon Township, Pa.
Dec 31 (Sat) Noon Away Youngstown State Youngstown, Ohio
Jan 4 (Wed) 7 PM Home IUPUI Fort Wayne, Ind.
Jan 6 (Fri) 7 PM Away Cleveland State Cleveland, Ohio
Jan 12 (Thu) 7 PM Home Green Bay Fort Wayne, Ind.
Jan 14 (Sat) 2 PM Home Milwaukee Fort Wayne, Ind.
Jan 20 (Fri) 11 AM Away Northern Kentucky Highland Heights, Ky.
Jan 22 (Sun) 1 PM Away Wright State Dayton, Ohio
Jan 26 (Thu) 7 PM Away Oakland Rochester, Mich.
Jan 28 (Sat) 1 PM Away Detroit Mercy Detroit, Mich.
Feb 2 (Thu) 7 PM Home Youngstown State Fort Wayne, Ind.
Feb 4 (Sat) 2 PM Home Robert Morris Fort Wayne, Ind.
Feb 9 (Thu) 7 PM Away IUPUI Indianapolis, Ind.
Feb 13 (Mon) 7 PM Home Cleveland State Fort Wayne, Ind. (Gates Sports Center)
Feb 16 (Thu) 5 PM Home Wright State Fort Wayne, Ind.
Feb 18 (Sat) 3 PM Home Northern Kentucky Fort Wayne, Ind.
Feb 23 (Thu) 6 PM ET Away Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wis.
Feb 25 (Sat) 2 PM ET Away Green Bay Green Bay, Wis.
Feb 28 (Tue) TBA Away Horizon League Championship TBD
Mar 2 (Thu) TBA Away Horizon League Championship TBD
Mar 6 (Mon) TBA Away Horizon League Championship Indianapolis, Ind.
Mar 7 (Tue) Noon Away Horizon League Championship Indianapolis, Ind.
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