ESTERO, FLORIDA – The nationally ranked Hawkeyes are set to travel to the Gulf Coast Showcase on Black Friday to take on Purdue-Fort Wayne in the opening round. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. (CT) inside a Hertz Arena in Estero, Florida. The contest will air on FloHoops (subscription required) and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
Nov. 24, 2023 | 6:30 p.m. (CT) Hertz Arena | Estero, Fla.
TV: FloHoops
Talent: John Vittas, Marin Walseth
Live Stats/Audio: hawkeyesports.com Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network
Talent: Rob Brooks, Tiffany Reedy
Social Media: @IowaWBB
This will be the first meeting between the two foes.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
• Marshall needs two steals and two 3-pointers made to cross the 200-mark in both categories. She would be the first Iowa WBB player to have 200 steals and 200 3-pointers in a career.
• Clark is three double-doubles shy of reaching the Big Ten’s top-10 list for most career double-doubles in a career. (46)
• Head Coach Lisa Bluder is two wins from 500 career victories at Iowa.
• Marshall (133) and Martin (129) are eyeing Monika Czinano’s games
played record. (162)
• Marshall is second and Martin is tied for fifth nationally in most games
played among active players.
• Clark needs 71 assists to surpass Sam Logic to be Iowa’s all-time leader in
dimes.
• Iowa is 6-3 when Clark records 40 or more points.
• Clark has 44 career games with 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds.
(NCAA Best)
• Martin needs seven assists to notch 400 in her career. She would be the
10th Hawkeye to do so.
• Clark has netted a 3-point basket in 63 consecutive games which is an
NCAA best.
• Clark needs 53 rebounds to be top 10 all-time at Iowa.
• Over the last 25 seasons, no has recorded more 30+ points games than
Clark. (39)
SCOUTING PURDUE FORT WAYNE
• The Mastodons’ 124 points were just two points shy of the Horizon League individu- al game scoring record, set by Oakland against Marygrove in 2016.
• Shayla Sellers is in the top-10 in program history in starts, 3-pointers made, steals, blocks and free throw percentage.
• The Mastodons returned 77.4 percent of minutes and 78.0 percent of scoring from 2022-23 for this season.
• Purdue Fort Wayne is 1-29 all-time against Big Ten programs.
• The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team ranked 19th in the nation in the
Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 last season. They re-
corded a 3.596 GPA in the 2022-23 season.
• Last season, the ‘Dons made the second-most 3-pointers in program history with
253 makes. They also scored the 10th-most points in Mastodon history with 2,067.
• Purdue Fort Wayne’s roster features seven upperclassmen.
• The squad has five players currently averaging better than 10 points per game.
• Iowa is the second B1G program the ‘Dons will take on this season. (at Michigan, L,
80-61)
