PURDUE FORT WAYNE at NORTH DAKOTA
DATE:  Saturday, Feb. 1 |  2 p.m. CT
SITE:  Fort Wayne, Ind. (Gates Sports Center)
RADIO:  100.3 FM, 740 AM (Jack Michaels)
TV/VIDEO:  FOX Sports North
LIVE STATS:  FightingHawks.com
TWITTER: @UNDWBasketball

ON TAP
After snapping a four-game winless streak against Western Illinois last Sunday, the University of North Dakota will hit the road for its February opener in Indiana, taking on Purdue Fort Wayne.

QUICK JUMPERS
*Since becoming a member of The Summit League, North Dakota is 3-0 all-time against Purdue Fort Wayne.
*With their win over Western Illinois, the Fighting Hawks snapped a four-game winless streak.
*The University of North Dakota pulled down 59 rebounds against the Leathernecks, its second-highest total of the season. 
*UND's +22 rebounding margin over WIU was its highest margin since going +25 at South Carolina State.
*North Dakota is seeking a series sweep over Purdue Fort Wayne. UND is 0-1 in return games this season, dropping its contest to Denver on Jan. 24.
*Kacie Borowicz scored 23 points versus the Leathernecks, matching North Dakota's season-high in 2019-20.
*In eight seasons under Head Coach Travis Brewster, the Fighting Hawks have gone .500-or-better five times at the half way point of the conference season.
*Julia Fleecs' double-double was the first by a UND player since Dec. 28 at New Orleans
(Olivia Lane - 21 points, 10 rebounds).
*With 13 wins through 21 games, North Dakota has already recorded its highest win total since 2016-17 (20-11).

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WHEN LAST THEY MET...
The Fighting Hawks hosted Purdue Fort Wayne in their Summit League home-opener on Jan. 5, an affair that saw both teams shoot over 50-percent, 62 field goals - including 21 behind the three-point line - and eight players in double figures. UND pulled through in the end after a 13-2 run to open the fourth quarter to defeat the Mastodons, 91-85. Lilly Keplin drained six three-pointers to lead North Dakota with 22 points.

SCOUTING PURDUE FORT WAYNE
Purdue Fort Wayne enters the weekend 5-12 overall with a 1-7 record in Summit League. The Mastodons dropped their first six conference games but broke the winless streak on the road last Sunday at Omaha, 58-57. The Dons are coming off of a 58-44 loss to North Dakota State on Thursday night, after owning a 27-25 lead at halftime. While Riley Ott led Purdue Fort Wayne in scoring against NDSU with 13 points, Hannah Albrecht still paces the Mastodons with 13.7 points per game. Ott is one of three Mastodons to average 10+ points per game.

NEXT UP
The University of North Dakota will host a pair of games at The Betty Engelstad Sioux Center when it welcomes Oral Roberts (Feb. 7) and No. 21/18 South Dakota (Feb. 9).

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