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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Purdue (15-10/5-4) at Penn State (16-8/6-6)
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 / 2 p.m. ET / BTN Plus
Bryce Jordan Center (15,261) / University Park, Pa.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's basketball team heads back on the road this weekend, heading to Penn State for a 2 p.m. ET Saturday tilt against the Lady Lions at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Boilermakers won the first meeting of the season against Penn State, taking a 64-51 victory at Mackey Arena on Jan. 7, behind 17 points and seven rebounds from freshman Dominique Oden and an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double from junior Andreona Keys.
The Boilermakers have won three straight against the Lady Lions, marking their longest win streak against Penn State since earning 11 straight from 2005-to-2011. Last year's win at the Bryce Jordan Center was one for the record books as they rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit to earn an 88-78 double-overtime victory. It marked the largest comeback since rallying from down 18 vs. Iowa on Feb. 16, 2014, and their largest on the road since a 14-point rally at Michigan on Feb. 9, 2014. Bridget Perry had a career game, posting 27 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and three blocks, while Ashley Morrissette had 15 points, including a clutch, game-tying 3-pointer in the first overtime. Nora Kiesler tied a 28-year old Boilermaker freshman record with seven blocked shots, including three in the extra periods.
Last year's win gave the Boilermakers seven of their last eight in University Park, and evened the all-time mark on Penn State's home turf at 10-10. Purdue is 13-5 against the Lady Lions since head coach Sharon Versyp took the reins. The Boilermakers look to make it four straight this weekend, and remain in the chase for a double-bye in the rapidly approaching Big Ten Tournament.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Boilermakers suffered a 72-62 home loss to No. 21 Michigan on Wednesday
- Despite shooting 48.2 percent from the field, Purdue was just 2-of-12 from 3-point range and 6-of-13 at the free throw line
- Purdue outscored Michigan in the paint 42-32, marking their fourth game this season with at least 40 inside and their first loss of the season when doing so
- The Boilermakers outscored Michigan 23-18 off of turnovers and 10-0 on the fast break
- Purdue tied a season-high with 13 steals, marking the third time this season they've matched the total
- The Wolverines were the third ranked opponent to visit Mackey Arena this season and 95th all-time (50-45)
HEAD COACH Sharon Versyp
- In her 11th year as the Boilermakers' head coach, giving her the longest tenure of any coach in program history
- Winningest Purdue women's basketball head coach, earning 229 to date and 346 for her career, and second in program history in Big Ten Conference wins with 107
- Purdue's eight NCAA Tournament appearances under Versyp are the most under any head coach in program history
- Starred for the Boilermakers from 1985-88, scoring the 13th-most points in program history and was the fourth-fastest player at Purdue to reach 1,000-career points (77 games)
- One-of-2 Big Ten head coaches to lead her alma mater (Amy Williams, Nebraska)
- One-of-2 former Boilermakers to serve as a head coach for a Big Ten team (Teri Moren, Indiana)
#BOILERNOTES
- Purdue is tied for fifth in Big Ten play at 6-5, even with Indiana Michigan State and Iowa and a half game behind Northwestern (6-4) - The Boilermakers are 9-1 this season when scoring at least 70 points, including a 4-1 mark in conference play
- Purdue leads the conference in scoring defense, holding opponents to 58.6 ppg
- When holding opponents to 60 points or fewer this season the Boilermakers hold a 12-1 record, including four of their five Big Ten wins
- The Boilermakers lead the Big Ten and rank 15th nationally in fewest fouls, committing 14.0 per contest, and 13.5 fouls per game in conference play
- Purdue also holds top-50 NCAA rankings in assist-turnover ratio (1.12), assists per game (16.2) and blocks per game (4.9)
- Over the last five games the Boilermakers are shooting 49.1 percent from the field, averaging 73.6 points per game, with five players shooting 50 percent or better from the floor
- The Boilermakers are 14-4 this season when leading at the half and 15-1 when holding an advantage after three quarters
- Purdue has outscored opponents by 46 points (206-160) in the first quarter in Big Ten competition and are +95 in the opening frame on the season
- Purdue is the Big Ten Conference leader and ranks ninth nationally in average attendance, hosting 5,811 fans per game at Mackey Arena
- Last time the Boilermakers faced the Lady Lions, Andreona Keys had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Dominique Oden set a career-high with five 3's
- Oden enters Saturday's game two 3's shy of Katie Gearlds and four short of Stephanie White on Purdue's freshman record list
- Bridget Perry is coming off a team-high 15 points on six-of-eight shooting, in addition to four rebounds and three steals
- Ashley Morrissette is one-of-15 players in school history to dish out at least 300 assists in her career, including 112 this season, and last game passed Cindy Lamping for 14th on the all-time record list
OPPONENT NOTES
- Penn State heads into the weekend at 16-8 overall and 6-6 in conference play, a half-game behind Purdue and Indiana in the Big Ten standings
- Purdue topped Penn State at Mackey Arena on Jan. 7, 64-51, holding the Lady Lions to 38.2 percent from the field and 8.3 percent (1-12) from 3-point range
- The Lady Lions have won three of their last four games, including a 77-66 victory over visiting Minnesota on Wednesday
- Penn State has the second-best 3-point field goal percentage defense in conference play, holding opponents to 30.8 percent from distance
- Sophomore Teniya Page is the Big Ten's fifth-leading scorer at 19.3 points per game, despite being held to six points in their first meeting with Purdue this season
- Page owns the second-best 3-point field goal percentage, hitting 45.5 percent from behind the arc