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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's basketball team plays its final non-conference game of the season Friday, hosting Bradley University for a noon tip at Mackey Arena. The Braves are off to one of their best starts in program history, coming to town undefeated at 9-0, while the Boilermakers take aim at their ninth victory, entering the game at 8-4.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Karissa McLaughlin, So.
Dominique Oden, Jr.
Ae'Rianna Harris, Jr.
Tamara Farquhar, So.
Kayana Traylor, Fr.
LOOKING BACK
The Boilermakers improved to 8-4 on Wednesday, overcoming a tough offensive effort to earn a 53-41 victory over Albany. On a day when the Boilermakers struggled to find the bucket Harris picked her teammates up, hitting 7-of-12 from the field and a flawless 9-of-9 at the charity stripe. She accounted for 13 of Purdue's 23 first-half points and scored six straight to squash an 11-0 Albany run in the third quarter.
PACKING THE HOUSE
Purdue welcomed 10,086 fans to Mackey Arena, marking the Boilermakers' biggest home crowd since 2012, and the No. 11 attendance mark in the NCAA this season. The Boilermakers are 1-of-6 teams in the nation to host a crowd of 10,000 or more this season. At 6,606 fans per contest, Purdue currently ranks seventh in the country in average attendance and looks to continue its streak of 23 consecutive seasons in the top-10 of the NCAA.
ON BOTH ENDS
Oden stepped up on both ends of the floor for her team, accounting for 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting and locking up Albany sophomore point guard Kyara Frames down the stretch. Nine of Oden's 13 came in the fourth quarter as she and McLaughlin teamed for an 11-0 run in the final five minutes, and zero of Frames' 15 points came in head-to-head fashion with the Boilermaker junior captain.
HELP US HELP OURSELVES
McLaughlin dished out six assists against zero turnovers in Wednesday's win, seeing the Boilermakers improve to 5-0 this season when she deals at least five assists and 17-2 over the course of her career. McLaughlin is averaging 3.8 assists per game on the season, good for 14th in the Big Ten, and is tied for fourth in the conference in assist/turnover ratio at 2.1.
ALL ABOUT BRADLEY
The Braves are 1-of-12 teams still undefeated in the NCAA, and are tied for its best start in program history. Despite trailing for more than 33 minutes in Wednesday's game at Cleveland State, Bradley rallied in the closing minutes to earn a 67-65 win on the road, their third road win of the season. Bradley is led by third-year head coach and alumna Andrea Gorski, who is 34-37 on the Braves' sidelines. The Braves rank seventh in the NCAA in 3-point field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to 23.1 percent from behind the arc. Bradley also holds a top-25 statistical ranking in rebounding, pulling down 44.2 boards per contest, good for No. 24 in the country. Freshman Lasha Petree leads the Braves in scoring, putting up 16.8 points in just 24.7 minutes per game. Petree is 1-of-4 Braves averaging double figures on a roster that sees nine players averaging at least 10 minutes per game. Sophomore Gabi Haack is second on the team at 15.9 points per game, and ranks 20th in the nation at the free throw line, hitting 90.5 percent. Junior Chelsea Backmann is averaging a double-double at 10.9 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, including 14 and 11 on Wednesday at Cleveland State.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's basketball team plays its final non-conference game of the season Friday, hosting Bradley University for a noon tip at Mackey Arena. The Braves are off to one of their best starts in program history, coming to town undefeated at 9-0, while the Boilermakers take aim at their ninth victory, entering the game at 8-4.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Karissa McLaughlin, So.
Dominique Oden, Jr.
Ae'Rianna Harris, Jr.
Tamara Farquhar, So.
Kayana Traylor, Fr.
LOOKING BACK
The Boilermakers improved to 8-4 on Wednesday, overcoming a tough offensive effort to earn a 53-41 victory over Albany. On a day when the Boilermakers struggled to find the bucket Harris picked her teammates up, hitting 7-of-12 from the field and a flawless 9-of-9 at the charity stripe. She accounted for 13 of Purdue's 23 first-half points and scored six straight to squash an 11-0 Albany run in the third quarter.
PACKING THE HOUSE
Purdue welcomed 10,086 fans to Mackey Arena, marking the Boilermakers' biggest home crowd since 2012, and the No. 11 attendance mark in the NCAA this season. The Boilermakers are 1-of-6 teams in the nation to host a crowd of 10,000 or more this season. At 6,606 fans per contest, Purdue currently ranks seventh in the country in average attendance and looks to continue its streak of 23 consecutive seasons in the top-10 of the NCAA.
ON BOTH ENDS
Oden stepped up on both ends of the floor for her team, accounting for 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting and locking up Albany sophomore point guard Kyara Frames down the stretch. Nine of Oden's 13 came in the fourth quarter as she and McLaughlin teamed for an 11-0 run in the final five minutes, and zero of Frames' 15 points came in head-to-head fashion with the Boilermaker junior captain.
HELP US HELP OURSELVES
McLaughlin dished out six assists against zero turnovers in Wednesday's win, seeing the Boilermakers improve to 5-0 this season when she deals at least five assists and 17-2 over the course of her career. McLaughlin is averaging 3.8 assists per game on the season, good for 14th in the Big Ten, and is tied for fourth in the conference in assist/turnover ratio at 2.1.
ALL ABOUT BRADLEY
The Braves are 1-of-12 teams still undefeated in the NCAA, and are tied for its best start in program history. Despite trailing for more than 33 minutes in Wednesday's game at Cleveland State, Bradley rallied in the closing minutes to earn a 67-65 win on the road, their third road win of the season. Bradley is led by third-year head coach and alumna Andrea Gorski, who is 34-37 on the Braves' sidelines. The Braves rank seventh in the NCAA in 3-point field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to 23.1 percent from behind the arc. Bradley also holds a top-25 statistical ranking in rebounding, pulling down 44.2 boards per contest, good for No. 24 in the country. Freshman Lasha Petree leads the Braves in scoring, putting up 16.8 points in just 24.7 minutes per game. Petree is 1-of-4 Braves averaging double figures on a roster that sees nine players averaging at least 10 minutes per game. Sophomore Gabi Haack is second on the team at 15.9 points per game, and ranks 20th in the nation at the free throw line, hitting 90.5 percent. Junior Chelsea Backmann is averaging a double-double at 10.9 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, including 14 and 11 on Wednesday at Cleveland State.