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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's basketball team aims to get back on the winning track Saturday, hosting Michigan for a 6 p.m. ET tip at Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers have won three straight at home, including a conference-opening win over Ohio State, and are 8-1 in Mackey on the season.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Karissa McLaughlin, So.
Dominique Oden, Jr.
Ae'Rianna Harris, Jr.
Tamara Farquhar, So.
Kayana Traylor, Fr.
LOOKING BACK
The Boilermakers fell on the road at Wisconsin on Monday 76-69, ending a three-game win streak. Purdue rallied from a 21-point deficit in the fourth quarter, closing to within six points with two and a half minutes to play, but were unable to erase the margin. Purdue fell for the first time when outrebounding its opponent (36-35) and when committing fewer turnovers (15-16).
DISHING THE ROCK
McLaughlin matched a career high with 11 assists Monday at Wisconsin, pairing her helpers with a game-high 19 points for her second career double-double. She becomes the eighth player in program history with at least two points-assists double-doubles and the first since April Wilson in 2016.
RIM PROTECTION
The Boilermakers rank fifth in the NCAA and first in the Big Ten with 82 blocks this season, including 47 from Harris, good for second in the nation. Harris's 3.13 rejections per contest are fifth-most in the NCAA and she is averaging 4.25 blocks over her last eight games, including 4.0 in conference play.
HOME COURT HAPPENINGS
The Boilermakers have welcomed an average of 6,497 fans per game to Mackey Arena this season, good for the best attendance numbers in the Big Ten and eighth-best in the NCAA. Purdue's home-court advantage as held true through nine games on the year, hitting on 38.5 percent from the 3-point line and 80.2 percent from the charity stripe. In addition, the Boilermakers have limited opponents to 55.4 points per game.
ALL ABOUT MICHIGAN
The Wolverines come to Mackey Arena at 10-4 overall and 1-1 in conference play, riding the wave of a 76-60 upset of No. 12 Minnesota in Ann Arbor on Monday. Similar to the Boilermakers, Michigan has struggled away from the friendly confines of home, suffering all four of their losses away from the Crisler Center, including their Big Ten opener at Nebraska. Head coach Kim Barnes Arico is in her seventh season with the Wolverines, recently becoming the winningest coach in program history. The Wolverines are one of the nation's top rebounding teams, securing 43.9 boards per game and outrebounding opponents by an average of 12.5 per contest, good for 26th and ninth in the NCAA, respectively. Michigan also leads the conference in turnovers forced per game at 19.6 and is second in 3-point field goal percentage defense at 27.6 percent. Senior center Hallie Thome was named preseason All-Big Ten and comes in averaging a team-high 12.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Freshman Naz Hillmon is averaging 11.7 points per game and is No. 3 in the NCAA in field goal percentage, cashing in 71.4 percent from the floor. Hillmon is the Wolverines leading rebounder at 6.6 per game, and is 1-of-8 different Michigan players securing at least 3.0 rebounds per game. Senior Nicole Munger is one of the Big Ten's top 3-point shooters, ranking fourth in percentage at 39.2 percent and hitting 2.2 per game, also good for fourth.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's basketball team aims to get back on the winning track Saturday, hosting Michigan for a 6 p.m. ET tip at Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers have won three straight at home, including a conference-opening win over Ohio State, and are 8-1 in Mackey on the season.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Karissa McLaughlin, So.
Dominique Oden, Jr.
Ae'Rianna Harris, Jr.
Tamara Farquhar, So.
Kayana Traylor, Fr.
LOOKING BACK
The Boilermakers fell on the road at Wisconsin on Monday 76-69, ending a three-game win streak. Purdue rallied from a 21-point deficit in the fourth quarter, closing to within six points with two and a half minutes to play, but were unable to erase the margin. Purdue fell for the first time when outrebounding its opponent (36-35) and when committing fewer turnovers (15-16).
DISHING THE ROCK
McLaughlin matched a career high with 11 assists Monday at Wisconsin, pairing her helpers with a game-high 19 points for her second career double-double. She becomes the eighth player in program history with at least two points-assists double-doubles and the first since April Wilson in 2016.
RIM PROTECTION
The Boilermakers rank fifth in the NCAA and first in the Big Ten with 82 blocks this season, including 47 from Harris, good for second in the nation. Harris's 3.13 rejections per contest are fifth-most in the NCAA and she is averaging 4.25 blocks over her last eight games, including 4.0 in conference play.
HOME COURT HAPPENINGS
The Boilermakers have welcomed an average of 6,497 fans per game to Mackey Arena this season, good for the best attendance numbers in the Big Ten and eighth-best in the NCAA. Purdue's home-court advantage as held true through nine games on the year, hitting on 38.5 percent from the 3-point line and 80.2 percent from the charity stripe. In addition, the Boilermakers have limited opponents to 55.4 points per game.
ALL ABOUT MICHIGAN
The Wolverines come to Mackey Arena at 10-4 overall and 1-1 in conference play, riding the wave of a 76-60 upset of No. 12 Minnesota in Ann Arbor on Monday. Similar to the Boilermakers, Michigan has struggled away from the friendly confines of home, suffering all four of their losses away from the Crisler Center, including their Big Ten opener at Nebraska. Head coach Kim Barnes Arico is in her seventh season with the Wolverines, recently becoming the winningest coach in program history. The Wolverines are one of the nation's top rebounding teams, securing 43.9 boards per game and outrebounding opponents by an average of 12.5 per contest, good for 26th and ninth in the NCAA, respectively. Michigan also leads the conference in turnovers forced per game at 19.6 and is second in 3-point field goal percentage defense at 27.6 percent. Senior center Hallie Thome was named preseason All-Big Ten and comes in averaging a team-high 12.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Freshman Naz Hillmon is averaging 11.7 points per game and is No. 3 in the NCAA in field goal percentage, cashing in 71.4 percent from the floor. Hillmon is the Wolverines leading rebounder at 6.6 per game, and is 1-of-8 different Michigan players securing at least 3.0 rebounds per game. Senior Nicole Munger is one of the Big Ten's top 3-point shooters, ranking fourth in percentage at 39.2 percent and hitting 2.2 per game, also good for fourth.