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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's basketball team takes on their eighth ranked opponent of the season Sunday, heading to East Lansing, Michigan for a 2 p.m. ET tip at the Breslin Center against No. 22 Michigan State. The Boilermakers are 7-5 against ranked opponents over the last two seasons, including a trio of wins on the road, and aim to topple the Spartans for the third time in the last four meetings.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Karissa McLaughlin, So.
Dominique Oden, Jr.
Ae'Rianna Harris, Jr.
Tamara Farquhar, So.
Kayana Traylor, Fr.
LOOKING BACK
The Boilermakers fell in Mackey Arena for just the second time this season and saw a six-game home win streak broken by visiting Nebraska 84-64. Purdue opened the game 3-of-19 from the floor, meanwhile the Huskers hit on 49.3 percent from the floor and dropped 11 3's, the most for a Boilermaker opponent this season. Oden led Purdue with 18 points, six rebounds and three assists, while Harris added 15 points, eight rebounds and two blocks and McLaughlin had 13 points and five assists. Sophomore Lyndsey Whilby gave Purdue a nice bump off the bench with nine points and two steals.
MILESTONE MARKS
Harris continues to close in on monumental marks in her Boilermaker career, entering Sunday 41 points shy of becoming the 34th 1,000 point scorer in program history and four rebounds away from being the first Purdue junior to ever secure 700 career rebounds. Harris will be the 17th junior at Purdue to hit the 1,000-point mark, and along with Oden will become the 11th set of classmates to achieve the prestigious total, but only the second pair of Boilermaker teammates to hit the mark as juniors following Katie Gearlds and Erin Lawless in 2005-06.
THE POWER OF THREE
The Boilermakers' trio of Oden, McLaughlin and Harris rank sixth, seventh and 14th, respectively, in scoring in the Big Ten, combining for 44.2 points per game. They're the second-highest scoring group in the Big Ten (Iowa), and account for 67 percent of the Boilermaker offense on a game-to-game basis. Purdue is the only team with two scorers in the top-10 of the conference and one-of-two squads with three in the top-15.
ALL ABOUT MICHIGAN STATE
The Spartans head into Sunday's game at 15-5 overall and 5-4 in conference play, postponing Thursday night's game against Penn State due to inclement weather. Michigan State has won its last two, defeating Illinois 77-60 and winning at Michigan 77-73 last Sunday. The Spartans are 11-0 at home this season, including wins over Oregon, Iowa and Maryland. Michigan State has been ranked in eight consecutive weeks in both the AP and USA Today/Coaches polls, currently 22nd in both and climbing as high as No. 15 in the country. Head coach Suzy Merchant is in her 12th season at Michigan State, owning 259 wins in her Spartan career. The Spartans are second in the conference and 20th in the NCAA in scoring offense, dropping 79.3 points per game, but only 71.6 points per game in conference play. They also rank among the Big Ten's best in 3-point field goal percentage, (.399), 3-pointers per game (7.8), assists (20.3 per game), and turnover margin (+3.3). The Spartans have a variety of players who can step out behind the arc, featuring seven individuals with at least 10 3-point field goals on the season, all shooting at least 33 percent. Bedford, Indiana native Jenna Allen is Michigan State's leading scorer, ranking 10th in the Big Ten at 14.8 points per game, and is 11th in rebounding at 7.3 boards per game. Junior Taryn McCutcheon is one of the conference's top 3-point threats, ranking second in the Big Ten at 43.6 percent, and tied for second with McLaughlin at 2.6 makes per game.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's basketball team takes on their eighth ranked opponent of the season Sunday, heading to East Lansing, Michigan for a 2 p.m. ET tip at the Breslin Center against No. 22 Michigan State. The Boilermakers are 7-5 against ranked opponents over the last two seasons, including a trio of wins on the road, and aim to topple the Spartans for the third time in the last four meetings.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Karissa McLaughlin, So.
Dominique Oden, Jr.
Ae'Rianna Harris, Jr.
Tamara Farquhar, So.
Kayana Traylor, Fr.
LOOKING BACK
The Boilermakers fell in Mackey Arena for just the second time this season and saw a six-game home win streak broken by visiting Nebraska 84-64. Purdue opened the game 3-of-19 from the floor, meanwhile the Huskers hit on 49.3 percent from the floor and dropped 11 3's, the most for a Boilermaker opponent this season. Oden led Purdue with 18 points, six rebounds and three assists, while Harris added 15 points, eight rebounds and two blocks and McLaughlin had 13 points and five assists. Sophomore Lyndsey Whilby gave Purdue a nice bump off the bench with nine points and two steals.
MILESTONE MARKS
Harris continues to close in on monumental marks in her Boilermaker career, entering Sunday 41 points shy of becoming the 34th 1,000 point scorer in program history and four rebounds away from being the first Purdue junior to ever secure 700 career rebounds. Harris will be the 17th junior at Purdue to hit the 1,000-point mark, and along with Oden will become the 11th set of classmates to achieve the prestigious total, but only the second pair of Boilermaker teammates to hit the mark as juniors following Katie Gearlds and Erin Lawless in 2005-06.
THE POWER OF THREE
The Boilermakers' trio of Oden, McLaughlin and Harris rank sixth, seventh and 14th, respectively, in scoring in the Big Ten, combining for 44.2 points per game. They're the second-highest scoring group in the Big Ten (Iowa), and account for 67 percent of the Boilermaker offense on a game-to-game basis. Purdue is the only team with two scorers in the top-10 of the conference and one-of-two squads with three in the top-15.
ALL ABOUT MICHIGAN STATE
The Spartans head into Sunday's game at 15-5 overall and 5-4 in conference play, postponing Thursday night's game against Penn State due to inclement weather. Michigan State has won its last two, defeating Illinois 77-60 and winning at Michigan 77-73 last Sunday. The Spartans are 11-0 at home this season, including wins over Oregon, Iowa and Maryland. Michigan State has been ranked in eight consecutive weeks in both the AP and USA Today/Coaches polls, currently 22nd in both and climbing as high as No. 15 in the country. Head coach Suzy Merchant is in her 12th season at Michigan State, owning 259 wins in her Spartan career. The Spartans are second in the conference and 20th in the NCAA in scoring offense, dropping 79.3 points per game, but only 71.6 points per game in conference play. They also rank among the Big Ten's best in 3-point field goal percentage, (.399), 3-pointers per game (7.8), assists (20.3 per game), and turnover margin (+3.3). The Spartans have a variety of players who can step out behind the arc, featuring seven individuals with at least 10 3-point field goals on the season, all shooting at least 33 percent. Bedford, Indiana native Jenna Allen is Michigan State's leading scorer, ranking 10th in the Big Ten at 14.8 points per game, and is 11th in rebounding at 7.3 boards per game. Junior Taryn McCutcheon is one of the conference's top 3-point threats, ranking second in the Big Ten at 43.6 percent, and tied for second with McLaughlin at 2.6 makes per game.