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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's basketball team has just three games remaining on its regular season schedule, and will play two of the three on the road, starting with a 7 p.m. ET tip at Penn State on Thursday. The Boilermakers continue their fight for a spot in the top four of the conference standings and the coveted double-bye in the 2019 Big Ten Tournament, currently tied for fifth place and just one game out of fourth.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Karissa McLaughlin, So.
Dominique Oden, Jr.
Ae'Rianna Harris, Jr.
Tamara Farquhar, So.
Cassidy Hardin, Fr.
LOOKING BACK
The Boilermakers earned a much-needed win Sunday at Mackey Arena, edging out Northwestern 61-58 behind an outstanding individual effort from McLaughlin. The Purdue sophomore hit nine of the team's 12 3-point field goals and rallied the Boilermakers from down 10 in the second half, hitting the game-winner with 1.4 seconds left to seal the victory. She finished with a career-high 28 points.
After her nine 3-pointers against Northwestern McLaughlin joined an elite list of players in the Big Ten record books. With 152 career 3's, McLaughlin is one-of-seven players in conference history to hit at least 150 triples over her first two seasons. Other names on the list include Ohio State's Kelsey Mitchell, Penn State's Maggie Lucas and Kelly Mazzante and Michigan's Katelynn Flaherty. McLaughlin's 77 3-pointers this season are a Purdue sophomore record, third-most in a season in program history, and 11 shy of the Boilermakers' single-season record of 88 set by Katie Gearlds in 2006-07.
SPEAKING OF RECORDS…
Named a semifinalist for the 2019 Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday, Harris is on the verge of breaking the Boilermakers' career blocked shots record in just three seasons. With four blocks Sunday against Northwestern she pushed her season total to 91, good for No. 2 in the country, No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 3 all-time at Purdue. She's tied for 10th all-time in the Big Ten with 271 career blocks and is 10 shy of the Boilermakers' record of 281, set by assistant coach Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton from 2005-to-2009.
THREE-POINT THEATRICS
After Sunday's 3-point performance Purdue has now hit 12 3's twice this season, dropping a dozen against Miami in Mackey Arena on Nov. 29 as well. Both outings match the No. 7 single-game mark in program history, while Sunday's total against Northwestern is tied for the most by a team in a Big Ten Conference game this season, matching Nebraska vs. Michigan State (Feb. 17) and Ohio State vs. Illinois (Jan. 31).
ALL ABOUT PENN STATE
The Lady Lions enter Thursday's game at 10-15 overall and 3-11 in Big Ten, losing in their last six outings, including three in a row at home. Penn State dropped a 97-67 contest at Minnesota on Sunday, shooting only 35.5 percent from the field, and getting outrebounded by the Gophers 48-27. Head coach Coquese Washington is in her 12th season at Penn State, entering Thursday's game three wins shy of 200 for her career. The Lady Lions rank near the top of the conference in free throw shooting (.740) and turnover margin (+1.8). Senior Teniya Page is one of the top scorers in program history, surpassing 2,000 career points in her Penn State career this season and is the only Lady Lion to collect 2,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists. She ranks second in the Big Ten this season at 19.3 points per game, including 18.9 points per game in conference play and 14 points at Minnesota on Sunday. The Lady Lions have four other players averagine at least 8.8 points, including junior Siyeh Frazier and senior Amari Carter at 9.7 and 9.6 points per game, respectively. Sophomore Alisia Smith leads Penn State on the glass with 7.1 rebounds per game, but missed the team's last game at Minnesota after an injury in the Northwestern game on Feb. 14.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's basketball team has just three games remaining on its regular season schedule, and will play two of the three on the road, starting with a 7 p.m. ET tip at Penn State on Thursday. The Boilermakers continue their fight for a spot in the top four of the conference standings and the coveted double-bye in the 2019 Big Ten Tournament, currently tied for fifth place and just one game out of fourth.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Karissa McLaughlin, So.
Dominique Oden, Jr.
Ae'Rianna Harris, Jr.
Tamara Farquhar, So.
Cassidy Hardin, Fr.
LOOKING BACK
The Boilermakers earned a much-needed win Sunday at Mackey Arena, edging out Northwestern 61-58 behind an outstanding individual effort from McLaughlin. The Purdue sophomore hit nine of the team's 12 3-point field goals and rallied the Boilermakers from down 10 in the second half, hitting the game-winner with 1.4 seconds left to seal the victory. She finished with a career-high 28 points.
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— Purdue Women's Bball (@PurdueWBB) February 19, 2019
After her nine 3-pointers against Northwestern McLaughlin joined an elite list of players in the Big Ten record books. With 152 career 3's, McLaughlin is one-of-seven players in conference history to hit at least 150 triples over her first two seasons. Other names on the list include Ohio State's Kelsey Mitchell, Penn State's Maggie Lucas and Kelly Mazzante and Michigan's Katelynn Flaherty. McLaughlin's 77 3-pointers this season are a Purdue sophomore record, third-most in a season in program history, and 11 shy of the Boilermakers' single-season record of 88 set by Katie Gearlds in 2006-07.
SPEAKING OF RECORDS…
Named a semifinalist for the 2019 Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday, Harris is on the verge of breaking the Boilermakers' career blocked shots record in just three seasons. With four blocks Sunday against Northwestern she pushed her season total to 91, good for No. 2 in the country, No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 3 all-time at Purdue. She's tied for 10th all-time in the Big Ten with 271 career blocks and is 10 shy of the Boilermakers' record of 281, set by assistant coach Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton from 2005-to-2009.
THREE-POINT THEATRICS
After Sunday's 3-point performance Purdue has now hit 12 3's twice this season, dropping a dozen against Miami in Mackey Arena on Nov. 29 as well. Both outings match the No. 7 single-game mark in program history, while Sunday's total against Northwestern is tied for the most by a team in a Big Ten Conference game this season, matching Nebraska vs. Michigan State (Feb. 17) and Ohio State vs. Illinois (Jan. 31).
ALL ABOUT PENN STATE
The Lady Lions enter Thursday's game at 10-15 overall and 3-11 in Big Ten, losing in their last six outings, including three in a row at home. Penn State dropped a 97-67 contest at Minnesota on Sunday, shooting only 35.5 percent from the field, and getting outrebounded by the Gophers 48-27. Head coach Coquese Washington is in her 12th season at Penn State, entering Thursday's game three wins shy of 200 for her career. The Lady Lions rank near the top of the conference in free throw shooting (.740) and turnover margin (+1.8). Senior Teniya Page is one of the top scorers in program history, surpassing 2,000 career points in her Penn State career this season and is the only Lady Lion to collect 2,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists. She ranks second in the Big Ten this season at 19.3 points per game, including 18.9 points per game in conference play and 14 points at Minnesota on Sunday. The Lady Lions have four other players averagine at least 8.8 points, including junior Siyeh Frazier and senior Amari Carter at 9.7 and 9.6 points per game, respectively. Sophomore Alisia Smith leads Penn State on the glass with 7.1 rebounds per game, but missed the team's last game at Minnesota after an injury in the Northwestern game on Feb. 14.