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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's basketball team hosts its final regular-season home game of the 2018-19 season Monday, set to host No. 8 Maryland for a 6:30 p.m. ET tip in Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers continue to jockey for their final seed in the rapidly approaching Big Ten Tournament, still able to finish between the No. 5 and the No. 11 seed in Indianapolis. They entered the weekend tied for sixth with Minnesota, Northwestern and Nebraska, just one game behind Ohio State, a half-game ahead of Michigan State and a game ahead of Indiana.
GAME INFORMATION
Monday, February 25, 2019 / 6:30 p.m. ET / Big Ten Network
Mackey Arena (14,804) / West Lafayette, Indiana
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 Penn State on Thursday 72-61, shooting only 38.9 percent from the floor, while the Lady Lions hit on 50 percent, including 7-of-16 from 3-point range. Penn State scored a combined 31 points off of turnovers and offensive rebounds. Oden led three Boilermakers in double figures with 14 points, while Harris had her 11th double-double with 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks.
HOME COURT HEROISM
Purdue owns a 13-3 record at home in 2018-19, tied for seventh-most home victories in program history and one shy of moving into a tie for fourth-most ever in Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers last won at least 14 games at home in 2010-11, and their 13 victories in tow are the most since 2011-12.
ELITE SCORING POTENTIAL
Oden's 1,297 career points are 18th in Purdue history and are the fifth-most scored by a junior all-time for the Boilermakers.
Player Years Points
MaChelle Joseph 1989-91 1,740
Shereka Wright 2001-03 1,589
Stephanie White 1996-98 1,475
Katie Douglas 1998-00 1,391
Dominique Oden 2017-19 1,297
SO MANY MINUTES
Mclaughlin and Oden rank first and third in the NCAA in minutes played in 2018-19, playing 1,087:33 and 1,038:15, respectively. McLaughlin's 37.5 minutes per game lead the Big Ten, are 13th-most in the NCAA, and are the most-ever by a Purdue sophomore, while Oden's 35.8 minutes per game are third in the conference and are tied for fifth all-time among Boilermaker juniors.
ALL ABOUT MARYLAND
The Terrapins come to West Lafayette at 24-3 overall and 13-3 in conference play, sitting at the top of the Big Ten standings. Maryland has won nine of its last 10 games, with the only hiccup coming at Iowa (86-73 on Feb. 17), outscoring opponents by 12.1 points per game during the stretch. Ranked eighth in the nation heading into the weekend, the Terps will be Purdue's ninth ranked opponent of the season and second top-10 foe after facing UConn in November in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Terrapin head coach Brenda Frese is in her 17th season at Maryland and eclipsed the 500-career win mark this year. Maryland is among the Big Ten's best in nearly every statistical catergory, most notably scoring margin (+16.3), field goal percentage defense (.364), rebounds (42.9) and rebounding margin (+9.1). The Terrapins also boast the top 3-point percentage in conference play, knocking down 39 percent from behind the arc. Junior Kaila Charles is one of the top players in the conference, ranking fifth in the Big Ten at 16.2 points per game, and sixth in field goal percentage at 49.7 percent. The freshmen duo of Taylor Mikesell and Shakira Austin are two of the conference's best, leading all conference rookies in scoring and rebounding, respectively. Mikesell leads the Big Ten with 80 3's on the season, hitting 43 percent from behind the arc. Austin is fourth in the conference in rebounding (10.0 rpg) and fourth in blocks (2.4 bpg).
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's basketball team hosts its final regular-season home game of the 2018-19 season Monday, set to host No. 8 Maryland for a 6:30 p.m. ET tip in Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers continue to jockey for their final seed in the rapidly approaching Big Ten Tournament, still able to finish between the No. 5 and the No. 11 seed in Indianapolis. They entered the weekend tied for sixth with Minnesota, Northwestern and Nebraska, just one game behind Ohio State, a half-game ahead of Michigan State and a game ahead of Indiana.
GAME INFORMATION
Monday, February 25, 2019 / 6:30 p.m. ET / Big Ten Network
Mackey Arena (14,804) / West Lafayette, Indiana
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 Penn State on Thursday 72-61, shooting only 38.9 percent from the floor, while the Lady Lions hit on 50 percent, including 7-of-16 from 3-point range. Penn State scored a combined 31 points off of turnovers and offensive rebounds. Oden led three Boilermakers in double figures with 14 points, while Harris had her 11th double-double with 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks.
HOME COURT HEROISM
Purdue owns a 13-3 record at home in 2018-19, tied for seventh-most home victories in program history and one shy of moving into a tie for fourth-most ever in Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers last won at least 14 games at home in 2010-11, and their 13 victories in tow are the most since 2011-12.
ELITE SCORING POTENTIAL
Oden's 1,297 career points are 18th in Purdue history and are the fifth-most scored by a junior all-time for the Boilermakers.
Player Years Points
MaChelle Joseph 1989-91 1,740
Shereka Wright 2001-03 1,589
Stephanie White 1996-98 1,475
Katie Douglas 1998-00 1,391
Dominique Oden 2017-19 1,297
SO MANY MINUTES
Mclaughlin and Oden rank first and third in the NCAA in minutes played in 2018-19, playing 1,087:33 and 1,038:15, respectively. McLaughlin's 37.5 minutes per game lead the Big Ten, are 13th-most in the NCAA, and are the most-ever by a Purdue sophomore, while Oden's 35.8 minutes per game are third in the conference and are tied for fifth all-time among Boilermaker juniors.
ALL ABOUT MARYLAND
The Terrapins come to West Lafayette at 24-3 overall and 13-3 in conference play, sitting at the top of the Big Ten standings. Maryland has won nine of its last 10 games, with the only hiccup coming at Iowa (86-73 on Feb. 17), outscoring opponents by 12.1 points per game during the stretch. Ranked eighth in the nation heading into the weekend, the Terps will be Purdue's ninth ranked opponent of the season and second top-10 foe after facing UConn in November in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Terrapin head coach Brenda Frese is in her 17th season at Maryland and eclipsed the 500-career win mark this year. Maryland is among the Big Ten's best in nearly every statistical catergory, most notably scoring margin (+16.3), field goal percentage defense (.364), rebounds (42.9) and rebounding margin (+9.1). The Terrapins also boast the top 3-point percentage in conference play, knocking down 39 percent from behind the arc. Junior Kaila Charles is one of the top players in the conference, ranking fifth in the Big Ten at 16.2 points per game, and sixth in field goal percentage at 49.7 percent. The freshmen duo of Taylor Mikesell and Shakira Austin are two of the conference's best, leading all conference rookies in scoring and rebounding, respectively. Mikesell leads the Big Ten with 80 3's on the season, hitting 43 percent from behind the arc. Austin is fourth in the conference in rebounding (10.0 rpg) and fourth in blocks (2.4 bpg).