WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Returning to Mackey Arena, the Purdue women's basketball team will face Western Kentucky on Wednesday at noon. The Boilermakers will welcome more than 1,700 students from local schools for Education Day, which will teach them about the value of academics, athletics, sportsmanship and community service.
BTN+ will carry the game online, and Tim Newton will have the call on 95.3 BOB FM.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (7-3) vs. Western Kentucky (8-2)
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 18
Time: Noon
Stream: BTN+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: PurdueStats.com
Tickets: Buy Tickets Here
Ae'Rianna Harris vaulted back to the top of the NCAA active blocks list after nine rejections at No. 5 South Carolina on Sunday. The Indianapolis native tied for second in single-game Purdue history and set the record for most blocks by a senior. Harris ranks sixth in the nation with 33 blocks and eighth with 3.3 blocks per game.
Karissa McLaughlin has caught fire over the last two games with 26 points per outing. The junior enters Wednesday 15 points shy of joining the 1,000-point club as its 35th member. McLaughlin climbed up to fifth in the career record book with 185 3-pointers.
NOTES
• Western Kentucky owns a 2-0 series lead with the last game back on Dec. 3, 1977.
• Purdue is 4-0 at Mackey Arena this season with a 42.3% shooting percentage and a rebounding margin of 8.5.
• Opponents have struggled beyond the arc with a 25.9% clip from 3-point range, good for third in the Big Ten.
• Purdue has held opponents below 50 points in five contests this season.
• The Boilermakers will close the non-conference campaign Saturday against Bowling Green at noon.
• Roxane Makolo has seen the most minutes off the bench with 14.6 per game in her rookie year.
• Fatou Diagne started the last two games for the Boilermakers, after coming off the bench for the first eight games.
• Purdue is averaging 26.4 points in the paint and 14.9 points off turnovers per game.
• The starting five has powered the scoring with 44.3 points per game, compared to 12.5 points off the bench.
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