WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team will close out a two-game homestand Sunday afternoon against Minnesota at Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers will look to improve to 9-1 at home this season. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. on BTN+.
Tim Newton will have Purdue's call on 95.3 BOB FM.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (12-6, 3-3) vs. Minnesota (11-6, 1-5)
Date: Sunday, Jan. 19
Time: 2 p.m.
TV: BTN+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: PurdueStats.com
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Ae'Rianna Harris continues to hone in on more career accolades. The senior is four rebounds away from breaking the all-time Purdue mark of 968 held by Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton. She needs two more double-doubles to take over the career title, currently at 26. Harris is also 11 blocks away from clearing Joe Barry Carroll's mark of 349 career rejections at Purdue.
Six games into the Big Ten season, the Boilermakers are tied for sixth at 3-3 with Nebraska, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State. Purdue's defense continues to sit second in league games with 60.7 points allowed per night, anchored by a conference-best 37.1% field goal clip for opponents.
PROMOTIONS TO KNOW
• Boilermaker Kids Club Game – BKC members can claim two free tickets to the game by calling the ticket office.
• Boilerpalooza – A fan fest in Holloway Gymnasium before the game opens at 1 p.m.
• Celebrate Sunday Package – Fans can purchase four lower value tickets for $20.
NOTES
• Purdue leads its all-time series with Minnesota 46-22, including a 24-7 mark at Mackey Arena.
• Karissa McLaughlin joined the 300-assist club with five dimes against Illinois. The junior is the 16th player in program history to hit that plateau.
• Dominique Oden needs four points to move into 13th on the Purdue scoring list. She currently trails Sharon Versyp by three points.
• Purdue's defense has held opponents under their season scoring average 16 times this year.
• Jenelle Grant has featured in the starting in each of the last three games. She finished in double figures against Northwestern and Illinois.
• After 46 points in the paint against Illinois, the Boilermakers are averaging 28.7 points inside per game.
• McLaughlin has drilled a team-high 39 3-pointers this season, which ranks sixth in the Big Ten.
• Harris is currently second on the NCAA active blocked shots leaderboard, nine behind Denia Davis-Stewart from Merrimack.
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LACE UP FOUNDATION
Ahead of the Boilermakers' Feb. 9 game against Iowa for the Beat Cancer Pinkout, the Boilermakers are raising money for the Lace Up Foundation. Purdue will sport GOLD laces on their shoes to show its support for pediatric cancer research. All proceeds of this fundraiser will go to local Indiana hospitals. Click here to donate and make a difference in a child's life.
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