WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Set up for its penultimate non-conference game of the 2021-22 season, the Purdue women's basketball team will host Miami (OH) at Mackey Arena on Sunday afternoon. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. on B1G+.
Tim Newton and Jane Schott will call the action courtside for the Purdue Sports Network on 95.3 BOB FM.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (7-4, 0-2 B1G) vs. Miami (4-4, 0-0 MAC)
Sunday, Dec. 19
Time: 2 PM
TV: B1G+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
LAST TIME OUT
Purdue put on a shooting clinic in a 101-68 win over Denver. Seven different Boilermakers finished in double figures, led by Cassidy Hardin's career-high 25 points on seven 3-pointers, tying for the fourth most in program history. Purdue's 101 points marked the first time it had reached the century mark since 2013. The Boilermakers also shot 63.3% from the field for the ninth best mark by Purdue. Hardin, Jeanae Terry and Abbey Ellis all tallied five assists as Purdue dished out 23 helpers on 38 made field goals.
NOTES
• Purdue holds a 6-2 series advantage over Miami. The 2019 matchup was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols.
• Cassidy Hardin earned a spot on the Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll for the first time in her career. She averaged 20 points per game between Maryland and Denver and knocked down 10 3-pointers.
• Hardin ranks sixth in the nation with 34 made 3-pointers, just one shy of her career high for a season set during her sophomore campaign.
• Jeanae Terry vaulted up to fifth in the Big Ten with 50 assists on the year. She has dished out 32 dimes in the last five games.
• Rickie Woltman added another career high with 12 points against Denver in her second career start.
• The Boilermakers' bench has scored an average of 20.8 points per game, compared to 14.9 points for opponents.
• Purdue has already tied its win total from 2020-21 and has scored 70 or more points six times this season.
• Purdue's 92 3-pointers through 11 games is on pace to be one of the most productive seasons in program history. The season record is 209 set during the 2013-14 campaign.
• Abbey Ellis has seven games in double figures. The Australian international is 71 points away from 1,000 for her career.
• With a current NET ranking of 109, the Boilermakers' average opponent NET ranking is 53, the third toughest in the Big Ten.