WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team unveiled the home portion of its 2022-23 non-conference slate with five games scheduled at Mackey Arena, as well as an exhibition.
Head coach Katie Gearlds enters her second season at the helm of her alma mater and first with a full offseason. The Boilermakers return their top two scorers from a season ago in Madison Layden and Abbey Ellis. Senior guard Jeanae Terry, who became the first player in Purdue history to record multiple triple-doubles, is also back for Purdue.
In addition to the eight returning players, a quartet of newcomers will look to make an impact in West Lafayette. 2022 WAC Player of the Year Caitlyn Harper and 2020 MVC Preseason Player of the year Lasha Petree will provide experience, while freshmen Lilly Stoddard and Addison Potts will make their debuts in West Lafayette this season.
Purdue will open the 2022-23 season with a Nov. 10 matchup against Marshall. Purdue will then face Murray State on Nov. 13, Southern Illinois Edwardsville on Nov. 17 and Indiana State on Nov. 20 to round out a four-game homestand to start the year.
Illinois State will come to Mackey on Dec. 11 to close out the home portion of the non-conference schedule.
Purdue's lone tuneup will come against Purdue Northwest on Nov. 6 at Mackey Arena.
The announcement adds to pieces of the non-conference schedule announced earlier in the summer. The Boilermakers will host Syracuse for the first time as a part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Nov. 30. Purdue will make its return to the Cancun Challenge Nov. 24-26 to face Harvard, Florida State and Oklahoma State.
Tip times and television assignments, as well as the final two non-conference tilts and the complete Big Ten schedule, will be unveiled at a later date.
MATCHUP INFO
• Nov. 10 | Marshall | Mackey Arena – Purdue topped Marshall 70-60 last year in the first meeting between the two sides. The Boilermakers are 40-7 all-time in home openers.
• Nov. 13 | Murray State | Mackey Arena – Purdue holds a 1-0 series lead against Murray State, following a 71-25 win on Dec. 12, 2010.
• Nov. 17 | SIUE | Mackey Arena – The Boilermakers and Cougars will meet for the third time in history and the first since 2012. Purdue won the first two matchups.
• Nov. 20 | Indiana State | Mackey Arena – Despite just 95 miles between Purdue and Indiana State, the two sides have not played since Dec. 4, 1999. The Sycamores hold an 11-9 series lead, but Purdue won the last six bouts.
• Dec. 11 | Illinois State | Mackey Arena – Purdue will face Illinois State for the third time since 1991. The Boilermakers picked up a 76-64 win on the road last season, led by Abbey Ellis' 20 points.