WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Fresh off a New Year's Day win over Wisconsin, the Purdue women's basketball will hit the road for the first time in 2023 when it visits Penn State on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. on B1G+.
Fans can also tune in on the Purdue Radio Network with Tim Newton on the call for 95.3 BOB FM.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (11-3, 2-2) at Penn State (10-5, 1-3)
Saturday, Jan. 7
Time: 2 PM
TV: B1G+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers pulled away to a 73-61 win over Wisconsin on New Year's Day. Lasha Petree led the way in scoring with 18 with Caitlyn Harper joining her in double figures with 13. Ava Learn matched her season high with 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting. Purdue notched 40 points in the paint and flipped 26 Badgers turnovers into 30 points.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series with Penn State 34-22.
• Caitlyn Harper notched her third straight game in double figures with 13 points against Wisconsin. Over her last five games, Harper is shooting 60% from the field with 10.8 points per game.
• Jeanae Terry's stat stuffing season continues to roll on as she ranks in the top 10 of the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.18), assists (105), rebounds (112), rebounds per game (8.0), steals (31) and steals per game (2.2).
• Lasha Petree has scored in double figures in all but one game this season. The fifth-year senior is averaging 18.1 points per game, which sits sixth in the Big Ten.
• With 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting and 2-of-2 at the line, Ava Learn became the seventh Boilermaker since 2009 to score in double digits and post perfect field goal and free throw percentages in a game.
• Purdue forced a season-high 26 turnovers against Wisconsin to move to 5-2 this year when opponents cough it up 15 or more times.
• Terry and Notre Dame's Olivia Miles are the only two players in the nation averaging more than seven points, rebounds and assists per game.
• Cassidy Hardin moved into a tie for seventh in career triples with legend and Connecticut Sun head coach Stephanie White with 183.
• Purdue has worked the ball inside to score 36.4 points per game in the paint, while holding opponents to 25.9 points.