WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue women's basketball guard Rashunda Jones was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after a 20-point performance off the bench to lead the Boilermakers to a 72-58 win over Texas A&M on Thursday.
The South Bend native was 8-of-11 from the field and 4-of-6 from the line with a pair of rebounds and a block in 22 minutes off the bench. Entering the game after Purdue fell into an 8-0 deficit, Jones scored six points over the remainder of the period.
Jones stepped up to keep Purdue ahead with 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the second half.
Jones is the first Purdue Big Ten Freshman of the Week since Karissa McLaughlin won the award on Nov. 13, 2017. She became the first Boilermaker rookie since McLaughlin in 2017-18 to drop 20 points in a game.
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