WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team returns from the holiday break to square off with Wisconsin at Mackey Arena on Saturday night for a 6 p.m. tip. Jack Kizer and Shimmy Gray-Miller will have the call on the Big Ten Network.
Tim Newton and Jane Schott will hit the air for the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM.
PROMOTIONS
Boilermaker Kids Club Game - Boilermaker Kids Club members will get an opportunity to enter in a lottery for two free tickets.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (7-5, 0-1) vs. Wisconsin (7-4, 0-1)
Saturday, Dec. 30
Time: 6 PM
TV/Stream: BTN
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers closed the non-conference slate with a 79-63 win over Indiana State on Dec. 20. Abbey Ellis came one point shy of her Purdue career high with 28 points, while Mary Ashley Stevenson narrowly missed another double-double with 11 points and eight rebounds. Purdue connected on a season-high 11 3-pointers at a 50% clip and shot 47.4% overall for the game. Led by Jeanae Terry's five helpers, Purdue dished out 20 assists on 27 made field goals.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series with a 56-22 edge over Wisconsin. Five of the last six matchups have been decided on the final possession.
• The Boilermakers enter Saturday's game tied for the second longest active winning streak at home at eight games dating back to last season. The eight-game streak is Purdue's longest by the Boilermakers since the 2012-13 season. Maryland holds the longest active mark in the league at 19 straight wins.
• Mary Ashley Stevenson sits atop the Big Ten freshman charts in rebounding with 5.8 per night. The New York City native also leads all Big Ten rookies with nine games of at least eight points and eight rebounds.
• Stevenson is one of 12 rookies in the nation from a major conference averaging nine points and five rebounds this season.
• Purdue has made 10 or more 3-pointers in 14 games under head coach Katie Gearlds. Purdue managed just 22 such outings in the previous 12 seasons.
• The Boilermakers' freshman class is second in the Big Ten in scoring at 21.3 points per game. Rashunda Jones is second among the conference's freshmen in scoring at 10.9 points per game.
• After finishing one point shy of her Purdue career high, Abbey Ellis is nearing the 1,000-point club for the second time in her career. The Australian needs 128 points to reach the 1,000-point mark as a Boilermaker, which would make her the 36th 1,000-point scorer in Purdue history and the first since 2021.
• Madison Layden's 46.8% clip from behind the arc ranks 21st in the nation and second in the Big Ten. She is shooting an even 50% from distance (18-36) at Mackey Arena this season.
• Less than a year after a knee injury ended her high school career, Sophie Swanson has seen her impact grow for the Boilermakers. Against Indiana State, Swanson dropped a career-high 10 points. She has made a triple in each of her last four games.
• Swanson was the third different Purdue freshman to score in double figures this year, making the first time Purdue has had three rookies hit double digits since the 2016-17 season.
• Jeanae Terry has six games with at least five assists and five rebounds this year, tied for seventh in the nation. Terry and Caitlin Clark are the only players in the nation with more than 50 5-5 games since the start of the 2019-20 season (Terry - 52, Clark - 75).
• Purdue closed the non-conference stretch of its season with a 7-4 mark. The Boilermakers' 6-0 mark at home pushed their non-conference home winning streak to a Purdue record 18 games.
• In a conference that features seven teams in the top 25 in attendance, Purdue enters Saturday's game ranked 20th at 4,967 fans per game.