WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team opens Big Ten play on Sunday afternoon when it travels to Williams Arena in Minneapolis to face Minnesota. The 2 p.m. ET tip will be streamed on B1G+.
Tim Newton, calling his 998th game for the Boilermakers, will hit the airways for the Purdue Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (6-3) vs. Minnesota (8-1)
Sunday, Dec. 10
Time: 2 PM ET
TV/Stream: B1G+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
LAST TIME OUT
Purdue rolled to an 83-57 win over Southeast Missouri State on Wednesday night to stay perfect at Mackey Arena this season. Caitlyn Harper scored her Purdue-high 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting with a pair of triples. Jeanae Terry recorded the first non-point double-double in the nation this season finishing with 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Five different Boilermakers connected from the outside as Purdue set a season high with 10 made 3-pointers.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series with Minnesota 48-24 with a 22-14 mark in Minneapolis.
• The Boilermakers enter Sunday's game on a four-game winning streak. During the streak, Purdue has averaged 82.0 points per game, while holding opponents to just 57.3 points. Five Boilermakers have averaged double figures during the streak, led by Abbey Ellis' 16 points per game.
• Jeanae Terry became the first player this season to record a non-point double-double with her performance against SEMO. Terry is the only active player in the nation with over 800 career rebounds and 600 assists.
• Purdue has found its shooting touch from the outside over the last four games with a 41% (34-83) from three. Madison Layden has made 13 triples during the streak at a 54.2% mark.
• Mary Ashley Stevenson and Nebraska's Natalie Potts are the lone freshmen from the Big Ten to record a double-double this season. Stevenson sits fifth in the league in rookie scoring with 9.4 points per game and third in freshman rebounding at 4.9.
• Purdue's freshman class has scored 23.4 points per game this year, ranking second among Big Ten rookie groups (Nebraska, 25 ppg).
• Caitlyn Harper sits fourth on the team with 10.4 points per game. The sixth-year senior is one of 11 post players from the Big Ten averaging double figures while shooting over 50% from the field (10.4 ppg, 55.1%).
• Purdue has tightened up defensively over the last eight games, allowing 56.8 points per game. The Boilermakers have forced 16.6 turnovers per night during the span, while keeping team to just 34.9% shooting from the field and 28.5% from distance. The Boilermakers are 23-2 when holding teams to 60 points or fewer during the Katie Gearlds era.
• Abbey Ellis is one of five players from the Big Ten and one of 21 nationally to score in double figures every game this season.
• Rashunda Jones ranks fourth among Big Ten freshmen in scoring this season at 10.9 points per game.
• Purdue is one of four schools from major conferences to have to freshmen averaging over nine points and three rebounds per game (Stevenson - 9.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg / Jones - 10.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg).
• Winners of seven Big Ten regular season titles, the Boilermakers finished 9-8 last year in the league for their first winning record in conference play since the 2017-18 season.