WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team will venture back to College Park for a Sunday noon tip at Maryland on B1G+. The Boilermakers were originally slated to play the Terrapins on Jan. 6, but a roof leak at the XFINITY Center forced the postponement for a week.
Cory Palm will be on the air for the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (9-6, 2-2) vs. Maryland (10-5, 2-2)
Sunday, Jan. 14
Time: Noon
TV/Stream: B1G+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers dropped a Wednesday night clash in front of a sold-out Mackey Arena to No. 3 Iowa 96-71. Purdue shot 40% from the field and put four players in double figures, but Iowa countered with a quartet in double digits and 15 3-pointers. Abbey Ellis paced Purdue with 15 points, six assists and five steals. Madison Layden grabbed a season-best six rebounds.
NOTES
• Maryland leads the all-time series with Purdue 16-2. The Boilermakers' last win came in College Park during the 2017-18 season.
• At 2-2 in Big Ten play, the Boilermakers are tied with five teams, including the Terrapins, for fifth in the conference.
• While she sits 64 points away from 1,000 for her career, Jeanae Terry is the only active player in the country and just the second in Big Ten history to join the 800-rebound, 600-assist, 200-steal club (Samantha Logic, Iowa, 2012-15)
• The Boilermakers' freshman class has consistently contributed with 21.1 points per game this season and 17 points per league game, both ranking season in the conference to Nebraska.
• Mary Ashley Stevenson is one of two Big Ten freshmen and one of 15 nationally to average over nine points and five rebounds. She leads the Big Ten in rookie rebounding in league games.
• Madison Layden can vault up the Purdue career 3-point chart by the end of the year. The senior is 10th in program history with 178 makes. She can move up to sixth with 15 more triples.
• Purdue made the most of their time at the line this season with a 77.5% clip, which ranks 19th nationally and second in the Big Ten. Abbey Ellis is sixth in the Big Ten at an 86% mark, while her 87.8% clip at Purdue ranks second in program history.
• Purdue has taken care of the ball over the last three games with just 11 turnovers per contest, after posting 16.5 turnovers per game entering the holiday break. Purdue is 13-4 in the Gearlds era when committing 11 or fewer giveaways.
• The Boilermakers are 8-1 at Mackey Arena this season. Purdue is 1-3 in true road games with losses to UCLA, Notre Dame and Minnesota who sit fifth, sixth and 37th in the NET, respectively.
• Sunday will be the first game at Maryland for the Reynolds sisters. Mila appeared in 22 games for the Terrapins last year, while Amiyah signed for Maryland before committing to Purdue in May.
• Three Boilermakers are nearing the 1,000-point mark in their careers. Madison Layden is 112 points away from joining the club, while Jeanae Terry needs 64 more points to hit the mark for her career. Abbey Ellis is 88 points away from joining the 1,000-point club as a Boilermaker.
• Madison Layden leads the Big Ten in 3-point percentage in all games at 49.3% and in league games at 64.7%.
• Jeanae Terry is one of two players from the Big Ten with 75 or more assists and an assist-to-turnover ratio greater than two.
• Jeanae Terry is one of six players from major conferences averaging over five points, rebounds and assists this season.