WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team hosts Vermont in the Great 8 of the WNIT on Monday night in Mackey Arena with a trip to the Fab 4 on the line. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. on B1G+.
The Purdue Global Radio Network will have Tim Newton and Jane Schott on the call on 95.3 BOB FM
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (15-18) vs. Vermont (24-11)
Monday, April 1
Time: 7 PM
TV/Stream: B1G+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers punched their Great 8 ticket with a decisive 71-50 win over Duquesne on Thursday. Jayla Smith and Abbey Ellis led the way with 15 points each. Sophie Swanson matched Purdue's WNIT record with a quartet of 3-pointers. Purdue held the Dukes to just 28.1% from the field and 5-of-26 from behind the arc. The Boilermakers put the game away by outscoring Duquesne 21-9 in the fourth.
NOTES
• Purdue and Vermont will meet for the first time since 1985, when the Boilermakers won 75-47 in the Dartmouth Invitational.
• Jayla Smith has been electric for Purdue with back-to-back games in double figures. The Indianapolis native is averaging 13 points and 4.5 rebounds with a 55.6% shooting clip in the WNIT.
• Mary Ashley Stevenson notched her 10th game with at least seven points and seven rebounds, most by a Big Ten rookie, going for 13-9 against Duquesne. The Big Ten Freshman of the Year is one of two rookies in Purdue history with more than 300 (322) points and 150 (161) rebounds.
• Jeanae Terry is the first player in the history of Big Ten men's or women's basketball to amass 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 700 assists in a career.
• Terry is on the verge of even more history. The fifth-year senior is four assists away from matching Lisa Jahner's single-season record of 201 set during the 1987-88 season. Terry holds three of the top four highest season assist totals in Purdue history.
• Abbey Ellis has scored in double figures in each of the last 10 games, her second 10-game streak this season. The Australian international is averaging 15.5 points per game during the run.
• With 33 points against Duquesne, Purdue's freshman class posted its eighth game this season with 30 points, most by a rookie class in the Big Ten. The Boilermaker freshmen are averaging 23.6 points per game, the best mark in the Big Ten this year and the highest at Purdue in the last 30 years.
• Sophie Swanson has nailed four or more 3-pointers in four games this season, the most since Karissa McLaughlin did it five times in the 2017-18 campaign. Swanson has 12 triples over her last three games.
• Purdue is making its fifth appearance in the WNIT and second under head coach Katie Gearlds, playing in the event in 1988, 2010, 2018 and 2022 before this season.
• Purdue has an 8-4 all-time record in the WNIT/NWIT.
• Against Butler, Mary Ashley Stevenson and Rashunda Jones became the first freshman duo to start for Purdue since 2017-18.
• Purdue is playing its first game in April since a 2003 Elite Eight matchup with No. 1 UConn in Dayton, Ohio.
• Purdue has kept four teams to 50 or fewer points this season and is now 28-3 under Katie Gearlds when allowing 60 or less.
• Abbey Ellis is on a 10-game double-figure scoring streak, putting her 16 points away from 2,000 for her career.
• Jeanae Terry is one of four players in the last 15 years nationally to record 195 assists and 275 rebounds. (Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon, 2019-20 – Kelly Ally Lehman, Northern Illinois, 2016-17 – Kelly Campbell, DePaul, 2017-18).