WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team will square off with No. 4 South Carolina on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. in the Elevance Health Fort Myers Tip-Off.
Ryan Urquhart and Chloe Marotta will have the call on the Women's Sports Network. WSN can be found on LG Channels channel 468, Roku, XUMO channel 737, Vizio WatchFree+, FuboTV, tubi, plex and freevee.
Brian Jennings will be on the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM and Purdue Stretch Internet.
The Boilermakers will debut their new black script uniforms.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (4-2) vs. No. 4 South Carolina (6-1)
Saturday, Nov. 30
Time: 11 AM
TV/Stream: Women's Sports Network
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Audio: Purdue Stretch Internet
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers lost a defensive slugfest 54-49 against Middle Tennessee on Thanksgiving. Purdue held the Blue Raiders to 28% shooting from the field, but Middle Tennessee took advantage of seven 3-pointers and 22 free throw attempts to the Boilermakers two to pull away for the win. Destini Lombard and Sophie Swanson led Purdue with 11 points each. Lana McCarthy grabbed nine rebounds as the Boilermakers won the glass battle 47-38.
NOTES
• South Carolina leads the all-time series 3-2 with the last matchup coming in 2019-20.
• Purdue is averaging 5.2 blocks per game, ranking 31st in the nation and sixth in the Big Ten.
• Destini Lombard has finished in double figures in five of the six games this season.
• Lana McCarthy is tied for 14th nationally among freshmen with 7.3 rebounds per game and second in the Big Ten.
• Sophie Swanson connected on a trio of 3-pointers against the Blue Raiders, giving her 51 triples through 33 career games.
• Swanson has connected on 10 3-pointers over the last four games, while finishing in double figures three times.
• Freshman Lana McCarthy grabbed nine boards against Middle Tennessee State. She is one of 11 rookies nationally averaging over nine points and seven rebounds per game this season and one of two in the Big Ten.
• McCarthy was tabbed the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the first time after averaging 15 points and 7.5 rebounds over wins against Bellarmine and UT Arlington.
• Destini Lombard leads the team with 16 steals on the year to rank seventh in the Big Ten. Her 2.7 swipes per game are second in the league to USC's JuJu Watkins.
• The Boilermakers have stepped up their play on the defensive end over the last four games, holding opponents to 60 points per game 32% shooting from the field and 27% from behind the arc.
• Purdue's newcomers carried the load this season with 74% of the scoring, 85% of the rebounding and 65% of assists.
• Purdue will play nine games scheduled against teams in the preseason AP Top-25 rankings and is the only team in the nation that will face four teams in the top six of the preseason Top-25. Eleven of Purdue's opponents were in this week's AP Top-25 with four more garnering votes.
• The Boilermakers will square off with the reigning national champions for the first time since defeating 2011 champs Texas A&M 60-51 at Mackey Arena during the 2011-12 season.
• Reagan Bass has a team-high nine blocks on the year. The senior has turned away two shots in each of the last four games. Bass leads the team in scoring with 13.7 points per game.
• Bass leads Purdue in free throws and attempts, going 24-of-30 for a career-best 80% at the line. She was one of 10 players to make 135 or more free throws each of the last two seasons.
• Alaina Harper and McKenna Layden made their 2024-25 debuts against Middle Tennessee after missing the start of the season.
• The Boilermakers have recorded five double-doubles on the year with two from Bass and McCarthy and one by Lombard.