WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team opens a three-game homestand at Mackey Arena on Wednesday night with a 7 p.m. tip against Maine.
Craig Combs and Max Bury will be on the call for B1G+. Tim Newton and Jane Schott are back on the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM and Purdue Stretch Internet.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (4-3) vs. Maine (3-5)
Wednesday, Dec. 4
Time: 7 PM
TV/Stream: B1G+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Audio: Purdue Stretch Internet
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
PROMOTIONS
• Purdue will be giving out commemorative tickets to celebrate the first game in program history, a 78-74 overtime win against Illinois on Dec. 2, 1975.
• Fans can take pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus on the concourse during pregame.
LAST TIME OUT
Purdue dropped both games last week at the Elevance Health Fort Myers Tip-Off to Middle Tennessee and South Carolina. Destini Lombard was named to the all-tournament team after totaling 35 points between the two games, including a career-high against No. 4 South Carolina.
NOTES
• The all-time series with Maine is tied 1-1 after a home-and-home series in 2015-16 and 2016-17.
• Destini Lombard is one of four players from the Big Ten averaging over
14 PPG, 4 RPG, 3 APG, 3 SPG.
• Purdue is 23-2 in home non-conference games under head coach Katie Gearlds, the fifth best record in the Big Ten since the start of the 2021-22 season.
• Lana McCarthy is tied for 14th nationally among freshmen with 6.4 rebounds per game and second in the Big Ten.
• Lombard has been explosive for Purdue with six games in double figures to average 14.3 points per game, including a pair of 20-point performances.
• The fifth year is shooting 55% from the field and 43% from distance this year, one of 14 major conference guards in the 50-40 club this season.
• Lombard tallied 100 points in her first seven games at Purdue. She is the ninth Boilermaker to score 100 points in the month of November since 2002-03.
• Lana McCarthy sits third in the Big Ten in freshman rebounding at 6.4 boards per game. The Bedford, N.H., native is one of two freshmen from the Big Ten is one of two rookies from the Big Ten (Syla Swords - Michigan) to average 8.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game this season.
• After blocking eight shots against South Carolina, the Boilermakers are up to 17th in the nation in blocks per game with 5.6, which is good for third among Big Ten teams.
• Reagan Bass enters the week second on the team with 12 points per game, topping 20 twice, while leading the squad in rebounding at 6.6 boards per game. Bass also leads the Boilermakers in free throws, going 24-of-30 from the line.
• The Boilermakers are averaging 11.6 offensive rebounds per game. Bass, McCarthy and Kendall Puryear have grabbed 43 of Purdue's 81 offensive boards this season.
• Sophie Swanson connected on four 3-pointers down in Florida to bring her season tally up to 11. The sophomore has hit 52 triples in her career with 13 games of multiple 3-pointers.
• Purdue's newcomers continue to lead the way collectively, accounting for 75.5% of the scoring, 84.2% of rebounding and 62.3% of assists on the year. A newcomer has led Purdue in scoring in every game this season.
• McKenna Layden and Alaina Harper made their season debuts down in Fort Myers.
• The Boilermakers have four players averaging double figures in their four wins this season, with Bass nearly averaging a double-double with 16.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.
• 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.