WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team will hit the road for the second straight game on Wednesday night with a trip to Northwestern. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. ET on B1G+.
Tim Newton and Jane Schott will be courtside at Welsh-Ryan Arena for the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (10-13, 3-9) vs. Northwestern (8-15, 3-9)
Wednesday, Feb. 14
Time: 8 PM ET
TV/Stream: B1G+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers could not keep pace in the second half in a 95-62 loss at No. 14/13 Indiana on Sunday afternoon. Mary Ashley Stevenson led the team in scoring for the second straight game with 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Caitlyn Harper tallied 13 points. Sophie Swanson hit on a trio of 3-pointers in 15 minutes of action to tally 11 points.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series with Northwestern 52-26.
• The Boilermakers are 8-8 when playing on Valentine's Day.
• Mary Ashley Stevenson was tabbed the USBWA Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Week and the Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week. The New York City native averaged 20.5 points and 5.0 rebounds over the last two games while shooting 63% from the field.
• Stevenson leads Big Ten freshmen in points per league game at 10.8, while sitting second in scoring in all games at 10. She is second among league rookies with 5.1 rebounds per game.
• Purdue's freshman class sits atop the Big Ten with 22.7 points in all games and 22.8 points per league outing. The Boilermakers have put two freshmen in double figures eight games this season, most in the Big Ten.
• Jeanae Terry is on the verge of becoming the second Big Ten player in history to record 900 rebounds, 700 assists and 200 steals in a career. She needs two assists to join Iowa's Samantha Logic.
• Terry is one of 15 players in the nation and one of three in the Big Ten to average over five points, assists and rebounds.
• Sophie Swanson has moved up to third on the team in made 3-pointers with 19. Swanson has hit nine triples in the last game while shooting 47.4% distance.
• Wednesday night will mark just the second time since the start of January Purdue will face a team outside the top 50 of the NET. Eight of Purdue's last nine games were against programs inside the top 30.
• The 1,000-point countdown continues for a trio of Purdue's seniors. Abbey Ellis is down to nine points from becoming the 36th member of Purdue's 1,000-point club. Jeanae Terry is 16 points shy of hitting 1,000 for her career. Madison Layden needs 51 points to hit the 1,000-point mark.
• In addition to her climb towards 1,000 points, Madison Layden is 12 3-pointers away from becoming the sixth player in school history with 200 in a career. Layden ranks second in the Big Ten this season with a 43.8% clip from distance.
• Purdue is one of three teams nationally to have two 1,800-point scorers (Caitlyn Harper - 1,852 and Abbey Ellis - 1,809 points), joining Indiana and LSU.
• Mary Ashley Stevenson has earned two Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors, Purdue's first multi-winner since 2016-17.
• Purdue's freshmen have scored 10 or more points 23 times this season, ranking second in the Big Ten.
• Purdue's freshman class has combined to score 30 or more points in five games this season, most in the Big Ten.