Purdue Prepped for Wednesday Clash with Michigan State
Purdue Prepped for Wednesday Clash with Michigan StatePurdue Prepped for Wednesday Clash with Michigan State

Purdue Prepped for Wednesday Clash with Michigan State

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team is prepped for its penultimate regular season game at Mackey Arena on Wednesday night with a 7 p.m. tip against Michigan State on B1G+.

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team is prepped for its penultimate regular season game at Mackey Arena on Wednesday night with a 7 p.m. tip against Michigan State on B1G+.

Tim Newton and Jane Schott will be courtside for the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM.

PROMOTIONS
Crossbody Bag Giveaway – 
The first 2,000 fans will receive a Purdue branded crossbody bag.

GAME INFORMATION  
Purdue (11-14, 4-10) vs. Michigan State (18-7, 8-6)
Wednesday, Feb. 21
Time: 7 PM
TV/Stream: B1G+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: Purduestats.com 

LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers dropped a 77-65 decision to Nebraska over the weekend. Mary Ashley Stevenson and Abbey Ellis paced Purdue with 16 points each. Stevenson went a perfect 8-of-8 from the line. Jeanae Terry posted 11 assists and six rebounds with three steals.

NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series 44-38.
• The Boilermakers are 9-4 at home this season. Purdue is averaging 76.5 points per game with a 45.4% shooting clip at Mackey Arena, led by Abbey Ellis' 14.6 points.
• Over two games last week, the Boilermakers made the extra pass and took care of the ball. Purdue posted 20.5 assists per game to rank 11th nationally last week.
• Mary Ashley Stevenson is second in the Big Ten in freshman scoring for all games and league play with 10.2 and 11 points per game, respectively. She leads Big Ten rookies in rebounding with 4.9 boards per conference outing.
• Madison Layden regained the lead in Big Ten 3-point percentage with a 43.9% clip in all games. Layden is second in league games with a 43.3% mark from distance.
• Jeanae Terry continued her climb up the Purdue record book moving into third in all-time assists with 528. She joined Katie Douglas and Stephanie White as the only Boilermakers in history to record 500 assists and 600 rebounds.
• With 13 games in double figures this year, Stevenson is one of 13 Boilermaker freshmen in the last 30 years to reach double figures in 13 or more games, including Katie Gearlds, Katie Douglas, Stephanie White and Shereka Wright.
• Purdue's freshman class continues to hold the highest points per game average in all games and league games at 22.3 and 22.8, respectively. The rookies have combined for more than 25 points in nine games, including four of the last six outings.
• Rashunda Jones is one of 14 freshmen from a major conference to average eight or more points with fewer than five starts, as well as one of four players from the Big Ten.
• Jeanae Terry is the only player to rank in the top 10 of the Big Ten in assists (2nd, 6.2 APG), rebounding (8th, 7.1) and steals (9th, 1.7). The Detroit native is also one of three players from the league to average over five points, rebounds and assists per game (Caitlin Clark - Iowa, Shyanne Sellers - Maryland).
• Purdue enters Wednesday night with the 11th hardest schedule in the nation. The Boilermakers have only lost once to a team outside the top 60 of the NET.
• Mary Ashley Stevenson has earned two Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors, Purdue's first multi-winner since 2016-17.
• Mary Ashley Stevenson is one of 11 freshmen in Purdue history to amass 250 points and 125 rebounds.
• Purdue's freshmen have posted 23 double-figure scoring performances, second in the Big Ten to Nebraska's 25.