EUGENE, Ore. – The Purdue women's basketball team fell on the road on its first trip to Oregon on Wednesday 69-53.
In her first career start, McKenna Layden nearly posted a double-double, finishing her career night with nine points on a trio of 3-pointers and nine rebounds. The Kokomo, Ind., native added an assist and a block.
Rashunda Jones went 8-of-10 from the field to drop 17 points as she moved back to the starting lineup. The sophomore tallied four assists, half of Purdue's tally on the night, four rebounds and a pair of steals.
Purdue (7-10, 0-6) posted a 42% clip from the field and went 5-of-20 from distance.
Oregon (13-5, 4-3) finished the night shooting 45% overall and 5-of-17 from behind the arc. Three Ducks finished in double figures, led by Deja Kelly's 15 points.
Turnovers proved to be the different maker on the night. Purdue committed 23 giveaways that turned into 25 points for Oregon. The Boilermakers scored 13 points on 11 Duck miscues.
KEY MOMENTS
• The Boilermakers opened a 9-4 run in the first after a 7-2 run. Sophie Swanson connected a long-range effort.
• Purdue held Oregon to 2-of-13 shooting to start, before the Ducks scored 11 of the final 13 points of the quarter to lead 15-11 after 10 minutes.
• Layden drained a 3-pointer to start the second to pull the Boilermakers within one.
• Purdue scored its next six points at the line, before Reagan Bass made a 3-pointer with 49 seconds to play.
• The Ducks built a 35-23 at the lead, scoring 17 points off 17 Purdue turnovers.
• Lana McCarthy opened the third with a reverse layup and a mid-range jumper. Jones capped the six-point run with a finger roll layup to cut the gap to eight with 7:26 in the third.
• Purdue scored seven points over the final 5:05 of the third, as Oregon carried a 16-point lead into the fourth.
• Destini Lombard scored her four points on back-to-back possessions early in the fourth.
• Jones picked up eight points in the final frame, as the two clubs matched in scoring 17-17.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers will close out their West Coast swing on Saturday against Washington. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. ET on the Big Ten Network.