WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball returns to Mackey Arena to face its ninth ranked opponent this season when it hosts No. 4 USC on Wednesday night. The 7 p.m. tip will be broadcast on Peacock with Zora Stephenson and Kim Adams on the call.
Tim Newton and Jane Schott will air the game on the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM and Purdue Stretch Internet.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (7-11, 0-7) vs. USC (17-1, 7-0)
Wednesday, Jan. 22
Time: 7 PM
TV/Stream: Peacock
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Audio: Purdue Stretch Internet
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
PROMOTIONS
• Golden Ticket Game 3
• Ready Go Dog Show at halftime
LAST TIME OUT
Purdue wrapped up its West Coast swing with an 87-58 loss at Washington on Saturday. Destini Lombard paced Purdue with 17 points, while Ella Collier notched a season-high 15 points. McKenna Layden tallied eight points with seven rebounds and two assists.
NOTES
• Wednesday is the second meeting between Purdue and USC. The Trojans bested the Boilermakers 58-46 in the opening game of the 2017 Rainbow Wahine Classic in Honolulu.
• Purdue own the second hardest NET strength of schedule in the nation, only behind South Carolina.
• Purdue will face its ninth ranked opponent this season, which will break a tie with South Carolina for most in the nation.
• Purdue has six freshmen and sophomores averaging 15 or more minutes per game, most in the Big Ten and second nationally among power conference teams.
• The Boilermakers will take on their ninth ranked opponent of the season, their most since the 2018-19 season. After Wednesday, Purdue only faces two teams in this week's AP Top 25 over the final 10 games of the regular season.
• USC marks the Boilermakers' fifth opponent ranked in the top 10 this season, the most for Purdue since 2003-04 and tied for second in program history (6 - 1992-93)
• McKenna Layden stepped up over the two-game road swing last week, earning her first two career starts. The sophomore was one of seven players from the Big Ten to tally 16 points and 16 rebounds last week.
• Layden has been Purdue's most consistent player since the turn of the calendar year with 6.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game and a team-high 10 3-pointers.
• Destini Lombard recorded a pair of steals at Washington, snapping a three-game streak without a swipe. Her 42 steals this season rank fourth in the Big Ten.
• Lombard is two steals away from reaching 200 for her career.
• Continuing to show growth, the Boilermakers' freshmen and sophomore class have combined to score 32.4 points per game, fifth highest in the Big Ten.
• Rashunda Jones is up to 9.5 points per game in Big Ten play behind a blistering 60.5% field goal clip. The sophomore is one of three guards in the Big Ten shooting 60% or better in league action - UCLA's Kiki Rice and Ohio State's Taylor Thierry.
• Purdue has four freshmen and sophomores who have scored 100 points or more this season, tied atop the Big Ten with USC and Nebraska.
• Ella Collier tallied a season-high 15 points against Washington. The fifth year has scored 2,369 points in her career and has a field goal percentage of 53.4%, a 3-point clip of 45.2% and is a career 93.8% shooter at the line.
• Reagan Bass continues to edge closer to 1,500 career points, sitting 24 points away. The senior is second on the team in scoring this season with 9.7 points per game.
• Bass is 12th in the Big Ten with 1.0 block per game.
• Freshman Jordyn Poole is finding her footing at the collegiate level after missing the first 10 games due to injury. The Fort Wayne native matched her career high with seven points at Washington and knocked down her first career 3-pointer.
• Purdue's 3-point percentage has climbed up to second in the Big Ten in league action with a 36.4% clip. Lombard leads the team with 14 makes beyond the arc at a 48.3% rate, good for second in conference action.