WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team rolled to an 88-45 win over Lipscomb on Thursday morning, improving to 6-0 at Mackey Arena this season behind its second win of 40 points or more and the largest win of the Katie Gearlds era.
Tara Daye notched her third double-double of the year behind a career-high 18 points and 11 rebounds with four assists. Kiki Smith joined her in double figures with 13 points and matched her career high with six assists.
Purdue (6-4) dished out a season-high 25 assists on 35 made field goals. The Boilermakers shot 50.7% from the field and knocked down 10 3-pointers.
Hila Karsh jumped back in double figures with a well-rounded performance of 10 points, four rebounds and five assists. Lana McCarthy tacked on 10 points with five rebounds and a career-best four steals. Saige Stahl turned in an all-around outing with five points, six rebounds and a career-high six steals.
Purdue matched its season high with 13 steals, while scoring 28 points on 21 turnovers by Lipscomb (3-7). The Boilermakers dominated on the glass, 44-28, and flipped 15 offensive rebounds into a season-high 20 points. Lipscomb managed just four points on nine second chance opportunities.
KEY MOMENTS
• Daye scored 10 of Purdue’s first 12 points of the morning, including the opening six, as the two sides traded early blows.
• After Lipscomb tied the game at 6-6 with 5:49 to play in the first, the Boilermakers rolled off 18 straight points in a 26-2 run to take control.
• Six different Boilermakers scored on the run, led by McCarthy’s eight points.
• Purdue held Lipscomb off the board for 7:57 of game time, while forcing 10 straight missed shots.
• The Boilermakers added to their lead in the second with 32 points, a new program record for points in a second period. Purdue shot 12-of-19 (63.2%) with four 3-pointers, with a pair coming from McKenna Layden
• The Boilermakers never looked back after jumping out to a 52-17 lead at the break, holding the Bisons to 0-of-10 from behind the arc and forcing 15 turnovers in the opening 20 minutes.
• Daye, McCarthy and Kiki Smith combined for 29 points in the first half.
• Daye scored Purdue’s opening six points of the third quarter, including her third 3-pointer of the campaign to extend the lead to 41 points.
• Karsh scored the next seven points for Purdue to keep the gap at 40.
• Avery Gordon, who stands 6-foot-7 checked in to score a layup with 2:05 to play, erupting the 10 elementary schools in attendance with Purdue’s 67th point
• Six different Boilermakers knocked down a 3-pointer in the second half, with freshman Carley Barrett connecting on her first career attempt behind the arc in the fourth quarter.
• Purdue shot 44.8% over the final 20 minutes.
NOTES
• The Boilermakers lead the series with Lipscomb 1-0.
• Purdue is now 159-58 in first-time meetings.
• Madison Layden-Zay inched on 3-pointer closer to Karissa McLaughlin’s career mark of 244, now sitting 18 away. The fifth year needs 12 triples to tie head coach Katie Gearlds for third all-time.
• Layden-Zay finished with four assists to give her 213 for her career and passed Kayana Traylor for 18th on Purdue’s career chart.
• Purdue scored 16 points on the fast break for third fourth game with 15 or more points in transition.
• The Boilermakers scored 20 or more points in each of the first three quarters.
• Avery Gordon tallied nine points on 4-of-4 shooting in eight minutes on the floor.
• Hila Karsh finished with a game-high plus-minus of 40.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers will continue their second of five straight games at Mackey Arena with the penultimate non-conference matchup of the year against Dayton on Sunday at noon. Sunday will be the Retro Game with a coaster giveaway at the fan zone and free classic arcade games in the J Nine Club, as well as a new look for the Boilermakers.