WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team will close out its home campaign on Wednesday night with a 7 p.m. Senior Night tipoff against Oregon. The Boilermakers will honor fifth-year guard Madison Layden-Zay in a postgame ceremony.
Tim Newton and Jane Schott will be courtside on 95.3 BOB FM and the Purdue Global Radio Network. Mark Rapp, TJ Silkaitis and Katka Helman will be on the call for B1G+.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (12-15, 4-12) vs. Oregon (19-10, 7-9)
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026
Time: 7 PM
TV/Stream: B1G+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: purdue.statbroadcast.com
PROMOTIONS
• Senior Night – Purdue will honor Madison Layden-Zay, as well as the managers and RIP squad seniors, in a postgame ceremony
• Golden Ticket Game
• Blackout Game
LAST TIME OUT
Despite shooting 50% from the floor in the first quarter, the Boilermakers could not keep pace in a 99-66 loss at No. 14 Maryland on Sunday afternoon. Kiki Smith paced Purdue with 19 points, including four 3-pointers, while Nya Smith went for 18 points, five rebounds and six assists.
NOTES
• After taking a year off in 2024-25, Madison Layden-Zay returned to West Lafayette for a final campaign in which she set the Purdue career record for 3-pointers, currently sitting at 262.
• The Kokomo, Ind., native has produced one of best all-around careers in Purdue history, joining Caitlin Clark as the only players in Big Ten history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists, 200 3-pointers, 200 steals and 50 blocks in a career.
• In addition to her 3-point record, Layden-Zay ranks 24th in career points (1,278), 14th in steals (202), 15th in assists (371), eighth in games started (118), fifth in minutes played (4,344), 14th in 3-point percentage (35.1%) and sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.47).
• Layden-Zay joined Stephanie White and Katie Douglas as the only Boilermakers in program history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 200 steals.
• Kiki Smith has elevated her play over the last six games, averaging a team-high 15.8 points on 45.7% shooting and knocking down 16 3-pointers at a 42.1% rate. The junior is one of four qualifying Big Ten players shooting better than 45% from the field, 40% from distance and 85% from the line in the month of February.
• Nya Smith has found her shooting touch over the last four games with 14.3 points per night and knocking down 11 3-pointers at a 42.3% clip to help the sophomore up her production in Big Ten play to 10.0 points per game.
• The Boilermakers are to 11-3 this season when scoring 70 or more points and 19-3 since the start of last year, while going 11-2 when holding teams to 70 points or fewer this year.
• Leading the team in scoring (12.1) and rebounding (6.6), Tara Daye is one of four guards from the Big Ten averaging better than 12 points and 6.5 rebounds per game this season.
• For the first time this season, McKenna Layden scored from inside the arc. The junior tallied her first two-point attempt of the year against Maryland, after going 17-for-38 from the field in her first 24 games this year, all from behind the arc. Layden is shooting a career-best 45% from deep this year.
• The Boilermakers have connected on 199 3-pointers this season, tying for fifth in program history. Three of Purdue's four campaigns with 200 or more 3-pointers have come under head coach Katie Gearlds.
• The Boilermakers have played their best ball at Mackey Arena this season, averaging 78.3 points per game, more than 20 points better than their road average. Purdue is shooting 9.3% better at home with a 46.7% clip, while holding teams to 40.5% from the floor, also 9.3% better than on the road.