WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team will look to snap a two-game skid on Wednesday night when it squares off with Penn State on Wednesday night at Mackey Arena. The 7 p.m. tip will be streamed on B1G+.
Tim Newton and Jane Schott will bring you the action on the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (11-11, 3-8) vs. Penn State (7-15, 0-11)
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2026
Time: 7 PM
TV/Stream: B1G+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: purdue.statbroadcast.com
PROMOTIONS
• Wine Wednesday - $5 Wine at the Breakaway Brews stand located by section 4
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers could not climb back from an early deficit in an 88-55 loss to Minnesota on Sunday afternoon. A trio of Boilermakers finished in double figures, led by Kiki Smith’s 16 points, including a career-high four 3-pointers.
NOTES
• After her 16 points at Minnesota, Kiki Smith is six points away from reaching the 500-point mark and eight 3-pointers from 100 triples in her NCAA career.
• In her first year playing the guard spot, Tara Daye leads the Boilermakers in points and rebounding with 12.0 and 6.8, respectively. The redshirt junior is one of five guards from the Big Ten to average better than 12 points and 6.0 rebounds per game this season. Daye's 6.8 boards per game rank 14th in the Big Ten, third among league guards and 12th from guards nationally.
• Madison Layden-Zay added to her Purdue career record with her 254th triple at Minnesota. The fifth year has knocked down a triple in 105 career games, second most by a Boilermaker in the last 25 years, behind Katie Gearlds' 107 career outings with a 3-pointer.
• Layden-Zay ranks third in the Big Ten with 37.1 minutes played per league game. She is tied for second in the Big Ten with four games of 40 minutes or more, including all but six seconds in the overtime win over Washington.
• Nya Smith has picked up her play since the Wisconsin game on Jan. 8 with 9.4 points per game on 37.1% shooting and 11 3-pointers. All four of the sophomore's double figure games have come in Big Ten play.
• Avery Gordon's is averaging 6.8 points on 72.2% shooting in Big Ten play, after starting the season with 3.9 points with a 45.7% field goal clip in non-conference action.
• The Boilermakers have connected on 161 3-pointers this season, just 19 shy of cracking the single-season top-10. Purdue has four seasons with 200 or more 3-pointers in program history. the top three spots came during the opening three years of the Katie Gearlds era, including a record 239 in 2011-22.
• Purdue's bench has given it a lift this season, averaging 24.5 points per game, good for fourth in the Big Ten, and tallying 20 points or more in 14 games this season.
• The Boilermakers have spread out the responsibility this season with eight different players leading a game in scoring, eight in rebounding, eight in assists, 11 in steals and 10 in blocks.
• Purdue is 18-1 since the start of last year when scoring 70 or more points and 10-1 this season. On the flip side, Purdue is 7-2 this year and 17-4 since the start 2024-25 when holding teams to 70 points or fewer.