BOILERMAKERS 2020-21 Purdue Women’s Basketball Game Notes Ian MacDougall | E: [email protected] | C: 317-313-7486 | O: 765-494-0529 THE MATCHUP - GAME 23 TALE OF THE TAPE HOW TO WATCH PURDUE IOWA Date: March 10, 2021 Overall Last 5 Stat Last 5 Overall Tipoff: 8:50 PM 7-14 1-4 Record 3-2 15-8 Location: Indianapolis, Ind. 66.3 68.8 Points 85.8 87.4 Arena: Bankers Life Fieldhouse -6.7 -12.2 Margin 3.4 6.4 TV/Stream: FS2 73.0 81.0 Defense 82.4 81.0 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS VS. IOWA HAWKEYES Talent: Lisa Byington, Christy Winters Scott .415 .450 Field Goal Pct. .551 .519 Radio: Purdue Radio Network | 95.3 BOB FM 7-15 / 4-14 (B1G) Record/Conf. 15-8 / 11-8 (B1G) .445 .498 Field Goal Defense .476 .449 Talent: Tim Newton, Jane Schott - (AP) / - (Coaches) Rankings - (AP) / - (Coaches) .321 .404 3-Pt Pct. .529 .420 Live Stats: BigTenStats.com Sharon Versyp (Purdue ‘89) Head Coach Lisa Bluder (UNI ‘83) 6.2 8.0 3-Pt Per Game 12.6 9.9 301-191 (15) / 418-256 (21) School/Career 434-232 (21) / 790-374 (37) .332 .430 3-Pt. Pct. Defense .409 .343 RECORD BREAKDOWN @PurdueWBB Twitter @IowaWBB 5.7 7.4 3-Pt. Defense Per Game 7.6 8.2 2020-21 Season Under Versyp 2020-21 SCHEDULE .682 .688 Free Throw Pct. .818 .792 Overall: 7-15 L1 301-191 Date P/O Rank Opponent Time TV/Result 35.2 28.8 Rebounds Per Game 2 7.8 35.8 Big Ten opponents: 4-14 L1 140-116 November 1-0 0.0 -8.0 Rebound Margin -5.8 0.6 Non-Conference (RS): 3-1 W2 161-74 11/29 -/- North Alabama 6 PM W, 80-69 14.3 15.0 Assists 20.4 20.4 Home: 6-8 W1 164-71 17.6 16.0 Turnovers 13.4 14.7 Away: 1-7 L7 87-93 December 4-2 0.8 0.9 Assist-Turnover 1.5 1.4 Neutral: - L1 50-28 12/3 -/- Miami (OH) Canceled 7.5 7.6 Steals 6.0 7.1 Post (B1G, NCAA, WNIT): - L1 37-21 12/6 -/- Valparaiso 2 PM L, 52-47 2.6 2.4 Blocks 2.2 2.7 12/9 -/- Buffalo 6 PM W, 82-70 THE OPENING TIP 12/13 -/- Bowling Green 2 PM W, 79-73 12/17 -/16 Northwestern* 7 PM L, 70-54 1 >> The No. 11 seed Purdue women’s basketball team opens the 2021 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament against No. 6 Iowa on Wednesday night 12/20 -/- Penn State* 2 PM W, 91-87 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The game will be televised on FS2 and will not start before 8:50 p.m. 12/23 -/- Nebraska* 2 PM W, 83-72 2 >> The Boilermakers are 45-18 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament, one shy of Ohio State’s record 46, and have won a league-best nine championships. 3 >> Purdue is 39-16 when playing the tournament in Indianapolis, with a 31-9 mark in Bankers Life Fieldhouse (10-5 since the name change in 2011). January 1-6 4 >> The Boilermakers enters as the 11th seed for just the second time in program history and hold a 6-1 mark against sixth-seeded teams. Purdue has 1/3 -/25 Michigan State* 2 PM L, 71-64 only played in the second round five times in its history, going 3-2 in those games. 1/7 -/- Rutgers* Postponed 5 >> Head coach Sharon Versyp is the Big Ten Tournament all-time wins leader with 25 victories, including four tournament championships. 1/10 -/12 Maryland* Noon L, 83-46 6 >> Kayana Traylor earned her first All-Big Ten honor as a second teamer selected by the coaches and honorable mention by the media. 1/14 -/18 Indiana* 4 PM L, 66-45 7 >> Tamara Farquhar moved into the top-15 in program history for career rebounds. The Canada international passed Stephanie White for 15th in total 1/18 -/- Iowa* 4:30 PM L, 87-81 rebounds. Her 6.4 rebounds per game in her career rank 11th. 1/21 -/- Wisconsin* 5 PM W, 56-55 8 >> Madison Layden, who earned a spot on both All-Freshman teams, is the lone Big Ten rookie with at least 65 assists and 45 steals. She enters the 1/24 -/12 Michigan* Postponed weekend with 48 steals on the year, five behind Sharon Versyp for sixth in single-season takeaways by a freshman. 1/28 -/- Minnesota* 5 PM L, 77-72 9 >> Fatou Diagne earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention from the media. She is averaging 5.2 points and 3.9 rebounds better this season than last year. 1/31 -/- Penn State* 1 PM L, 80-70 10 >> Not to go overlooked, a big thank you goes out to our training staff, event staff and testers for helping us make it through this wild 2020-21 season. February 1-6 BOILER NOTES 2/7 -/- Illinois* 3 PM L, 54-49 LAST TIME OUT 2/11 -/12 Michigan* 6 PM L, 62-49 • The Boilermakers dropped their regular-season finale to No. 10 Indiana last Saturday at Assembly Hall, 74-59 2/14 -/- Rutgers* 2 PM L, 75-57 • Purdue kept the gap within single digits through three quarters, down two heading into the fourth, but Indiana outscored Purdue 21-8 in the fourth. 2/18 -/15 Ohio State* 4 PM L, 100-85 • Fatou Diagne picked up her sixth double of the year with a 10-point, 10-rebound performance. 2/21 -/- Michigan State* 11:30 AM L, 76-73 2/25 -/8 Maryland* 6 PM L, 88-59 SERIES HISTORY 2/28 -/- Illinois* 2 PM W, 70-66 • Purdue will square off against Iowa for the 75th time on Wednesday night, with Purdue leading the all-time series 40-34. • Iowa has taken the last three meetings, including an 87-81 decision on Jan. 18, in which Madison Layden scored a career-high 19 points. March 0-1 • The two clubs have met six times (4-2 Purdue lead) in the Big Ten Tournament, with the last matchup back on March 7, 2014, an 87-80 Purdue loss. 3/6 -/10 Indiana 1 PM L, 74-59 3/10^ -/- Iowa 8:50 PM FS2 THE BOILERMAKERS AND THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT • Purdue enters the 2021 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament seeking its conference-best 10th title and first since 2013. Bold indicates Home Game • The Boilermakers have a 45-18 tournament record, with a 23-10 mark under head coach Sharon Versyp. Ohio State holds the all-time record of 46 victories. * Indicates Big Ten Conference game • Purdue holds a 6-1 all-time mark against six seeds and a 3-2 record when playing in the second round. All times subject to change • Sharon Versyp holds the Big Ten record for tournament wins with 25, including a pair from her time at Indiana. Lisa Bluder is second with 20. ^ Indicates Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament • Purdue is the No. 11 seed for just the second time in program history. The Boilermakers have been lower than the No. 5 seed seven times in history. AWARDS SZN • Kayana Traylor earned her first career All-Big Ten honor, receiving Second Team honors from the coaches and honorable mention from the media. • Fatou Diagne’s consistency in the conference play netted her All-Big Ten Honorable Mention laurels from the league media, the first of her career. • Madison Layden capped her first regular season with Big Ten All-Freshman honors from the coaches and media, the sixth in the Versyp era. A WIN WOULD... • Purdue extended its streak of having a first or second team honoree to 28 years in a row. • Be better than a loss A FRESHMEN SHOWDOWN • Give Purdue a 6-1 record against the No. 6 seed and be just the sixth • Wednesday offers Big Ten fans another opportunity to see two of the league’s emerging stars in Madison Layden and Caitlin Clark. win in tournament history by No. 11 over No. 6 • They are the only rookies in the Big Ten and 2-of-14 freshmen nationally averaging 8.0 points, 3.0 assists and 1.5 3-pointers per game. • In their first matchup, Layden scored a career-high 19 points and matched Purdue rookie record for triples with six, and Clark went for 26 points. • Give head coach Sharon Versyp a tournament record 26 wins. PURDUE ROSTER • Tie Purdue with Ohio State for the most wins at the Big Ten Tournament # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School/Previous GP/GS MPG PPG RPG APG 0 Brooke Moore Jr. G 5-7 Atlanta, Ga. Henry County/Auburn 21/17 25.6 1.0 1.9 1.8 • Make Purdue 5-2 in the tournament against Iowa 1 Karissa McLaughlin Sr. G 5-7 Fort Wayne, Ind. Homestead 7/7 23.4 7.6 1.3 1.7 ADDITIONAL LINKS 2 Bria Harmon So. G 5-7 Atlanta, Ga. Collins Hill - - - - - Purdue Athletics Google Drive (Photos, Video): https://boile.rs/2020WBBDrive 4 Rokia Doumbia Jr. G 5-9 Bamako, Mali IMG Academy/Arkansas 15/0 14.7 3.7 3.3 1.5 2020 Purdue WBB Media Center: https://boile.rs/2021WBBMedia 5 Cassidy Hardin Jr. G 5-10 Bargersville, Ind. Center Grove 18/0 11.9 2.8 1.2 0.4 Game Box Scores: https://boile.rs/20-21WBBSchedule 12 Roxane Makolo So.