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 8 TALE OF THE TAPE HOW TO WATCH PURDUE MICHIGAN STATE Date: Jan. 3, 2021 Overall Last 5 Stat Last 5 Overall Tipoff: 2 PM W2 W2 Streak W5 W7 Location: West Lafayette, Ind. 73.7 7 7.8 Points 84.4 83.0 Arena: Mackey Arena 3.3 3.4 Margin 15.2 20.6 TV/Stream: BTN+ 70.4 74.4 Defense 69.2 62.1 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS vs. MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS Talent: .449 .498 Field Goal Pct. .488 .481 5-2 2-1 (B1G) Record/Conf. 7-0 2-0 (B1G) Radio: Purdue Radio Network | 95.3 BOB FM .422 .432 Field Goal Defense .402 .391 - (AP) - (Coaches) Rankings 25 (AP) RV (Coaches) Talent: Tim Newton, Jane Schott .358 .457 3-Pt Pct. .280 .310 Sharon Versyp (Purdue ‘89) Head Coach Suzy Merchant (Central Mich. ‘91) Live Stats: Purduestats.com 299-178 (15) 416-243 (21) School/Career 489-268 (26) 288-148 (14) 6.1 8.4 3-Pt Per Game 5.6 6.3 @purduewbb Twitter @MSU_WBasketball .293 .311 3-Pt. Pct. Defense .286 .272 RECORD BREAKDOWN 5.6 5.6 3-Pt. Defense Per Game 6.8 .700 2020-21 Season Under Versyp 2020-21 SCHEDULE .689 .682 Free Throw Pct. .714 .789 Overall: 5-2 W2 299-178 Date P/O Rank Opponent Time TV/Result .709 36.0 Rebounds Per Game 39.6 39.4 Big Ten opponents: 2-1 W2 138-103 November 1-0 38.3 4.6 Rebound Margin 6.0 6.9 Non-Conference (RS): 3-1 W2 161-74 11/29 -/- North Alabama 6 PM W, 80-69 5.6 18.2 Assists 21.6 22.7 Home: 4-2 W1 162-64 18.7 19.8 Turnovers 13.8 13.1 Away: 1-0 W1 87-86 December 4-2 0.8 0.9 Assist-Turnover 1.6 1.7 Neutral: - L1 50-28 12/4 -/- Miami (OH) Canceled 7.4 7.4 Steals 9.8 10.9 Post (B1G, NCAA, WNIT): - L1 37-21 12/6 -/- Valparaiso 2 PM L, 52-47 3.3 4.0 Blocks 5.0 4.6 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 >> Purdue returns to the hardwood for the first time since an 83-72 win over Nebraska on Dec. 23. With a nearly two-week layoff, the Boilermakers 12/20 -/- Penn State* 2 PM W, 91-87 returned to campus and began practice Dec. 29. 12/23 -/- Nebraska* 2 PM W, 83-72 2 >> Head coach Sharon Versyp is on the verge of joining Purdue’s 300-wins club as the eighth member across all sports, currently 299-178 at Purdue. 3 >> Kayana Traylor enters Sunday on a two-game streak of 20-point outings. Her 21-point, seven-assist outing against Nebraska netted the January 0-0 Martinsville, Ind., her first career Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll appearance. 1/3 -/25 Michigan State* 2 PM BTN+ 4 >> Through seven games, Purdue leads the Big Ten with 11 trips to the free throw line per game and 161 total free throw attempts this season. Traylor 1/7 -/- Rutgers* 7 PM BTN ranks third in the league with 38 made free throws this season. 1/10 -/- Maryland* Noon BTN+ 5 >> Karissa McLaughlin made a solid impact in her first home game of the season, knocking down a trio of 3-pointers to finish with 13 points. The 1/14 -/- Indiana* senior now needs four triples to set the program record for career trifectas, currently behind Courtney Moses’ 240 and Brittany Rayburn’s 238. 1/18 -/- Iowa* 6 >> The Boilermakers posted back-to-back 80-point games for the first time since 2017-18. Purdue has scored at least 80 points in four times this 1/21 -/- Wisconsin* season and is 53-3 in the Versyp era when crossing that threshold. 1/24 -/- Michigan* 7 >> Senior Fatou Diagne has found her rhythm over the last three games, averaging 11.7 points and 11.7 rebounds. Surprisingly enough, the Senegalese 1/28 -/- Minnesota* international has not recorded a double-double this season, despite finishing one point shy once and one rebound short twice. 1/31 -/- Penn State* 8 >> The Boilermakers enter one of their toughest stretches of the year with six of their next seven opponents appearing in the top-25 or receiving votes in the Week 6 polls (#25 Michigan State, RV Rutgers, #14 Maryland, #20 Indiana, #RV Iowa, #16 Michigan). February 0-0 BOILER NOTES 2/7 -/- Illinois* LAST TIME OUT 2/11 -/- Michigan* • The Boilermakers entered the holiday break with a balanced 83-72 win over Nebraska on Dec. 23 with six players scoring at least five points. 2/14 -/- Rutgers* • Kayana Traylor shot 7-of-16 from the field and 6-of-7 at the line for 21 points to go along with seven dimes. 2/18 -/- Ohio State* • Purdue won the rebounding battle 40-30 and turned 12 offensive boards into 13 points, while holding Nebraska to no second-chance points. 2/21 -/- Michigan State* 2/25 -/- Maryland* 2/28 -/- Illinois* NICE TO SEE YOU, RISS • Karissa McLaughlin didn’t wait long to make an impact in her second game back from injury with 13 points and a trio of 3-pointers against Nebraska. March 0-0 • The is third in program history with 237 triples, one back of Brittany Rayburn for second and three behind career record holder Courtney Moses. 3/5 -/- Indiana • McLaughlin is 12th in the NCAA active list, trailing the impressive 326 makes by Kendall Spray from Clemson. 3/9-13 Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) • After Ae’Rianna Harris set the Purdue record for all-time blocks last year, McLaughlin has her sights on Carsen Edward’s Purdue record of 281 triples. Bold indicates Home Game ON THE HONOR ROLL * indicates Big Ten Conference game • For the first time in her career, Kayana Traylor made an appearance on the Big Ten Honor Roll after a 21-point, seven-assist outing against Nebraska. All times subject to change • Traylor is one of 1-of-20 in the players nation and 1-of-7 from the Big Ten with multiple games of at least 20 points and five assists. • The junior is third on the team with 38 made free throws at an 84% clip at the line. Purdue is 14-4 when Traylor hits at least four free throws in a game over her career. SCORCHING THE NET A WIN WOULD... • The Boilermakers found their touch from the field, shooting over 45% in five of the last six games, including a 45% clip from deep during that stretch. • Be better than a loss • Purdue is tied for fourth in the nation with four games of at least nine 3-pointers. • The Boilermakers have topped 80 points four times this season, accounting for a fifth of the 20 games over the 80-point threshold since the 2015-16. • Make head coach Sharon Versyp the eighth coach in Purdue history to amass 300 victories at the university. DROPPING DIMES • The Boilermakers are one of five teams from the Big Ten with at least 60% of assisted field goals this season. • Give Purdue a 26-20 record in the first game of a calendar year, with an • Purdue tallied 16 assists on 30 made shots for its sixth game this season with at least 50% assisted field goals. 8-7 mark in the Versyp era. • Kayana Traylor leads the team with 33 assists and is tied for fourth in the Big Ten with four 5-assist games. • Be Purdue’s first ranked win Jan. 20, 2019 at home against No. 25 PURDUE ROSTER Indiana. # 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 7/6 27.5 12.7 2.0 3.1 1 Karissa McLaughlin Sr. G 5-7 Fort Wayne, Ind. Homestead 2/0 9.0 6.5 0.0 0.5 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 2/0 6.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 2020 Purdue WBB Media Center: https://boile.rs/2021WBBMedia 5 Cassidy Hardin Jr. G 5-10 Bargersville, Ind. Center Grove 6/0 11.8 4.3 1.3 0.5 Game Box Scores: https://boile.rs/20-21WBBSchedule 12 Roxane Makolo So. G 5-10 Saint-Hubert, Que. Dawson College - - - - - Sortable Stats: https://boile.rs/20-21WBBStats 13 Ajah Stallings Jr. G 5-8 Indianapolis, Ind. North Central 6/2 12.5 1.5 1.7 0.3 Full Player Bios: https://boile.rs/20-21WBBRoster 22 Jenelle Grant R-Sr. F 6-0 London, England Westminster/Pacific 7/0 16.0 4.1 2.4 1.0 23 Kayana Traylor Jr. G 5-9 Martinsville, Ind. Martinsville 7/7 36.1 17.1 4.1 4.7 #CONTENT 24 Ra Shaya Kyle Fr. C 6-6 Marion, Ind. Marion 7/0 9.4 6.0 3.9 0.1 Twitter: @PurdueWBB None of that 25 Tamara Farquhar Sr. F 6-0 Pierrefonds, Que. Dawson College 7/7 29.0 10.1 8.0 2.1 lady Boilermaker Stuff Instagram: @PurdueWBB 30 Nyagoa Gony Jr.