WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team rolled to a 106-45 exhibition win over Quincy on Sunday afternoon at Mackey Arena. All 12 Boilermakers who got in on the action scored five or more points.
Purdue shot a blistering 58.5% from the field and connected on 11 3-pointers. The Boilermakers dominated the glass with a plus-23 margin and limited the Hawks to just four second-chance points. Purdue dished out 25 assists on 38 made field goals.
Jayla Smith led the way on the offensive end with 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting, contributing significantly to Purdue's 52 points in the paint.
A trio of freshmen joined Smith in double figures. Mary Ashley Stevenson tallied a double-double of 15-points, 12 rebounds. Rashunda Jones matched Stevenson with 15 points and added three rebounds and three assists. McKenna Layden chipped in 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting with five boards. Together, the first-year squad, including Emily Monson who chipped in five points and three assists, accounted for 47 points, seven triples, 21 rebounds and nine assists.
Purdue set the tone early and built up a 17-point advantage in the first. In the second, Quincy scored to cut the gap to 49-27 with 2:57 to play in the half. The Boilermakers held the Hawks off the scoreboard for the next 11:15, while going on a 33-0 run to put the game well out of reach.
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Purdue will hit the road to open the 2023-24 season on Monday, Nov. 6, at No. 4 UCLA. Tipoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET on PAC-12 Los Angeles.