WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team returns to Mackey Arena after a pair of internationally played games to square off with Southern Indiana on Sunday. The 2 p.m. tipoff will be streamed on B1G+
Tim Newton and Jane Schott will have the call for the Purdue Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM.
PROMOTIONS
BKC Sunday-Boilermaker Kids Club Members can get a free ticket on game day when wearing their membership shirt or badge. Parents must purchase a ticket.
Pre-Game Chalk Talk- Forty-five minutes before tip-off for a scout-like report from the women's basketball staff. The pre-game chalk talk will occur in the J. Nine Club located on the concourse.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (2-3) vs. Southern Indiana (3-1)
Sunday, Nov. 26
Time: 2 PM
TV/Stream: B1G+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers dropped a pair of contests at the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship in The Bahamas to Florida and Georgia. Purdue could find its rhythm on the offensive end in a 52-49 loss to the Gators on Monday, before a cold shooting streak early in the fourth quarter led to a 65-57 loss to the Bulldogs. Abbey Ellis was the lone Boilermaker to finish in double figures in both games, averaging a team-high 12.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game for the tournament.
NOTES
• The Boilermakers and Screaming Eagles will meet for the first time in the regular season. The two clubs met for an exhibition ahead of the 2019-20 campaign when Purdue won 62-44.
• The Boilermakers closed out a grueling start to the season that featured four major conference opponents in its first five games. Purdue's first five games of the year was ranked the 12th hardest schedule by Massey Ratings.
• Rashunda Jones will play her first home game since being named Purdue's first Big Ten Freshman of the Week since 2017-18. Jones dropped 20 points against Texas A&M to earn the honor.
• Jones and Mary Ashley Stevenson have cemented themselves in the Boilermakers' rotation. The rookie duo sits fourth and fifth on the team in scoring at 8.4 and 8.0 points, respectively. Purdue's freshman class is third among rookie combined scoring in the Big Ten at 16.6 points per game.
• The Boilermakers topped 5,000 fans at each of their first two games this season, marking the fourth and fifth largest crowds of the Katie Gearlds era.
• Jeanae Terry continues to rank among the leaders of the Big Ten in assists, sitting fourth with 27 helpers on the year and 5.4 per game. Along with her mark of 5.6 rebounds per game, Terry is one of 20 players nationally averaging over five assists and boards per game this season.
• Purdue's free throw shooting has improved this season, ranking 11th in the nation and first in the Big Ten with an 82.3% clip.
• Abbey Ellis is the lone Boilermaker to score in every game this season. The Australian leads the team with 13.8 points per game, which ranks 18th in the Big Ten.
• After leading the league in free throw percentage last year, Ellis is fourth with a 90% mark at the line (18-20), Caitlyn Harper is a perfect 6-of-6 when shooting free throws.
• Purdue Director of Basketball Operations Amie Anthrop started 112 games for the Screaming Eagles from 2008-11. She tallied 1,336 career points for 11.9 per game and ended her time with the Screaming Eagles ranked first in all-time free throw percentage (82.8%), fourth in 3-pointers (148). She was the second player in Southern Indiana history to record 1,000 points and 300 assists in a career.