WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team will host its annual Fight Like a Boilermaker Pink Game on Monday night against Illinois at Mackey Arena. Matt Schumacker and Meghan McKeown will call the 8 p.m. tip on BTN.
Tim Newton and Jane Schott will have the call on the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM.
PROMOTIONS
Fight Like a Boilermaker Pink Game- WEAR PINK! All fans are encouraged to wear pink to the game. Purdue's game-worn jerseys will be auctioned off with proceeds benefitting the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research. To bid on Purdue's jerseys, click here.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (9-12, 2-8) vs. Illinois (10-10, 4-6)
Monday, Feb. 5
Time: 8 PM
TV/Stream: BTN
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers fell on the road to Nebraska 68-54. Abbey Ellis led the Boilermakers with 13 points, while Caitlyn Harper joined her in double figures with 10 points. Mila Reynolds tallied a career-high seven points in 13 minutes of action. Ellis also led the Boilermakers in rebounding with six.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series with Illinois 65-18.
• Last year, Purdue knocked off No. 22 Illinois in Champaign 62-52. It was the Boilermakers' first road Big Ten ranked win since 2018-19.
• The Boilermakers' freshmen class continues to lead all Big Ten rookie groups with 22.1 points per game and 22 points per league contest, up to 25.4 points over the last five outings.
• Earlier this week, associate head coach Kelly Komara was named one of the top 20 assistant coaches in the nation by The Athletic.
• Abbey Ellis put herself within striking distance of Purdue's 1,000-point club. The Australian is 15 points away from becoming the 36th player in Purdue history to join the club.
• Madison Layden leads the Big Ten with a 46.3% 3-point clip on the year. She is shooting 50% (27-54) at Mackey Arena.
• Mary Ashley Stevenson and Rashunda Jones continue to make their cases for Big Ten All-Freshman. Jones sits third among freshman scoring with 9.4 points per game. Stevenson is fourth in rookie scoring at nine points and second in rebounding at 5.1.
• Jones has made her impact off the bench for the Boilermakers. The South Bend native has tallied 40% of Purdue's bench scoring this season - 159 of 401.
• Stevenson has posted seven points and seven rebounds in eight games this season. The rest of the Big Ten freshman corps has 10 combined outings.
• Jeanae Terry is inching closer to the 500-assist club at Purdue. The Detroit native needs 10 more dimes to become the seventh player in program history to reach that mark. Terry also stands 29 points away from reaching 1,000 points in her career.
• Despite missing the first five games of the year, Sophie Swanson is already up to third on the team in made triples with 16. The freshman has connected on a deep ball in five of her last six games, going 9-of-20 during that span.
• Mila Reynolds has made an impact off the bench in the last two games with 12 points, including a career-best seven at Nebraska. Reynolds went 5-of-11 in her last two games, twice connecting on 3-pointers.
• Purdue has averaged 6,583 fans at Mackey Arena this season to rank 12th in the nation and fifth in the Big Ten.
• For the first time since Jan. 2, the Boilermakers will face an opponent ranked outside the top 30 in the NCAA NET.
•Mary Ashley Stevenson is one of two freshmen from the Big Ten averaging nine points and five rebounds. (Natalie Potts, Nebraska)
• Rashunda Jones is one of eight freshmen nationally averaging nine points per game with fewer than five starts.
• The Boilermakers enter Monday night's game with 499 all-time victories at Mackey Arena.