WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team dropped a road contest on Monday at Illinois 74-38.
Kendall Puryear led Purdue (7-13, 0-9) in scoring with 10 points, her sixth game in double figures this season and second straight. Rashunda Jones tallied nine points.
The Boilermakers shot 28.6% from the field.
Purdue tallied 13 assists on 16 made field goals, led by five from Jones. Destini Lombard, Ella Collier, McKenna Layden and Sophie Swanson connected on their four made 3-pointers on the night.
Illinois (15-5, 5-4) finished the night with a 49.1% clip from the field and went 8-of-19 from behind the arc. The Illini were led by Kendall Bostic's double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds.
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The Boilermakers will head into their second game of three this week when it hosts Nebraska on Thursday night at 7 p.m. on B1G+. Fans are encouraged to arrive early to get the first of two 50th season celebration posters featuring legends of the program.