Boilers Return to Mackey to Face #17/19 Michigan

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team will host No. 17/19 Michigan at Mackey Arena on Tuesday night. Matt Schumacker and Meghan McKeown will be on the call for the Big Ten Network when the ball goes up at 6:30 p.m.

As always, Tim Newton and Jane Schott will provide the courtside action for the Purdue Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM.

GAME INFORMATION  

Purdue (11-4, 2-3) vs. No. 17/19 Michigan (13-3, 3-2) 

Tuesday, Jan. 10 

Time: 6:30 PM  

TV: BTN  

Radio: 95.3 BOB FM  

Live Stats: Purduestats.com  

LAST TIME OUT  

Despite a season-high 20 points from Caitlyn Harper, the Boilermakers could not pick up a road win at Penn State, falling 70-60 on Saturday. Harper was efficient on the offensive end, going 9-of-13 and finishing one rebound shy of her first double-double as a Boilermaker. Jeanae Terry also tallied nine rebounds, while Madison Layden chipped in five assists. Lasha Petree finished in double figures for the 14th time this year with 12 points.    

NOTES  

• Purdue leads the all-time series with Michigan 53-23, but the Wolverines have won the last three matchups.

• The Boilermakers last defeated a ranked opponent in Mackey Arena on Jan. 20, 2019, against No. 25 Indiana (56-53).

• Jeanae Terry continues to rank in the top 10 nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (7th, 2.84), assists (5th, 108) and assists per game (6th, 7.2). The senior has shot her assists per game up from 5.7 last year, while dropping her turnovers to 2.5 per game from 3.1.

• Ava Learn provided a spark off the bench over the last two games, averaging 10 points and shooting 80% from the field.

• Abbey Ellis has made 41-of-47 (87.2%) free throws this season to rank 47th nationally and third in the Big Ten.

• Transfer duo Caitlyn Harper and Lasha Petree are averaging a combined 29.3 points per game, which is second most by a first-year transfer duo in the Big Ten (Illinois’ Makira Cook/Genesis Bryant – 30.5 ppg).

• Purdue is 7-1 at Mackey Arena this season, scoring 79.8 points per game with a 51.3% shooting clip, while holding opponents to just 62.6 points per game and a 37.7% field goal percentage.

• Despite shooting under 40% in three of the last four games, Purdue continues to rank 15th nationally in field goal percentage with a 47.4% clip on the year.

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