NCAA Women

Purdue Rolls To Win Over Minnesota

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team dominated on both ends of the floor in a 75-56 win over Minnesota on Saturday afternoon at Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers improved to 13-6 on the year and 4-5 in Big Ten play.

The Purdue put four players in double figures led by Cassidy Hardin’s 14 points. The fifth-year senior knocked down a quartet of Purdue’s 10 triples on the afternoon. Jayla Smith used a mix of inside and outside shooting to score 13 points, while Lasha Petree totaled 12 with a trio of 3-pointers. Rickie Woltman finished two rebounds shy of a double-double as she tallied 10 points off the bench in 23 minutes of action.

The Boilermakers took care of the ball offensively with 21 assists on 30 made field goals. Jeanae Terry notched her 10th game this season with five points, five assists and five rebounds, as she tallied eight points, seven boards and eight dimes. Petree and Abbey Ellis both dished out a trio of helpers. Purdue also cut its turnovers down to eight, its lowest since the win at Texas A&M.

Purdue shot 45.5% from the field for its 15th game with a shooting clip of 40% or better and went 10-of-30 from behind the arc.

On defense, the Boilermakers held Minnesota to just 27.5% shooting, the lowest mark by an opponent since Nov. 14, 2019, at Chattanooga. Purdue flipped 13 Golden Gopher giveaways into 20 points.

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