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Purdue Plays for a Great 8 Spot Thursday in Mackey

By Jared Jesulaitis Mar 27, 2024 | 5:00 PM

Jan 14, 2024; College Park, Maryland, USA; Purdue Boilermakers guard Abbey Ellis (23) looks to passs as Maryland Terrapins guard Brinae Alexander (5) defends during the first half at Xfinity Center. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

Purdue women’s hoops is back in Mackey again Thursday night with a trip to the Great 8 on the line if they can beat Duquesne. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AND VERY AFFORDABLE HERE!  The game will air on Big Ten + as well. But you should pick up some tickets and go out and support.

Here’s some notes from Purdue Sports:

Purdue and Duquesne will meet for the first time on Thursday. The Dukes will be the Boilermakers’ 210th unique opponent.
• Purdue is making its fifth appearance in the WNIT and second under head coach Katie Gearlds, playing in the event in 1988, 2010, 2018 and 2022 before this season.
• Purdue has reached the postseason each of the last three seasons for the first time since 2015-16 to 2017-18.
• The Boilermakers’ freshman class will get its first taste of the postseason after leading the Big Ten with 23.5 points per game in the regular season, the third highest by a freshman class in Purdue history (34.7 – 1993-94, 28.5 – 1988-89).
• After reaching 1,000 points earlier this season, Jeanae Terry crossed the 1,000-rebound plateau against Butler. The fifth-year senior became the first player in men’s or women’s Big Ten history to reach 1,000 points (1,020), 1,000 rebounds (1,010) and 700 assists (758).
• Terry is the first Boilermaker since Whitney Bays (9) in 2014-15 to grab 10 rebounds or more in five straight games.
• Terry passed herself for second in Purdue single-season history with 193 assists. She is eight away from tying Lisa Jahner’s record of 201 set during the 1987-88 season, which featured Purdue’s first postseason appearance.
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (media) Mary Ashley Stevenson became just the fourth Purdue freshman in the last 15 years to top 300 points in a season. She joined Shereka Wright as the only Boilermaker rookies in program history with 300 points and 140 rebounds.
• Abbey Ellis has a nine-game streak of double-figure scoring, averaging 17.8 points during the stretch. The fifth-year senior is 31 points away from 2,000 for her career.
• Sophie Swanson set the Purdue freshman single-game record with seven 3-pointers against Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament to score a career-high 25 points. Swanson, Stevenson and Courtney Moses (2010-11) are the only Boilermaker freshmen to score 25 points in the last 15 years.
• Rashunda Jones made her first career start in the second round against Butler. Joining Mary Ashley Stevenson, they were the first freshman duo to start for Purdue since 2017-18.
• Jeanae Terry became the only player in Big Ten history to record 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 700 assists in a career.
• Mila Reynolds stepped up to hit four 3-pointers against Butler, after making just three in her entire career.
• Head coach Katie Gearlds picked up her 50th win back home at her alma mater.

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