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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team will travel to Minneapolis on Thursday night for its next Big Ten showdown against Minnesota. Tipoff is slated for 5 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network+.
As always, Tim Newton and Jane Schott will call the game for 95.3 BOB FM and the TuneIn app.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (6-6, 3-5) vs. Minnesota (4-8, 3-6)
Thursday, Jan. 28
Time: 5 PM ET
TV: Big Ten Network+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: PurdueStats.com
After having their game Sunday at Michigan postponed, the Boilermakers will look to make it two wins in a row following a 56-55 win over Wisconsin last Thursday. Fatou Diagne posted her second straight double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds, including a game-winning free throw with 1.1 seconds remaining. The redshirt senior netted a spot on the Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll. Diagne is one of five players in the Big Ten averaging at least nine points and 8.5 rebounds per conference game.
Madison Layden earned her first career conference honor as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week. The Kokomo native matched Purdue's freshman record for 3-pointers in a game with a 6-for-7 performance for a career-high 19 points at Iowa. Layden finished the week with 12 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game with a 61.5% clip from the field and 58.3% from distance. The rookie is one of 13 freshman nationally with at least 35 assists and 20 steals on the year.
NOTES
• Purdue owns a 46-22 advantage in the all-time series against Minnesota.
• The Boilermakers have won seven straight at Minnesota dating back to 2011.
• Madison Layden's steal tally climbed up to 23 on the year. Averaging a Big Ten rookie-best 1.9 steals per game, Layden is 11th among freshmen nationally with at least 10 games played.
• Purdue has knocked down at least nine 3-pointers in five games this season, tied with Iowa for the most in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers are 21-4 over the last six seasons when making nine triples.
• Madison Layden and Kayana Traylor have combined to average 6.4 assists per game, while Purdue is assisting on 60% of its made field goals this season, good for fourth in the Big Ten.
• Tamara Farquhar is second on the team and 17th in the Big Ten with 7.1 rebounds per game. The senior has three games with double-digit boards.
• Ra Shaya Kyle posted her fifth game with at least five rebounds, going for seven boards and six points against Wisconsin. The freshman is averaging 5.8 points and 4.2 rebounds with a team-high 55.6% field goal clip in 11.3 minutes per game.
• Head coach Sharon Versyp is the eighth member of the Purdue 300-wins club, members including Gene Keady, Matt Painter and Dave Shondell.
• Karissa McLaughlin is closing in on her 100th start for Purdue. The former Indiana Miss Basketball has made a 3-pointer in 93 career games.
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