PURDUE WOMEN KNOCKS OFF #22 ILLINOIS ON THE ROAD

PURDUE KNOCKS OFF #22 ILLINOIS ON THE ROAD

By: Ian McDougall/Purdue Athletics

Purdue picks up first road ranked win since 2018.

AMPAIGN, Ill. – Dominating on the glass and the defensive end, the Purdue women’s basketball team stormed into State Farm Center and came away with a 62-52 win over No. 22 Illinois on Thursday night. The ranked win was the second of the Katie Gearlds era and the first road victory for Purdue since Feb. 15, 2018, against No. 10 Maryland.

The Boilermakers (14-6, 5-5) held the hottest 3-point shooting team in the Big Ten to just 15.4% (4-26) from behind the arc. Illinois (16-5, 6-4) came into the night shooting 40.3% from distance.

On the glass, the Illini topped the league with a rebounding margin of 8.8. Purdue won the battle on the boards 40-31.

Outscoring the hosts in each of the first three quarters, Purdue held Illinois to a 32.2% clip from the field.

Jeanae Terry tallied her third double-double of the season with 10 points and 14 rebounds, a game high on the glass. The senior dished out four assists and recorded four steals to go with one block in the win.

Abbey Ellis paced the Boilermakers with 16 points on an efficient 6-of-9 shooting. The Australian hauled down six rebounds and finished with a plus-minus of 11.

Purdue worked the ball inside to score 32 points in the paint with much of that production coming from Caitlyn Harper. The redshirt senior went for 10 points, four rebounds one steal and one block in 28 minutes of work.

The Boilermakers shot 48.2% from the field but went 3-of-18 from behind the arc. Purdue finished 5-of-6 at the line with all free throw attempts coming in the final minute of the game.

Ellis and Lasha Petree spurred Purdue to an early 10-5 lead, going a combined 4-of-4 to start the game with Ellis’ two makes coming from behind the arc. The Boilermakers went 7-of-14 from the field to take a 16-11 lead after the first. Rickie Woltman added the final points of the quarter on a tip in at the buzzer.

Following a quick 3-pointer from Petree to start the second, Harper and Ellis combined for six straight points to put Purdue ahead by 12. The Boilermakers’ defense held Illinois to just 28.6% shooting and 1-of-12 from behind the arc over the first 20 minutes. A tough finish by Ellis at the rim for her 10th point in the first half gave the Boilermakers a 35-25 lead at the break.

Illinois opened the third quarter on a five-point run, before Ellis silenced the crowd with a step-back triple. That proved to be the closest the Illinois would get for the remainder of the game. Terry took over to score six points of Purdue’s 10 points over the final five minutes, including a fadeaway jumper to end the period with Purdue ahead 49-37.

Jayla Smith and Terry extended Purdue’s lead to 14 early in the fourth on back-to-back layups. Illinois rolled off six straight points as it kept Purdue off the board until an Ellis jumper to beat the shot clock with 3:54 to go. Harper’s layup with 2:15 on the clock was the Boilermakers’ final field goal, as Madison Layden went 3-of-4 and Ellis went 2-of-2 at the line to seal the win.

NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series with Illinois 65-18, the most wins the Boilermakers against a single opponent.
• Purdue is now 4-2 when Illinois is ranked. The last ranked win came on Jan. 20, 2000, when the Illini were ranked 13th.
• The Boilermakers held an opponent to 19 made field goals for the second straight game and third time this season.
• Cassidy Hardin finished with two points on just her 32nd career 2-pointer.
• Layden finished the game with nine points and five rebounds.
• Hardin matched her season high with a trio of assists.
• Despite allowing 11 offensive rebounds, Purdue kept the Illini to just 10 second-chance points.
• Purdue’s last ranked win came against No. 17 Florida State on No. 21, 2021, at the St. Pete Showcase.

UP NEXT
The road trip continues against the Boilermakers’ second straight ranked opponent as they head to No. 2 Ohio State on Sunday for a 2 p.m. tip at Value City Arena. The game will be streamed on B1G+.

The following is per: University of Illinois Athletics

No. 22/22 Illini Fall to Purdue, 62-52, on Cold Shooting Night

 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – No. 22/22 Illinois fell at home to Purdue, 62-52, at State Farm Center on Thursday night.

Makira Cook led all scorers with 19 points, her 13th-consecutive game in double figures. Cook also grabbed five rebounds and two steals.

Brynn Shoup-Hill tallied 10 points, five rebounds, including four on the offensive glass, and two steals.

Kendall Bostic grabbed 10 rebounds, her third straight game with double-digit boards, and made two blocks, her 13th consecutive contest with at least one block. Genesis Bryant recorded 11 points, hit a three for the 16th game in a row, and led the team with five assists and three steals.

The Illini finished with 11 steals, the first time they reached the double-digit mark since Dec. 29.

Illinois (16-5, 6-4) returns to State Farm Center on Sunday for National Girls and Women in Sports Day, taking on Michigan State (11-9, 3-6) at 5 p.m. CT.

POST-GAME NOTES

Player Notes:

• Kendall Bostic scored five points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
  • Has grabbed at least seven rebounds in 13-straight games.
  • Tallied her 14th game with double-digit rebounds
  • Recorded a block for the 12th-consecutive game.
• Genesis Bryant scored 11 points, secured five rebounds and dropped five assists.
  • Has four games with five assists in her last seven.
• Makira Cook scored 19 points and tallied five rebounds.
  • Led the team with 11 points at the half.
  • Has scored in double-digits in 13-straight games.
• Brynn Shoup-Hill scored 10 points on 3-for-6 shooting.

Team Notes:

• Illinois won the opening tip and later scored the first points of the game, a jump shot from Genesis Bryant, 54 seconds into the contest.
• Illinois was held to its lowest first-half point total of the season at 25. The previous low was 29 at Butler.
• Started 1-for-17 from 3-point range and finished 3 for 9 after that.
• Had 11 steals, their first game with double-digit steals since Dec. 29th at Wisconsin.
• Forced 15 turnovers, scoring 12 points off those turnovers.

Misc. Notes:

• Starters: Makira Cook, Genesis Bryant, Adalia McKenzie, Brynn Shoup-Hill, Kendall Bostic for the seventh-straight game. Illinois is now 5-3 with this unit.
• The Illini moved to 16-5 on the season.
  • Illinois moves to 6-4 in Big Ten play.
• Illinois is 9-2 in home games this season.
• Shauna Green is now:
  • 16-5 at Illinois
  • 6-4 in the Big Ten
  • 143-55 as a Division I coach
  • 172-80 overall
• Against Purdue record: 19-65 (84th meeting)
  • 13-26 when playing in Champaign.
  • Shauna Green vs. Purdue: 1-1
• Uniforms: Illinois is now 5-3 when wearing orange uniforms.
• Night game record: Illinois is now 6-2 in games played after 5 p.m.