Tagged: Purdue Women's Basketball

Courtney Moses scored 26 points to lead the 15th-ranked Purdue women's basketball team to a 77-73 win over Northwestern last night at Mackey Arena.

Sam Ostarello added 10 points and 16 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season.

Head coach Sharon Versyp says getting 16 points off the bench from freshman forward Taylor Manuel was a key to the win.

The Boilers improve to 5-1 in the Big Ten, 16-3 overall.

They play at number-25 Michigan State Sunday afternoon.


 

The Purdue women's basketball team has advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Boilermakers beat South Dakota State University 83-68 in a first round matchup at Mackey Arena today.

The Boilers were led by Courtney Moses who scored a game-high 29 points.

That included nine three-pointers, which is a record for an NCAA tournament game in any round.

Purdue will take on South Carolina Monday night at Mackey Arena.

The Gamecocks beat Eastern Michigan 80-48 to advance to the second round.

Big Ten Tournament winner Purdue was chosen as the No. 4 seed in the Fresno Regional and will host first-and second-round contests of  the 2012 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship.

Purdue opens the tournament against No. 13 South Dakota State on Saturday. A win in the opening round would send Purdue into a second-round showdown against the South Carolina-Eastern Michigan winner.

The Boilermakers advance to the NCAA Championship for the 22nd time in 24 seasons and are the winningest Big Ten team in the tournament field with 43 victories in program history.

The Purdue women’s basketball team’s quest for a Big Ten title ended Sunday as they hoped, with a win in the conference’s tournament championship game.  But, it started months ago halfway around the world.

The Boilermakers beat 24th-ranked Nebraska, 74-70, in double overtime to win their 8th tournament crown in 15 seasons.  It was just as they pictured when they envisioned the moment last summer thousands of miles away.

By her standards, Brittany Rayburn had an off night.  But, the Purdue senior stepped up when it mattered most to give the Boilermakers a 68-66 win over Penn State and a trip to the Big Ten Tournament final.

With the game tied at 66-66, Rayburn drove baseline and hit a runner with 1.4 seconds to play.  A full court heave by the Nittany Lions fell well short and secured the Boilermakers’ 11th trip to the tournament’s final day in 18 years.

It’s hard to top Brittany Rayburn’s January 12th performance at Minnesota when she tied an NCAA record 12 three-pointers.  But, Friday in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals she came close.

On a bigger stage, Rayburn scored 29 points connecting on 7-of-10 from downtown, including her first seven, to lead Purdue past Michigan State 73-64.