Purdue Women's Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Purdue Boilermakers

Big Ten (19-10, 9-8)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/26 at Oklahoma State (71-65), 1/29 at Ohio State (73-65)
Bad Losses: 1/7 at Penn State (60-70), 2/26 at Minnesota (69-77)
Coach: Katie Gearlds
 
Probable Starters:
Caitlyn Harper, Senior, Forward, 10.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Abbey Ellis, Senior, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 1.5 apg
Jeanae Terry, Senior, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 6.4 apg, 7.8 rpg, 2.4 spg
Lasha Petree, Senior, Guard, 14.5 ppg, 1.4 apg
Cassidy Hardin, Senior, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 1.5 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Jayla Smith, Sophomore, Guard, 7.8 ppg, 1.2 apg
Madison Layden, Junior, Guard, 6.4 ppg, 2.9 apg, 4.3 rpg
Rickie Woltman, Senior, Forward, 3.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.1 (74th in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.0 (200, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.3 (29, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.9 (109, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.1 (84, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.8 (113, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.2 (29, 3)
Rebound Margin: 0.8 (171, 8)
Assists Per Game: 16.1 (30, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.4 (151, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2022NITFirst Round win over Southern Illinois
2022NITSecond Round loss to Marquette
2018NITFirst Round win over IUPUI
2018NITSecond Round win over Ball State
2018NITThird Round loss to Indiana
2017NCAARound of 64 win over Green Bay
2017NCAARound of 32 loss to Notre Dame
2016NCAARound of 64 loss to Oklahoma
2014NCAARound of 64 win over Akron
2014NCAARound of 32 loss to Oklahoma State
2013NCAARound of 64 win over Liberty
2013NCAARound of 32 loss to Louisville
2012NCAARound of 64 win over South Dakota State
2012NCAARound of 32 loss to South Carolina
2011NCAARound of 64 win over Kansas State
2011NCAARound of 32 loss to Connecticut
2010NITRound of 64 win over Eastern Michigan
2010NITRound of 32 loss to Illinois State
2009NCAARound of 64 win over Charlotte
2009NCAARound of 32 win over North Carolina
2009NCAARegional Semifinal win over Rutgers
2009NCAARegional Final loss to Oklahoma
2008NCAARound of 64 win over Utah
2008NCAARound of 32 loss to Tennessee
2007NCAARound of 64 win over Oral Roberts
2007NCAARound of 32 win over Georgia Tech
2007NCAARegional Semifinal win over Georgia
2007NCAARegional Final loss to North Carolina
 
*all team stats through 3/2