UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Penn State women’s basketball is set to host Purdue on Thursday, Feb. 27 in its final regular season home game of the year. The Lady Lions will honor five seniors in a pregame ceremony. Tip time is slated for 6 p.m. and will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
GAME INFORMATION
vs Purdue
- Date: Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 | Time: 6 p.m. ET
- Location: University Park, Pa. | Venue: Bryce Jordan Center
- Live Stats | Watch: Big Ten Network | Notes | Radio
- Admission: Ticketed
LAST TIME OUT
- Penn State dropped a road match up to Michigan by a 78-68 final score.
- Gracie Merkle recorded her fourth-straight double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. She reached the double figure mark for the 22nd time this season and 45th in her career.
- Gabby Elliott also produced double-digit scoring for the 19th time this season and 49th of her career, posting 15 points.
- Both Merkle and Elliott are on seven game double-digit scoring stretches.
- Moriah Murray drained four triples marking her ninth game this season notching four-or-more shots from beyond the arc.
- Alli Campbell led the team in assists with seven, matching her best assist total in a conference game.
- The Lady Lions outshot Michigan from the field and from three-point range.
- PSU’s subs were productive, totaling 23 bench points.
LAST TIME AGAINST PURDUE
- Penn State won both games against the Boilermakers last season, one at home and one in Mackey Arena.
- Penn State downed Purdue 80-67 in the game played in Happy Valley. Ashely Owusu and Tay Valladay paced the offense with 19 and 22 points respectively. PSU shot 50.8% from the field while holding the Boilermakers to 33.9%.
- The Lady Lions defeated Purdue 93-88 on the road on Feb. 28. Five PSU players reached double figure scoring: Ashley Owusu (23), Makenna Marisa (17), Jayla Oden (15), Leilani Kapinus (14) and Shay Ciezki (14). Penn State shot 56.1% from the field in the contest.
SCOUTING THE BOILERMAKERS
- Purdue is 9-18, 2-14 in Big Ten this season, owning conference wins over Wisconsin and Northwestern.
- The Boilermakers have faced 10 ranked opponents throughout the season.
- Purdue has not won a road Big Ten contest all season and has not won a road game since defeating Miami (Ohio) on Dec. 17.
- Destini Lombard is the lone Purdue player to average double figure scoring numbers, putting up 10 points per contest.
- Lana McCarthy earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors on Nov. 25 after averaging 15 points and 7.5 rebounds in a pair of wins for the Boilermakers. She also shot 61% from the field throughout the week.
- Last season, Purdue finished 15-19 overall and 5-13 in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers earned a spot in the WNIT, advancing to the Great 8 round where they lost to Vermont.
PENN STATE – PURDUE SERIES
- Purdue leads the all-time series by a 35-25 margin.
- Penn State has won the most recent two games.
- The Lady Lions are 14-11 in games played in Happy Valley.
- In 2004, the Bryce Jordan saw its largest crowd in Lady Lions history with 15,407 people in attendance for a game against Purdue.
- There have been four overtime games in the series between the two teams.
LADY LIONS IN THE RANKS
- Merkle ranks 13th in the Big Ten in total points (422). She also sits 14th in the B1G in points per game (15.6). Merkle is fourth in the country in field goal percentage (66.9) and first in the conference. Her 13 double-doubles ranks her fourth in the Big Ten.
- Moriah Murray is 28th in the country in three pointers (71) and ranks first in the Big Ten in that category. She also sits first in the conference in three pointers per game (2.63) and first in three-point attempts (188).
- Alli Campbell is ranked fifth in the conference in assists per game (4.3) and 12th in the conference in total assists (104).
- Penn State is 21st in the nation in total assists (470) and sits 20th in assists per game (17.6). The team is fourth in the conference in total assists and ranks fourth in assists per game.