Technically, there is no such thing as a “good” loss. But if there were this would have been it. Purdue was up against a team with more depth, more height, an All-American guard, and number 11 national ranking in Ohio State. In addition, the Buckeyes had extra motivation coming off of a surprising loss to Michigan State.
The Boilers were up to the task, both physically and mentally, with a solid game plan. Unfortunately, Senior Captain Bridget Perry was unavailable due to concussion symptoms from practice, and we could have really used her height and experience in this one.