Purdue Wins the Big Ten Tournament Championship

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – No. 13 Purdue earned its second Big Ten Championship in history with a 4-3 overtime victory over No. 3 Michigan State Friday night at Folk Field, taking down the Spartans with a golden goal from Jaiden Anderson in the 97th minute.

The Boilermakers improved to 17-2-3 on the season, winning their first Big Ten Championship since 2007. The forward of the year, Anderson, came through once again with her 20th goal of the season.

After a scoreless opening 33 minutes, Purdue struck twice in a span of less than six minutes. Rosa Maalouf opened the scoring in the 34th minute, finishing a pass from Megan Santa Cruz.

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