Hammer and Rails · Jan 14, 2023
Women’s Basketball: Purdue at Northwestern
Purdue (11-5, 2-4) is looking for a bounce back win after dropping their last two games to Penn State and Michigan. The Boilers are on the road to take on the Northwestern Wildcats (6-10, 0-6); Purdue leads the series 50-26.
Despite coming back from a double-digit deficit in the first half against Michigan, Purdue could not keep up with Michigan’s offensive pace. Madison Layden had a career high 16 points and hit four 3 pointers. Abbey Ellis continues to provide a spark off the bench and is third in the Big Ten from the charity stripe shooting 87%. Purdue needs to feed the ball to the post and beat Northwestern from the inside; the Boilers are 8-1 when scoring over 30 points in the paint.