In the second round of the Women’s NIT, Purdue’s season ended with a 77-62 defeat against Marquette.
Tonight was a disappointing end to the season for the Boilermakers, as they had aspirations of making a run in the WNIT. Last week’s win over Southern Illinois gave this team some momentum and confidence heading into the second round, but the Boilermakers just ran into a better team.
Marquette had just missed out on the NCAA Tournament, after going 21-10 during the regular season and 13-7 during conference play in the Big East. One could make the argument this was a tournament team, and Purdue struggled against a step up in competition during the postseason.