Purdue Women’s Basketball 2020 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 1, 2020 · CSM Staff
Purdue Boilermakers
Big Ten (18-14, 8-10)
Big Wins: 11/29 vs Drake (67-47), 11/30 vs Arizona State (59-52), 12/28 at Ohio State (66-50)
Bad Losses: 1/5 Rutgers (53-59), 1/19 Minnesota (59-72), 2/20 Michigan State (63-65)
Coach: Sharon Versyp
Probable Starters:
Karissa McLaughlin, Junior, Guard, 13.1 ppg, 3.4 apg
Dominique Oden, Senior, Guard, 12.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3.0 apg
Kayana Farquhar, Junior, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 3.2 apg
Ae’Rianna Harris, Senior, Forward, 13.5 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 3.0 bpg
Jenelle Grant, Junior, Forward, 4.3 ppg
Key Role Players:
Cassidy Hardin, Sophomore, Guard, 4.3 ppg
Fatou Diagne, Junior, Center, 3.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 64.4 (194th in nation, 13th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.7 (156, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.0 (84, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.4 (150, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.4 (219, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.3 (82, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.4 (143, 6)
Rebound Margin: 1.3 (148, 6)
Assists Per Game: 14.6 (75, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.2 (198, 13)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2018 | NIT | First Round win over IUPUI |
| 2018 | NIT | Second Round win over Ball State |
| 2018 | NIT | Third Round loss to Indiana |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Green Bay |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Notre Dame |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Oklahoma |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Akron |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Oklahoma State |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Liberty |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Louisville |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over South Dakota State |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to South Carolina |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Kansas State |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Connecticut |
| 2010 | NIT | Round of 64 win over Eastern Michigan |
| 2010 | NIT | Round of 32 loss to Illinois State |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Charlotte |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over North Carolina |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Rutgers |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Oklahoma |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Utah |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Tennessee |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Oral Roberts |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Georgia Tech |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Georgia |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to North Carolina |
*all team stats through 3/5
