Purdue Women’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
February 25, 2023 · CSM Staff
Purdue Boilermakers
Big Ten (19-10, 9-8)
Big Wins: 11/26 at Oklahoma State (71-65), 1/29 at Ohio State (73-65)
Bad Losses: 1/7 at Penn State (60-70), 2/26 at Minnesota (69-77)
Coach: Katie Gearlds
Probable Starters:
Caitlyn Harper, Senior, Forward, 10.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Abbey Ellis, Senior, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 1.5 apg
Jeanae Terry, Senior, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 6.4 apg, 7.8 rpg, 2.4 spg
Lasha Petree, Senior, Guard, 14.5 ppg, 1.4 apg
Cassidy Hardin, Senior, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 1.5 apg
Key Role Players:
Jayla Smith, Sophomore, Guard, 7.8 ppg, 1.2 apg
Madison Layden, Junior, Guard, 6.4 ppg, 2.9 apg, 4.3 rpg
Rickie Woltman, Senior, Forward, 3.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.1 (74th in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.0 (200, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.3 (29, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.9 (109, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.1 (84, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.8 (113, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.2 (29, 3)
Rebound Margin: 0.8 (171, 8)
Assists Per Game: 16.1 (30, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.4 (151, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2022 | NIT | First Round win over Southern Illinois |
| 2022 | NIT | Second Round loss to Marquette |
| 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 3/2
