Women's Basketball Hosts Purdue on Wednesday
Feb 14 | Women's Basketball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The Rutgers women's basketball team is back home at the RAC on Wednesday night to host Purdue at 7 p.m. on Taylor Ham® vs. Pork Roll night.
| Game Twenty Six: Purdue (15-11, 6-6 Big Ten) | |
| Date | Wednesday, Feb. 15 |
| Time | 7 p.m. EST |
| Location | The RAC | Piscataway, N.J. |
| Video | BTN Plus (Lou Brogno & Dominick Savino) |
| Radio | Rutgers IMG Radio Network - WCTC 1450 AM (Ralph Bednarczyk & Mark Peterson) WRSU 88.7 FM (Tim Catalfamo and Mike Antosiewicz) |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | Rutgers | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Stats | Rutgers | Purdue |
| Tickets | ScarletKnights.com/Tickets |
| Promotions | Taylor Ham® vs. Pork Roll T-Shirts Dance Marathon Night Buy 1, Get 1 Free Tickets (200 Level) |
DOWN THE STRETCH WE COME
The Scarlet Knights will be looking to return to the win column on Wednesday against Purdue at the RAC at 7 p.m. Four more games - two at home and two on the road - remain on the Rutgers women's basketball regular season schedule.
The game will also give fans a chance to weigh-in on the "taylor ham ®" vs. "pork roll" debate.
The Scarlet Knights are coming off an 80-46 loss at Minnesota on Saturday. Juniors Shrita Parker and Jazlynd Rollins both landed in double figures and led the team on the boards in the loss.
"TAYLOR HAM ®" VS. "PORK ROLL"
Which is it - Taylor Ham or Pork Roll? The Rutgers fans will decide the great debate. Here's how you can get your vote in:
Fans attending Wednesday night's game will have two choices of t-shirts - Taylor Ham or Pork Roll (One shirt per person).
Purchase your very own Taylor Ham ® or Pork Roll sandwich from Stands 1, 2 or 3.
Go to @RUAthletics on Twitter to vote for TeamTH or TeamPR.
One lucky fan will receive eight pounds of Taylor Ham ®/Pork Roll during the minute of madness.
ABOUT PURDUE
The Boilermakers make their way to the RAC for the lone meeting with the Scarlet Knights with a 15-11 overall record and 6-6 mark in Big Ten action. Purdue has dropped two-straight and three of their last four including a 79-73 loss at Penn State on Saturday.
Purdue leads the league in scoring defense limiting opponent offense's to 59.4 ppg.
Senior guard Ashley Morrissette leads a trio of Boilermakers in double figures at 15.5 ppg. She ranks 14th in the league in scoring. Morrissette is also tied for third in the conference in steals at 2.4 thefts per contest.
Rookie guard Dominique Oden checks in second on the stat sheet at 10.9 ppg, while senior forward Bridget Perry is averaging 10.6 ppg.
Sophomore forward Dominique McBryde leads Purdue on the boards at 6.7 rpg and is 14th in the Big Ten in the category.
LAST TIME VS. PURDUE
In a tightly contested overtime battle, the Rutgers women's basketball team was edged by Purdue, 74-68, on Feb. 25, 2016 at Mackey Arena.
Tyler Scaife and Kahleah Copper each finished with 20-plus points, while Briyona Canty registered a career-high in assists with 12 helpers.
Scaife tied the game-high with 23 points, while Copper followed with 22. Senior Rachel Hollivay followed with 15 points to go with nine rebounds. Canty's 12 assists in the win marked a new career-best.
Purdue was led by McBryde with 23 points in the win. Morrissette followed with 17 points, while Wilson and Horrocks rounded out the double-digit scorers with 15 and 10 points, respectively.
The Scarlet Knights held a 47-42 to start the fourth quarter frame. The Boilermakers responded by diminishing the margin to one on two occasions before sneaking in front 50-49.
Purdue reclaimed the lead to 55-49 with 5:10 remaining in the game.
RU never let up pulling the margin back within one, 59-58, on the lone made basket from beyond the arc stemming from the hands of Copper with less than a minute to go.
Trailing 61-58 with 18 seconds on the clock, Canty drove to the basket, as Hollivay scored on the put back, while also picking up a trip to the charity stripe. The senior drained a free throw to tie the game 61-61 with seven seconds remaining.
The defense held strong denying a Purdue layup on its trip down the court to send the game into overtime.
Although Rutgers would move in front 66-63 in the extra period, Purdue countered with a seven-straight to move for a 70-66 edge with 46 seconds remaining. Scaife stumped the run on a fast break to set the score at 70-68.
Despite various attempts for RU at the 3-point range, the Boilermakers tacked on four points at the free throw line for the game's final margin.
PROTECTING HOMECOURT
The Scarlet Knights have had an outstanding track record of success at home. The Scarlet Knights went 12-5 at home in 2015-16, with four of the five setbacks against team featured in the polls (Top 25 - Ohio State, Maryland, Michigan State; Receiving Votes - St. John's; Not Ranked: Virginia).
Since the 2002-03 season, the Scarlet Knights have gone 179-41 (.814) at the RAC.
UP NEXT
The Rutgers women's basketball team embarks on its final regular season road trip beginning with Wisconsin on Saturday, Feb. 18 at noon on BTN followed by a matchup at Northwestern on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. on BTN.
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