2019–20 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

2019–20 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record18–14 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland† 16 2   .889 28 4   .875
No. 12 Northwestern 16 2   .889 26 4   .867
No. 21 Iowa 14 4   .778 23 7   .767
No. 20 Indiana 13 5   .722 24 8   .750
Rutgers 11 7   .611 22 9   .710
Ohio State 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Michigan 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Michigan State 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Purdue 8 10   .444 18 14   .563
Nebraska 7 11   .389 17 13   .567
Minnesota 5 13   .278 16 15   .516
Wisconsin 3 15   .167 12 19   .387
Illinois 2 16   .111 11 19   .367
Penn State 1 17   .056 7 23   .233
2020 Big Ten tournament winner
As of December 12, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Boilermakers, led by 14th year head coach Sharon Versyp, played their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

2019–20 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Karissa McLaughlin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Homestead Fort Wayne, IN
G 2 Bria Harmon 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Collins Hill Atlanta, GA
G 3 Lyndsey Whilby Current redshirt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr McEachern
Texas Tech
Powder Springs, GA
G 5 Cassidy Hardin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Center Grove Bargersville, IN
G 11 Dominique Oden 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Marist Atlanta, GA
G 12 Roxane Makolo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Dawson College Saint-Hubert, QC
G 13 Ajah Stallings 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So North Central Indianapolis, IN
G 15 Léony Boudreau 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Dawson College Montreal, QC
F 22 Jenelle Grant Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Harris Westminster
Pacific
London, England
G 23 Kayana Traylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Martinsville Martinsville, IN
G 25 Tamara Farquhar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Dawson College Pierrefonds, Quebec
F 30 Nyagoa Gony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Lincoln Lincoln, NE
F 32 Ae'Rianna Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
F 35 Rickie Woltman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Incarnate Word St. Louis, MO
C 45 Fatou Diagne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Kocc Barma Thiès, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2019

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2019*
12:00 pm, BTN Plus
Southern Indiana W 62–44 
Mackey Arena (5,575)
West Lafayette, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2019*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
Milwaukee W 68–55  1–0
Mackey Arena (5,717)
West Lafayette, IN
Nov 14, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Chattanooga W 66–34  2–0
McKenzie Arena (1,509)
Chattanooga, TN
Nov 17, 2019*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
Western Illinois W 66–59  3–0
Mackey Arena (5,745)
West Lafayette, IN
Nov 24, 2019*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
Northern Illinois W 68–63  4–0
Mackey Arena (5,800)
West Lafayette, IN
Nov 29, 2019*
7:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Drake
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 67–47  5–0
Hertz Arena (1,013)
Estero, FL
Nov 30, 2019*
 FloHoops
vs. Arizona State
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 59–52  6–0
Hertz Arena (389)
Estero, FL
Dec 1, 2019*
 FloHoops
vs. No. 22 Gonzaga
Gulf Coast Showcase
L 50–63  6–1
Hertz Arena (517)
Estero, FL
Dec 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
at Virginia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 54–67  6–2
Cassell Coliseum (1,282)
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 8, 2019*
12:00 pm, BTN Plus
Kent State W 77–64  7–2
Mackey Arena (5,585)
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 15, 2019*
2:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 5 South Carolina L 51–85  7–3
Colonial Life Arena (11,306)
Columbia, SC
Dec 18, 2019*
12:00 pm, BTN Plus
Western Kentucky W 67–50  8–3
Mackey Arena (7,106)
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 21, 2019*
12:00 am, BTN Plus
Bowling Green W 81–74  9–3
Mackey Arena (5,742)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten conference season
Dec 28, 2019
12:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Ohio State W 66–50  10–3
(1–0)
Value City Arena (4,212)
Columbus, OH
Dec 31, 2019
4:00 pm, BTN Plus
Wisconsin W 72–61  11–3
(2–0)
Mackey Arena (6,080)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 5, 2020
12:00 pm, BTN
Rutgers L 53–59  11–4
(2–1)
Mackey Arena (7,441)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 9, 2020
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
at No. 12 Indiana
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
L 48–66  11–5
(2–2)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,159)
Bloomington, IN
Jan 12, 2020
5:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Northwestern L 56–61  11–6
(2–3)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,464)
Evansville, IL
Jan 16, 2020
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
Illinois W 81–67  12–6
(3–3)
Mackey Arena (5,886)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 19, 2020
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
Minnesota L 59–72  12–7
(3–4)
Mackey Arena (6,077)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 22, 2020
8:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Nebraska W 76–68  13–7
(4–4)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,819)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 26, 2020
2:00 pm, BTN
Penn State W 81–68  14–7
(5–4)
Mackey Arena (6,057)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 30, 2020
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Michigan State W 76–66  15–7
(6–4)
Breslin Center (4,314)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 3, 2020
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 18 Indiana
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
L 54–66  15–8
(6–5)
Mackey Arena (8,161)
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 6, 2020
6:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan L 63–66  15–9
(6–6)
Crisler Center (2,076)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 9, 2020
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
No. 20 Iowa L 71–83  15–10
(6–7)
Mackey Arena (6,681)
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 13, 2020
8:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Wisconsin W 62–59  16–10
(7–7)
Kohl Center (3,799)
Madison, WI
Feb 16, 2020
3:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Illinois W 70–58  17–10
(8–7)
State Farm Center (2,119)
Champaign, IL
Feb 20, 2020
7:00 pm, BTN
Michigan State L 63–65  17–11
(8–8)
Mackey Arena (5,908)
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 25, 2020
8:00 pm, BTN
at No. 7 Maryland L 45–88  17–12
(8–9)
Xfinity Center (5,105)
College Park, MD
Feb 29, 2020
4:00 pm, BTN
Ohio State L 56–77  17–13
(8–10)
Mackey Arena (6,753)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament
Mar 5, 2020
12:00 pm, BTN
(9) vs. (8) Michigan State
Second round
W 72–63  18–13
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 6, 2020
12:00 pm, BTN
(9) vs. (1) No. 6 Maryland
Quarterfinals
L 62–74  18–14
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

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Legend
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  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2019–20 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Purdue Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved October 28, 2019.