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2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

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2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–16 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Maryland 17 1   .944 26 2   .929
No. 12 Indiana 16 2   .889 20 5   .800
No. 21 Rutgers 10 3   .769 14 5   .737
No. 16 Michigan 9 4   .692 16 6   .727
Northwestern 11 7   .611 16 9   .640
Iowa 11 8   .579 20 9   .690
No. 22 Ohio State 9 7   .563 13 7   .650
Michigan State 8 7   .533 15 9   .625
Nebraska 9 10   .474 13 13   .500
Minnesota 7 11   .389 8 13   .381
Penn State 6 13   .316 9 15   .375
Purdue 4 14   .222 7 16   .304
Illinois 2 16   .111 5 18   .217
Wisconsin 2 18   .100 5 19   .208
2021 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 27, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers, led by 15th year head coach Sharon Versyp, played their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference.

They finished the season 7–16 and 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. As the eleventh seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Iowa in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season

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The Boilermakers finished the season with a record of 18–14, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. As the ninth seed in the Big Ten women's tournament they defeated Michigan State in the Second Round before losing to Maryland in the Quarterfinals. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Roster

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2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brooke Moore 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Henry County
Auburn
Atlanta, GA
G 1 Karissa McLaughlin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Homestead Fort Wayne, IN
G 2 Bria Harmon 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Collins Hill Atlanta, GA
G 4 Rokia Doumbia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr IMG Academy
Arkansas
Bamako, Mali
G 5 Cassidy Hardin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Center Grove Bargersville, IN
G 12 Roxane Makolo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Dawson College Saint-Hubert, QC
G 13 Ajah Stallings 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr North Central Indianapolis, IN
F 22 Jenelle Grant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Harris Westminster
Pacific
London, England
G 23 Kayana Traylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Martinsville Martinsville, IN
C 24 Ra Shaya Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr Marion Marion, IN
G/F 25 Tamara Farquhar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Dawson College Pierrefonds, Quebec
F 30 Nyagoa Gony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lincoln Lincoln, NE
G 33 Madison Layden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Northwestern Kokomo, IN
F 35 Rickie Woltman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Incarnate Word St. Louis, MO
C 45 Fatou Diagne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Kocc Barma
Gulf Coast State
Thiès, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: July 6, 2021

Schedule

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Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 2020*
6:00 p.m., BTN
North Alabama W 80–69  1–0
Mackey Arena (161)
West Lafayette, IN
December 3, 2020*
6:00 p.m., BTN
Miami (OH) Canceled Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 6, 2020*
2:00 p.m., BTN
Valparaiso L 47–52  1–1
Mackey Arena (168)
West Lafayette, IN
December 9, 2020*
6:00 p.m., BTN
Buffalo W 82–70  2–1
Mackey Arena (147)
West Lafayette, IN
December 13, 2020*
2:00 p.m., BTN
Bowling Green W 79–73  3–1
Mackey Arena (139)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten conference season
December 17, 2020
7:00 p.m., BTN
No. 16 Northwestern L 54–70  3–2
(0–1)
Mackey Arena (164)
West Lafayette, IN
December 20, 2020
2:00 p.m., BTN
at Penn State W 91–87  4–2
(1–1)
Bryce Jordan Center (144)
University Park, PA
December 23, 2020
2:00 p.m., BTN
Nebraska W 83–72  5–2
(2–1)
Mackey Arena (161)
West Lafayette, IN
January 3, 2021
2:00 p.m., BTN
No. 25 Michigan State L 64–71  5–3
(2–2)
Mackey Arena (152)
West Lafayette, IN
January 7, 2021
7:00 p.m., BTN
at Rutgers Canceled Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
January 10, 2021
Noon, BTN
at No. 12 Maryland L 46–83  5–4
(2–3)
Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
January 14, 2021
4:00 p.m., BTN
No. 18 Indiana
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
L 45–66  5–5
(2–4)
Mackey Arena (160)
West Lafayette, IN
January 18, 2021
4:30 p.m., BTN
at Iowa L 81–87  5–6
(2–5)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (293)
Iowa City, IA
January 21, 2021
5:00 p.m., BTN
Wisconsin W 56–55  6–6
(3–5)
Mackey Arena (161)
West Lafayette, IN
January 24, 2021
2:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 11 Michigan Canceled Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 28, 2021
5:00 p.m., BTN
at Minnesota L 72–77  6–7
(3–6)
Williams Arena (0)
Minneapolis, MN
January 31, 2021
1:00 p.m., BTN
Penn State L 70–80  6–8
(3–7)
Mackey Arena (150)
West Lafayette, IN
February 7, 2021
3:00 p.m., BTN
at Illinois L 49–54  6–9
(3–8)
State Farm Center (0)
Champaign, IL
February 11, 2021
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 12 Michigan L 49–62  6–10
(3–9)
Mackey Arena (161)
West Lafayette, IN
February 14, 2021
2:00 p.m., BTN
Rutgers L 57–75  6–11
(3–10)
Mackey Arena (161)
West Lafayette, IN
February 18, 2021
4:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 15 Ohio State L 85–100  6–12
(3–11)
Value City Arena (0)
Columbus, OH
February 21, 2021
11:30 a.m., FS1
at Michigan State L 73–76  6–13
(3–12)
Breslin Center (51)
East Lansing, MI
February 25, 2021
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 8 Maryland L 59–88  6–14
(3–13)
Mackey Arena (161)
West Lafayette, IN
February 28, 2021
2:00 p.m., BTN
Illinois W 70–66  7–14
(4–13)
Mackey Arena (130)
West Lafayette, IN
March 6, 2021
1:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 10 Indiana
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
L 59–74  7–15
(4–14)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0)
Bloomington, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 10, 2021
9:00 p.m., FS2
(11) vs. (6) Iowa
Second Round
L 72–83  7–16
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (1,064)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
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Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

See also

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2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2021.