WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team ran away to an 83-57 win over Southeast Missouri State on Wednesday night in Mackey Arena. Purdue moved to 6-3 and won their fourth straight heading into their Big Ten opener at Minnesota on Sunday.
Already on a list of her own, Jeanae Terry recorded her fourth non-point double-double as a Boilermaker with 11 assists and 10 rebounds. It was the first non-point double-double in the nation this season. Terry owns the most non-point double-doubles in the nation since her arrival in West Lafayette ahead of the 2021-22 season.
Four Boilermakers finished in double figures. A game after not scoring against Valparaiso on Sunday, Caitlyn Harper led the way with 22 points, her highest output at Purdue. The sixth-year senior was 9-of-13 from the floor with a pair of 3-pointers and 14 points inside. Madison Layden went for 16 points with four triples.
Abbey Ellis extended her double-digit streak to nine games with a 13-point outing. Mary Ashley Stevenson finished three rebounds shy of her second straight double-double, going for an effective night of 11 points, seven rebounds, two assists and one block.
Purdue posted a season-high 10 triples on the night with five different players connecting from behind the arc. Shooting 47.7% from the field, the Boilermakers improved to 5-0 this year when making 40% or more of their shots.
On the defensive end, the Boilermakers generated 25 points off 17 SEMO (2-6) giveaways. For the seventh time this season and the fourth straight game, Purdue held an opponent under 60 points. The Redhawks shot 38.3% from the field and went just 2-of-7 from distance.
Purdue set the tone early in the first quarter with back-to-back 3-pointers from Layden and Ellis to build up a 10-point lead. Ellis and Jayla Smith led the way with six points. Purdue flipped five SEMO turnovers into six points in the opening 10 minutes.
Harper powered the Boilermakers at the start of the second scoring the opening seven points. Purdue hit three more triples in the frame and tallied 14 of 24 points in the paint to hold a 47-24 lead at halftime.
The Boilermakers held SEMO off the board for the first 4:16 of the third. Purdue continued its run at the end of the second to score 18 unanswered points and open a 33-point lead in the third. The Redhawks battled back with their longest run of the game of eight points, as the Boilermakers carried a 61-37 lead into the fourth.
Purdue closed the game with 22 points in the fourth and shooting 9-of-18 from the field.
TERRY TIDBITS
• Terry’s four non-point double-doubles are the most by any player dating back to the 2009-10 season.
• The Detroit native’s 10 assists moved her up to 10th on Purdue’s career assist chart with 426, one shy of Jennifer Jacoby in ninth.
• Terry holds the Purdue record for career assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.01 after Wednesday night.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series with SEMO 2-0.
• The Boilermakers are 23-2 when holding an opponent to 60 points or fewer in the Katie Gearlds era.
• Layden’s four 3-pointers moved her to 164 for her career, three away from KK Houser for 11th on Purdue’s all-time charts.
• Purdue is 8-5 when making 10 or more 3-pointers under Gearlds.
• The Boilermakers dished out 19 assists on 31 made field goals.
• Emily Monson set a career-high with four rebounds off the bench.
• Despite 10 turnovers, Purdue allowed SEMO to score just four points off the giveaways.
• Harper’s previous Purdue best was 20 points at Penn State last year.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers will open Big Ten play on Sunday afternoon with a road trip to Williams Arena to face Minnesota at 2 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed on B1G+