2009–10 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

The 2009–10 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team will represent Purdue University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers will be coached by Sharon Versyp. The Boilermakers are a member of the Big Ten Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA championship.

2009–10 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–17 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaMackey Arena
2009–10 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Ohio State153 .833315  .861
No. 24 Michigan State126 .6672310  .697
Wisconsin108 .5562111  .656
Iowa108 .5562014  .588
Purdue99 .5001517  .469
Michigan810 .4442013  .606
Penn State810 .4441714  .548
Illinois711 .3891914  .576
Northwestern711 .3891815  .545
Indiana711 .3891416  .467
Minnesota612 .3331317  .433
2010 Big Ten tournament winner
As of 3-27-2010
Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

  • May 5:Drey Mingo, a sophomore forward at Maryland will transfer to Purdue. Mingo appeared in 33 of 35 games this past season for the 31-5 Terrapins, including all 14 regular-season Atlantic Coast Conference contests. She averaged 3.7 points and 2.1 rebounds.

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  • May 5:The Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference announced the pairings for the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge for women's basketball. The Boilermakers will travel to Charlottesville, Va., to take on Virginia on Thursday, Dec. 3. It is the first meeting in women's basketball between the two schools. The Cavaliers finished the 2008–09 season with a 24–10 record and were knocked out in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, 99-73 by California.[2]
  • Sept. 9: Sharon Versyp has been named the honorary chair for the 2009 Greater Lafayette Hunger Hike. The Hunger Hike is a community service project for the Purdue women's basketball team.[3]

Exhibition

DateLocationOpponentScoreRecord
Nov. 8West Lafayette, INLindsey Wilson College74–391–0

Regular season

The Boilermakers will participate in the BTI Classic, to be held November 20–22 in West Lafayette.

Roster

NumberNameHeightPositionClassHometown
00Jodi Howell5'11"SGRS-SRAlexandria, Indiana
2Antoinette Howard5'11"SGJRLoganville, Georgia
5Brittany Rayburn5'11"SGSOAttica, Indiana
20FahKara Malone5'3"PGSREvansville, Indiana
22KK Houser5'6"PGFRLincoln, Nebraska
24Drey Mingo6'2"SFJRAtlanta, Georgia
32Sam Ostarello6'2"SFFRFort Pierre, South Dakota
40Chelsea Jones6'4"CSOFort Smith, Arkansas
41Alex Guyton6'3"PFSOBloomington, Indiana
43Chantel Poston5'10"SFSOMilan, Tennessee
52Ashley Wilson6'0"PFFRWheeling, Illinois
54Sam Woods6'3"PFRS-SOBolingbrook, Illinois
55Laura Garriga6'0"CSRCambrils, Spain

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationTimeScoreRecord
11/15/09vs. Western IllinoisWest Lafayette, Ind.1:00 p.m.70–371–0
11/20/09vs. Seattle UniversityWest Lafayette, Ind.5:00 p.m.69–382–0
11/21/09vs. DaytonWest Lafayette, Ind.5:00 p.m.53–562–1
11/22/09vs. GeorgetownWest Lafayette, Ind.4:00 p.m.55–393–1
11/27/09at UC RiversideRiverside, Calif.10:00 p.m.65–534–1
11/29/09at PepperdineMalibu, Calif.5:00 p.m.59–644–2
12/03/09at VirginiaCharlottesville, Va.7:00 p.m.49–564–3
12/06/09at NorthwesternEvanston, Ill.5:00 p.m.58–604–4
12/13/09at OaklandRochester, Mich.1:30 p.m.71–645–4
12/19/09vs. EvansvilleWest Lafayette, Ind.12:00 p.m.73–426–4
12/21/09vs. Gardner-WebbWest Lafayette, Ind.7:00 p.m.55–566–5
12/28/09vs. MinnesotaWest Lafayette, Ind.6:30 p.m.51–437–5
12/31/09vs. IndianaWest Lafayette, Ind.12:00 p.m.76–668–5
01/04/10vs. Notre DameWest Lafayette, Ind.7:00 p.m.75–798–6
01/07/10at WisconsinMadison, Wis.7:30 p.m.51–648–7
01/10/10vs. NorthwesternWest Lafayette, Ind.2:00 p.m.53–429–7
01/14/10at MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minn.7:30 p.m.47–749–8
01/17/10vs. IowaWest Lafayette, Ind.12:00 p.m.81–5910–8
01/21/10at Michigan StateEast Lansing, Mich.7:30 p.m.54–7210–9
01/25/10vs. Ohio StateWest Lafayette, Ind.7:00 p.m.63–6111–9
01/28/10at Penn StateUniversity Park, Pa.7:00 p.m.80–76 (OT)12–9
01/31/10at IowaIowa City, Iowa3:00 p.m.50–7012–10
02/04/10vs. IllinoisWest Lafayette, Ind.7:00 p.m.53–4813–10
02/07/10vs. WisconsinWest Lafayette, Ind.2:00 p.m.58–5614–10
02/11/10at Ohio StateColumbus, Ohio7:30 p.m.45–7514–11
02/14/10vs. Penn StateWest Lafayette, Ind.2:00 p.m.63–5915–11
02/21/10at IllinoisChampaign, Ill.5:00 p.m.57–6115–12
02/25/10vs. Michigan StateWest Lafayette, Ind.7:00 p.m.64–7915–13
02/28/10at MichiganAnn Arbor, Mich.2:00 p.m.63–6415–14

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Player stats

PlayerGames PlayedMinutesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints

Postseason

Big Ten tournament

DateOpponentLocationTimeScore
03/05/10vs. Wisconsin (First Round)Indianapolis, Ind.8:30 p.m.51–73

WNIT tournament

DateOpponentLocationTimeScore
03/17/10vs. Eastern Michigan (First Round)Indianapolis, Ind.7:00 p.m.56–50
03/21/10vs. Illinois State (Second Round)Indianapolis, Ind.12:00 p.m.57–59

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the WNBA

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References

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