Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball

The Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Big Ten Conference.

Purdue Boilermakers
2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
UniversityPurdue University
Head coachKatie Gearlds (3rd season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationWest Lafayette, Indiana
ArenaMackey Arena
(Capacity: 14,804)
NicknameBoilermakers
Student sectionGold Mine
ColorsOld gold and black[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament champions
1999
NCAA tournament runner-up
2001
NCAA tournament Final Four
1994, 1999, 2001
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009
NCAA tournament second round
1990, 1992, 1994 , 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
NCAA tournament appearances
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2023
Conference tournament champions
1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013
Conference regular season champions
1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002

Purdue is rich in tradition and history, holding the record for Big Ten women's basketball tournament championships, along with annually ranking in the top 10 nationally in home attendance. The Boilermakers have appeared in the NCAA Final Four three times, and won the NCAA National Championship in 1999. The Boilermakers share a classic rivalry with the Indiana Hoosiers, of which Purdue owns a 52–27 series lead.

History

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In 1975, women's basketball became an intercollegiate sport at Purdue University. In 1982, the sport was elevated to revenue status, which meant more money was available. Under Coach Lin Dunn, Purdue qualified for its first NCAA Tournament game in 1989. Ten years later, Purdue won its first national championship by beating Duke University in the title game. Sharon Versyp, a former Purdue standout, was introduced as the head coach at the start of the 2006 season.

Current coaching staff

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  • Katie Gearlds - Head Coach
  • Beth Couture - Associate Coach
  • Michael Scruggs - Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
  • Alex Guyton - Assistant Coach
  • Jaelen Nice - Graduate Assistant
  • Karmell Brown - Graduate Assistant
  • Jessica Lipsett - Trainer
  • Jason Pullara - Strength Coach

Year by year results

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Conference tournament winners noted with # Source [3]

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseasonCoaches' pollAP poll
Unknown (CIAW) (1968–1969)
1968-69UnknownCIAW Tenth Place
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Big Ten Conference
Deborah Gebhardt (Big Ten) (1975–1976)
1975-76Deborah Gephardt8–82–3[4]3[4]IAIAW
Deborah Gephardt:8–82–3
Ruth Jones (Big Ten) (1976–1986)
1976-77Ruth Jones7–162–47th[4]IAIAW
1977-78Ruth Jones13–71–2T-5th[4]IAIAW
1978-79Ruth Jones7–190–1T-7th[4]IAIAW
1979-80Ruth Jones4–180–1T-6th[4]IAIAW
1980-81Ruth Jones14–180–1T-7th[4]IAIAW - 2nd[4]
1981-82Ruth Jones13–170–1T-7th[4]IAIAW - 1st; MAIAW - 3rd[4]
1982-83Ruth Jones10–163–158th
1983-84Ruth Jones5–231–1710th
1984-85Ruth Jones12–166–12T-7th
1985-86Ruth Jones16–119–9T-5th
Ruth Jones:101–16122–63
Marsha Reall (Big Ten) (1986–1987)
1986-87Marsha Reall18–910–85th
Marsha Reall:18–910–8
Lin Dunn (Big Ten) (1987–1996)
1987-88Lin Dunn21–1013–53rdNWIT Second Place
1988-89Lin Dunn24–614–43rdNCAA second round (Bye)1715
1989-90Lin Dunn23–714–43rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen1415
1990-91Lin Dunn26–317–11stNCAA second round (Bye)145
1991-92Lin Dunn23–714–42ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen1611
1992-93Lin Dunn16–118–106th
1993-94Lin Dunn29–516–2T-1stNCAA Final Four38
1994-95Lin Dunn24–813–3T-1stNCAA Elite Eight916
1995-96Lin Dunn20–1111–54thNCAA first round15
Lin Dunn:206–68120–38
Nell Fortner (Big Ten) (1996–1997)
1996-97Nell Fortner17–1112–4T-1stNCAA second round23
Nell Fortner:17–1112–4
Carolyn Peck (Big Ten) (1997–1999)
1997-98Carolyn Peck23–1010–6T-3rd#NCAA Elite Eight1121
1998-99Carolyn Peck34–116–01st#NCAA Champions11
Carolyn Peck:57–1126–6
Kristy Curry (Big Ten) (1999–2006)
1999-2000Kristy Curry23–811–5T-3rd#NCAA second round1613
2000-01Kristy Curry31–714–21stNCAA Runner-up29
2001-02Kristy Curry24–613–31stNCAA second round149
2002-03Kristy Curry29–612–4T-2nd#NCAA Elite Eight710
2003-04Kristy Curry29–414–22nd#NCAA Sweet Sixteen93
2004-05Kristy Curry17–139–75thNCAA second round
2005-06Kristy Curry26–713–32ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen1111
Kristy Curry:179–5186–26
Sharon Versyp (Big Ten) (2006–2021)
2006-07Sharon Versyp31–614–22nd#NCAA Elite Eight711
2007-08Sharon Versyp19–1511–7T-3rd#NCAA second round
2008-09Sharon Versyp25–1113–5T-2ndNCAA Elite Eight16
2009–10Sharon Versyp15–179–95thWNIT second round
2010-11Sharon Versyp21–129–77thNCAA second round
2011-12Sharon Versyp25–911–5T-2nd#NCAA second round1813
2012-13Sharon Versyp25–910–6T-3rd#NCAA second round2120
2013–14Sharon Versyp22–911–5T-4thNCAA second round2119
2014–15Sharon Versyp11–203–15T-13th
2015–16Sharon Versyp20–1210–86thNCAA first round
2016–17Sharon Versyp23–1310–5T-4thNCAA second round
2017–18Sharon Versyp18–139–7T-7thWNIT second round
2018–19Sharon Versyp19–158–10T-10th
2019–20Sharon Versyp18–148–109th
2020–21Sharon Versyp7–164–1412th
Sharon Versyp:301–192141–116
Katie Gearlds (Big Ten) (2021–present)
2021–22Katie Gearlds17–157–119thWNIT Second Round
2022–23Katie Gearlds19–119–87thNCAA First Four
Katie Gearlds:36–2616–19
Total:921–536429–272

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA tournament results

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YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1989#5First Round
Second Round
#12 Arkansas
#4 LSU
W 91–63
L 53–54
1990#4Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#5 Northern Illinois
#1 Louisiana Tech
W 86–81
L 47–91
1991#2Second Round#10 VanderbiltL 63–69
1992#3Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#11 Northern Illinois
#2 Maryland
W 98–62
L 58–64
1994#1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#16 Radford
#8 Washington
#13 Texas A&M
#2 Stanford
#3 North Carolina
W 103–56
W 86–59
W82–56
W 82–65
L 74–89
1995#4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#13 Portland
#12 Montana
#1 Vanderbilt
#2 Stanford
W 74–59
W 62–51
W 67–66
L 58–69
1996#5First Round#12 Notre DameL 60–73
1997#8First Round
Second Round
#9 Maryland
#1 Old Dominion
W 74–48
L 65–69
1998#4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#13 Washington
#12 Colorado State
#9 Notre Dame
#3 Louisiana Tech
W 88–71
W 77–63
W 70–65
L 65–72
1999#1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Title Game
#16 Oral Roberts
#9 Kansas
#4 North Carolina
#3 Rutgers
#1 Louisiana Tech
#3 Duke
W 68–48
W 55–41
W 82–59
W 75–62
W 77–63
W 62–45
2000#4First Round
Second Round
#13 Dartmouth
#5 Oklahoma
W 70–66
L 74–76
2001#3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Title Game
#14 UC Santa Barbara
#6 LSU
#2 Texas Tech
#4 Xavier
#5 SW Missouri State
#1 Notre Dame
W 75–62
W 73–70
W 74–72
W 88–78
W 81–64
L 66–68
2002#2First Round
Second Round
#15 Austin Peay
#7 Old Dominion
W 80–49
L 70–74 (OT)
2003#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#15 Valparaiso
#7 Virginia Tech
#11 Notre Dame
#1 Connecticut
W 66–51
W 80–62
W 66–47
L 64–73
2004#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#15 St. Francis (PA)
#7 Villanova
#3 Georgia
W 78–59
W 60–42
L 64–66
2005#9First Round
Second Round
#8 New Mexico
#1 Tennessee
W 68–56
L 54–75
2006#4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 Missouri State
#5 UCLA
#1 North Carolina
W 73–54
W 61–54
L 68–70
2007#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#15 Oral Roberts
#7 Georgia Tech
#3 Georgia
#1 North Carolina
W 63–42
W 76–63
W 78–65
L 72–84
2008#9First Round
Second Round
#8 Utah
#1 Tennessee
W 66–59
L 52–78
2009#6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#11 Charlotte
#3 North Carolina
#7 Rutgers
#1 Oklahoma
W 65–52
W 85–70
W 67–61
L 68–74
2011#9First Round
Second Round
#8 Kansas State
#1 Connecticut
W 53–45
L 40–64
2012#4First Round
Second Round
#13 South Dakota State
#5 South Carolina
W 83–68
L 61–72
2013#4First Round
Second Round
#13 Liberty
#5 Louisville
W 77–43
L 63–76
2014#4First Round
Second Round
#13 Liberty
#5 Louisville
W 84–55
L 66–73
2016#11First Round#6 OklahomaL 45–61
2017#9First Round
Second Round
#8 Green Bay
#1 Notre Dame
W 74–62
L 82–88 (OT)
2023#11First Four#11 St. John'sL 64–66

National Awards

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National Player of the Year (2)

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  • Stephanie White (1999)

All-American Consensus Selections (7)

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Academic All-American First Team Selections (5)

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  • Sue Bartz (1982)
  • Carol Emanuel (1983)
  • Stephanie White (1999)
  • Camille Cooper (2001)
  • Katie Douglas (2001)
  • Candice Hall (2001)

National Coach of the Year (1)

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Big Ten Awards

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Player of the Year (8)

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  • Joy Holmes (1991)
  • MaChelle Joseph (1992)
  • Stacey Lovelace (1995)
  • Jannon Roland (1997)
  • Stephanie White (1999)
  • Katie Douglas (2000, 2001)
  • Shereka Wright (2004)

Suzy Favor Female Athlete of the Year (4)

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  • Joy Holmes (1991)
  • MaChelle Joseph (1992)
  • Stephanie White (1999)
  • Katie Douglas (2001)
  • Joy Holmes (1991)
  • MaChelle Joseph (1992)
  • Stacey Lovelace (1995)
  • Jannon Roland (1997)
  • Stephanie White (1999)
  • Katie Douglas (2001)

Defensive Player of the Year (4)

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  • Kelly Komara (2002)
  • Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (2007)
  • Ae'Rianna Harris (2018, 2019) - the first two-time winner in Purdue history.

6th Player of the Year (2)

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  • Brittany Rayburn (2009)
  • Whitney Bays (2014)

Freshman of the Year (4)

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  • MaChelle Joseph (1989)
  • Leslie Johnson (1994)
  • Katie Gearlds (2004)
  • Mary Ashley Stevenson (2024)

Coach of the Year (5)

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All-time records

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Big Ten Win/Loss Records (As of 2015 Regular Season)

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  • Illinois: 52-17
  • Indiana: 52-27
  • Iowa: 36-30
  • Maryland: 1-5
  • Michigan: 50-18
  • Michigan State: 38-29
  • Minnesota: 43-19
  • Nebraska: 5-2
  • Northwestern: 45-21
  • Ohio State: 28-43
  • Penn State: 27-19
  • Rutgers: 2-2
  • Wisconsin: 48-18

Career records

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  • Most Points: MaChelle Joseph - 2,405 (1989–91)
  • Most Rebounds: Stacey Lovelace - 876 (1993–96)
  • Most Assists: MaChelle Joseph - 628 (1989–91)
  • Most Steals: Katie Douglas - 327 (1998-01)
  • Most Blocks: Ae’Rianna Harris - 350 (2016–20)
  • Most 3-Point Field Goals: Katie Gearlds - 238 (2003–07)

Single season records

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  • Most Points: Stephanie White (1998–99) / Katie Gearlds (2006–07) - 707
  • Most Rebounds: Leslie Johnson - 306 (1993–94)
  • Most Assists: Lisa Jahner - 201 (1987–88)
  • Most Steals: Kelly Komara - 120 (2001–02)
  • Most Blocks: Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton - 108 (2006–07)
  • Most 3-Point Field Goals: Katie Gearlds - 88 (2006–07)

Single game records

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  • Most Points: Katie Gearlds - 41 (2007)
  • Most Rebounds: Leslie Schultz - 25 (1981)
  • Most Assists: MaChelle Joseph - 16 (1992)
  • Most Steals: Joy Holmes - 12 (1989)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Purdue Fonts and Colors". Purdue Marketing and Communications. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Purdue Women's Basketball Roster". Purdue.
  3. ^ "Media Guide". Purdue University. Retrieved 10 Aug 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Purdue History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
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