March 19, 2009
Purdue NCAA Game Notes 
Purdue Player Bios
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -
No. 6 Seed Purdue (22-10, 13-5 Big Ten) vs. No. 11 Seed Charlotte (23-8, 11-3 Atlantic 10)
Saturday, March 21, 2009
approximately 2:30 p.m. Eastern
McKenzie Arena (10,928)
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Television
ESPN2 whip-around coverage
Dave O'Brien: play-by-play
Nancy Lieberman: analysis
Radio
WBPE BOB_FM (95.3 FM)
Tim Newton: play-by-play
Jane Schott: analysis
On The Web
ESPN360.com will provide live coverage of all NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament games.
Live stats through Gametracker at purduesports.com or gomocs.com
The Series
First meeting
Purdue In The NCAA Tournament
Purdue is making its 20th overall and 16th straight NCAA Tournament appearance. The last time the Boilermakers missed the Big Dance was in 1993. The Boilermakers own a 39-18 all-time NCAA record, a winning percentage of .684 percent. Since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1994, Purdue has advanced to the second round of the tournament 14 of 15 times, and has advanced to the Sweet 16 11 times. The Boilermakers played in the 1994, 1999 and 2001 NCAA Women's Final Fours; they won the title in 1999 and finished as runners-up in 2001, the last time the Final Four was held in St. Louis.
Keeping The Streak Alive
The Boilermakers are making their 16th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, the fourth-longest streak among the nation's women's basketball programs. Only Tennessee (28 straight), Stanford (22) and Connecticut (21) have more.
Purdue's Postseason Success
Purdue is the winningest Big Ten team in postseason play. Since 1989, the Boilermakers are 69-26 in postseason games: 30-8 in the Big Ten Tournament, and 39-18 in the NCAA Tournament. Purdue owns a conference-best seven Big Ten Tournament titles.
History Of The Seeds
Purdue is a No. 6 seed for the first time in school history. The Boilermakers are 15-1 in first-round contests.
Records Against Seeds
Purdue is 2-0 all-time against No. 11 seeds, with its last win coming in 2003, against Notre Dame in Dayton, Ohio. The first win was in 1992 over Northern Illinois in West Lafayette, Ind. The Boilermakers are 1-0 against No. 14 seeds and 3-3 against No. 3 seeds.
Oklahoma City Regional
For the second consecutive year, the Boilermakers are in the Oklahoma City Regional. Purdue needs to win two games in Chattanooga, Tenn., to advance to Oklahoma City. The other regionals are in Berkeley, Calif.; Raleigh, N.C. and Trenton, N.J.
Big Ten Tournament Recap
Purdue returned to the Big Ten Tournament championship game for the fourth year in a row and the 11th time in 15 years of the tournament. The Boilermakers were looking for a three-peat, but were stopped short, 67-66, in an epic battle with No. 12/12 Ohio State. In a contest in which neither team led by more than six points, Ohio State's Jantel Lavender made one of two free throws with 6.2 seconds left to give the Buckeyes a 67-66 lead. Purdue was unable to convert on its final possession and top-seed Ohio State claimed the title. The No. 3 seed Boilermakers defeated No. 6 seed Indiana 68-64 in the quarterfinals and No. 7 seed Wisconsin 70-56 to advance to the championship contest.
Purdue Vs. Charlotte
- This is the first meeting between Purdue and Charlotte in women's basketball.
- Purdue is 5-10 against teams that are current members of the Atlantic 10, including a 1-0 NCAA Tournament record, with the win coming against Xavier in 2001.
- The 49ers won the Atlantic 10 Tournament by defeating Duquesne, Temple and Richmond in Charlotte, N.C.
What's Next?
The NCAA has returned this season to the 16 predetermined sites for the first- and second-rounds of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. The two teams competing in Chattanooga, Tenn., besides Purdue and Charlotte are No. 3 seed North Carolina and No. 14 seed University of Central Florida. The Tar Heels and the Knights will play Saturday at Noon, with Purdue's matchup against Charlotte to follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of that game. The winners of the first-round games will meet Monday evening at approximately 7 p.m. The winner of second-round game will advance to NCAA Tournament Regional action in Oklahoma City, Okla., on March 29 and 31.
Among The Best
Redshirt senior Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton continues to prove that she is one of the top players in the country. Her most recent honor is being selected one of the 52 regional finalist for the State Farm All-America Team. WIsdom-Hylton was a Preseason All-Big Ten selection, a unanimous first team All-Big Ten choice by the coaches as well as first team All-Big Ten by the media. She was named to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team for the third time, is on the Wade Trophy and the Naismith Award watch lists and was one of five players selected to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team. With 13 points against Michigan, she became the 12th player in Purdue history to enter the 1,500-career point club. Wisdom-Hylton has 1,564 career points, the most by any active Big Ten player, and is just two points from passing Sharon Versyp for No. 10 on Purdue's career scoring chart. The 6-foot-2 forward is the Boilermakers' all-time leading rebounder, earning the distinction at Penn State on Feb. 19. Against Michigan she grabbed a career-high 15 boards and she repeated that effort against Indiana in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. She is the only Boilermaker to record over 900 rebounds and became just the third player in school history to record 300 steals. The Naperville, Ill., native is also Purdue's career blocked shots leader with 275, ranking fourth all-time in the Big Ten. Arguably the most versatile player in school history, she finished the season in the top 10 in the conference in seven statistical categories and in the top 15 of two others. She was second in rebounding (9.1), second for defensive rebounds (6.7), tied for eighth for offensive rebounds (2.5), second in the league in steals (2.6), tied for fourth in blocked shots (1.6), fifth in field goal percentage (49.2 percent) and tied for eighth in scoring (12.8). She was 13th in assists (2.7) and 14th in minutes played (33.3).
Balanced Attack
The Boilermakers have been led in scoring by six different players this season. Wisdom-Hylton leads the way with top-scoring honors in 10 games this year, Lakisha Freeman led Purdue in seven games, freshman reserve Brittany Rayburn led in six games, Jodi Howell in five, Danielle Campbell in four and FahKara Malone was the Boilermakers' leading scorer in two contests. Those six players average between 13.1 and 7.3 ppg for Purdue.
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