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been a solid scorer during practices, but that hasn't always translated to games. She'd like to continue to be a threat, although she doesn't want to start forcing up shots, either. "Being a consistent scorer, a third or fourth scorBig Ten Standings er, really opens things (through Jan. 13) up for our offense be- Team Big Ten/Pct.Overall/Pct. cause then everyone 1. Michigan3-0/1.00014-2/.875 has to be guarded," Penn State 3-0/1.000 13-2/.867 2-0/1.000 13-2/.867 she said. "I want to say 3. PURDUE 14-2/.875 I want to keep doing 4. Michigan State 2-1/.667 Minnesota 2-1/.667 13-4/.765 that, but I'm not Iowa 2-1/.667 13-4/.765 going to force 7. Nebraska 2-2/.500 12-5/.706 national rankings something." Illinois 2-2/.500 9-7/.562 USA Today Coaches AP Top 25 1-2/.333 10-6/.625 But Ostarello 9. Indiana (Jan. 7) (Jan. 14) 0-3/.000 10-6/.625 1. Baylor (21) 1. Baylor (34) is dealing with 10. Ohio State Northwestern 0-3/.000 8-8/.500 2. Connecticut (4) 2. Notre Dame (1) a bit of a hin- 12. Wisconsin 3. Notre Dame (4) 3. Connecticut (2) 0-4/.000 8-9/.471 drance; she's 4. Stanford 4. Duke (3) 5. Duke (2) 5. Kentucky playing with a 6. Kentucky 6. Stanford sore shoulder and wore see-Martin. But in the Big Ten, 7. California 7. California a brace during the win the Boilers have been tested 8. Penn State 8. Penn State 9. Tennessee 9. Tennessee over Nebraska. It didn't and have passed, winning 10. Maryland 10. Maryland seem to affect her then, overtime road games at Illinois 11. PURDUE 11. North Carolina and Nebraska. however. 12. Georgia 12. PURDUE "I think it's grit and mental 13. Louisville 13. Georgia "It's just something toughness," Versyp said. "You 14. Oklahoma 14. UCLA that is going to aggravate 15. UCLA 15. Louisville her for a while," Versyp can't have any doubt going into 16. South Carolina 16. Oklahoma overtime that you're not go17. Dayton 17. Oklahoma State said. ing to win it. Us being able to 18. Oklahoma State 18. Dayton 19. Kansas 19. South Carolina do two of them back-to-back Big Wins 20. North Carolina 20. Texas A&M 21. Texas A&M 21. Colorado Purdue (13-2 overall, and feel confident, you've been 22. Florida State 22. Florida State 2-0 in the Big Ten) went there so you understand and 23. Nebraska 23. Kansas through its non-con- have experience. We're finding 24. Iowa State 24. Iowa State 25. Miami (Fla.) 25. Michigan ference schedule being ways to win. "Any road win is huge. And Other receiving votes: Other receiving votes: involved largely in blowSyracuse, Colorado, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, Illinois is just a different team outs, either on the winVanderbilt, DePaul, Miami (Fla.), Michigan this year, they're playing with Toledo, South Florida, State, Nebraska, ning side or the losing. UTEP, Michigan, UTEP, Villanova, Iowa, Only one game had a lot of confidence, and then Villanova, Ohio State, Delaware, Arkansas, a single-digit margin, obviously Nebraska, they don't Iowa, St. John's Creighton and that was an eight- lose much at home period. So I point victory at Tennes- think any time you can play on "It was refreshing to have the road and get two wins, no matter who it is, is great. But her back on the court," Versyp those were two signature wins, said. The reserve wing should be especially when you see how available for Purdue's Monday well they are playing." The Boilermakers, who have night game vs. Ohio State. S As of Friday, Purdue was three juniors and two seniors in their starting lineup, think last 10th nationally in free throw year's Big Ten slate helped pre- percentage, 12th in field goal percentage and 13th nationally pare them for this season. "I still think we have a lot in three-point percentage. S This is the first time in of continuity from last year's team, and we were in close program history that Purdue games," Ostarello said. "… has played back-to-back overWe have that experience as a time conference games. j team and our upperclassmen have that experience, but it's just about pulling together. And we know how to finish. We finish in practice when coach puts us in situations like that, so for it Trent B Johnson, Agent And I am ready to prove it. 249 E State Street to translate into a West Lafayette, IN 47906 Call me for your insurance Bus: 765-743-9595 game, I guess it's not needs and see how it feels to trentismyagent.com be on a #1 team. shocking to me." I've got service, yes I do ... Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. CALL ME TODAY. ® Boiler Bits S Freshman forward Joslyn Massey missed the first two Big Ten games with a concussion, but she was practicing again last week. P097275.2 State Farm, Home Office, Bloomington, IL GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 17 • 22