Gold and Black���s Women���s Hoops Lineups
The
Starters
The
Reserves
KK Houser 22
G ��� 5-6 ��� Jr.
Houser has compiled
30 assists in five Big Ten
games, as she continues
to do well in getting her
teammates involved.
But her own offense has
been inconsistent, as her
scoring average is down
to 8.6 points per game in the conference,
when she���s shooting just 27.5 percent,
including 18.5 percent from three-point
range. She���s too good a shooter, however,
for those perimeter percentages to continue much longer.
Courtney Moses 15
G ��� 5-7 ��� Jr.
Moses is living up to her
preseason billing, when
she was chosen an allleague player. During
the conference, she���s
averaging 17.2 points
per game. She had a
huge performance vs.
Ohio State, when her offense early��� she
had six three-pointers through the first 22
minutes ��� kept the Boilermakers ahead.
Then, she made the play of the day late,
with her steal and layup saving Purdue in
the second OT.
Dee Dee Williams
20
G ��� 6-0 ��� Jr.
Williams has been a
steady influence since
being inserted into the
starting lineup, and is
giving more offensively
than she has in previous
years. She���s averaging
4.6 points per game in the Big Ten and hit
a three-pointer in the third overtime of
the Ohio State game to help ease Purdue���s
path to victory. She���s a solid defender
too, although at times she can be broken
down one-on-one.
Sam Ostarello 32
F ��� 6-2 ��� Sr.
Few have enjoyed a
three-game stretch as
good as Ostarello���s recent string. The senior is
now averaging a doubledouble in all games this
season and a more impressive 13.4 points and
14 rebounds per during the Big Ten, and
that���s despite an off-night at Iowa. A concern going forward is the right shoulder,
which is very sore but not yet preventing
Ostarello from playing. She needs to rest it
as often as possible.
Hayden Hamby 10
G ��� 5-7 ��� Fr.
Hamby gave the Boilermakers
solid minutes vs. Iowa, as the
rookie played 13, grabbing
four rebounds and scoring
a point in Purdue���s loss. She
is fundamentally sound, but
hasn���t gotten untracked offensively, hitting
only one of her five three-point attempts
during Big Ten play.
Joslyn Massey 21
F ��� 6-0 ��� Fr.
Massey missed a few games
due to lingering effects of a
concussion, but returned to
play a minute vs. Iowa. It was
her first minute during Big
Ten play. It���s hard not to like
her athleticism, but she���s got plenty of room
to grow offensively, and Purdue has no
need to rush her along.
Liza Clemons 23
F ��� 6-2 ��� So.
After offseason shoulder surgery, Clemons��� season started
slowly. The problem���s been
that it hasn���t gotten hot. The
sophomore forward, who was
making a huge impact at the
end of last season, hasn���t found her niche
yet this year. She���s played only 10 minutes
in four Big Ten games and has only a couple
rebounds to show for it.
Camille Redmon 42
C ��� 6-4 ��� So.
Against Iowa���s big front line,
Redmon played five minutes
and was productive, with a
couple points and a couple
rebounds. She could be valuable against the right kind of
opponents, because she gives
the Boilermakers length on the interior. But
she���s also raw from a skills point of view, so
her minutes will be limited.
Chantel Poston 43
SF ��� 5-10 ��� Sr. (5)
Poston scored four points
and had four rebounds in
17 minutes off the bench vs.
Iowa, as she continues to try
to come back from the knee
injury that cost her much of
the non-conference season.
Her jumper has looked good, but she might
not yet have the explosiveness that is a big
part of her game.
Taylor Manuel 50
PF ��� 6-2 ��� Fr.
Manuel had slumped during the beginning of Big
Ten play, but showed signs
of coming out of it against
Minnesota and Iowa. She had
nine points and a rebound
against the Gophers, then a
career-high 12 rebounds with six points vs.
the Hawkeyes. Purdue, in search of steady
reserves, needs that kind of production
regularly from Manuel.
Drey Mingo 24
F ��� 6-2 ��� Sr. (6)
In the Big Ten, Mingo is
shooting better than 50
percent from the field,
a sign that her offense
is coming around now
after she sat out last
season with a knee
injury. She���s averaging
13.6 points per game in the last five outings. But her outside shot, a strength a
couple years ago, has yet to come back;
she���s shooting only 25-percent from
three-point range. In the last week, Mingo
battled some flu-like symptoms.
April Wilson 25
G ��� 5-7 ��� Fr.
Wilson missed the Minnesota game because of flu-like
symptoms, a sickness that
caused Mingo and Houser
to miss practice time over
the last week-and-a-half, too.
She returned to play 18 minutes vs. Iowa
and contribute five points, four steals and a
rebound.
The Shelf
Bays and Thornton are redshirting
as both recover from offseason
knee surgeries. Bays is also a
transfer from Maryland, so even
if healthy she���d be forced to the
sideline due to NCAA rules.
Whitney Bays
52
F ��� 6-2 ��� Jr.
Torrie
Thornton 4
F ��� 6-0 ��� So.
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