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w om en's ba sketba ll: ne ws a nd note s Double vertime Versyp In New England Hall BY KYLE CHARTERS KCharters@GoldandBlack.com will be inducted Sharon Versypnext month. into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame The Boilermaker coach will join other honorees, such as players coaches, teams and other contributors at a ceremony at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., on June 22. Versyp, who is entering her eighth season as the head coach at her alma mater, coached at the University of Maine from 2001 to 2005, compiling a 98-51 overall record (.658 winning percentage), including a 67-19 America East Conference mark (.779). At Maine, her teams won three consecutive conference championships (2003, 2004 and 2005) along with the 2004 conference tournament title. Versyp was named America East Coach-of-the-Year in 2003 and 2005. At Purdue, Versyp has compiled a 161-79 record while leading the Boilermakers to four Big Ten Tournament championships, including a second-consecutive title this season. The Mishawaka, Ind., native has made six NCAA Tournament appearances at Purdue, adTom Campbell vancing to the Elite Eight in 2007 Sharon Versyp will be inducted into the New and 2009. Versyp was inducted into the England Basketball Hall of Fame on June 22. Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in In other scheduling news, the 2010, her first year of eligibility. Big Ten office also released the single-plays for the 2013-14 season. Purdue Learns Purdue will see Illinois, Indiana, Challenger Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota The Boilers are headed back to and Wisconsin only once next year, Durham, N.C. while facing Michigan, Nebraska, For the second time in three Northwestern Ohio State and years, Purdue will play at Duke in Penn State both home and away. the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, playOf the single-plays, the Boilermaking in Cameron Indoor Stadium on ers will travel to Illinois, Michigan Dec. 5. The league matchups were State and Minnesota and host to announced earlier this month. Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin. The The Blue Devils hold a 5-3 seBadgers also were a single-play for ries advantage over the BoilermakPurdue last year, in Madison. ers, including victories in the last four matchups. The Blue Devils News And Notes beat Purdue by 11 in Durham two S Those interested can attend seasons ago. Purdue last defeated Sharon Versyp Basketball Camps Duke, 62-45 to win the NCAA title this summer, with a variety offered on March 28, 1999, in San Jose, Calif. for different skill sets. The Fundamental Junior Skills Day Camp is June 7-8, covering skills for first through sixth graders. The Player Development Camp is June 7-9; it's an overnight fundamental skills camp for youth going into grades six through 12. Elite Camp, June 16-18, is an overnight, advanced skills camp that is recommended for girls who are starters on their varsity high school teams. Both the Player Development Camp and Elite Camp can be attended as a commuter instead of utilizing the overnight accommodations on campus. Team camp is June 21-23 and is open to varsity, junior varsity and AAU teams. For more information on camps, visit purduesportscamps. com, or e-mail Terry Kix at tkix@ purdue.edu . S The second annual Purdue women's basketball golf scramble, sponsored by the BOILERmaker NETwork, is Aug. 17 at the Elks Country Club in West Lafayette. Versyp and members of her staff and team will be at the event. The cost to participate is $400 for each foursome or $100 for an individual golfer. Sponsorship opportunities also are available. Prizes will be awarded for the longest drive, closest to the pin and longest putt for both the men and the women. Additionally, there will be a hole-in-one contest for the chance at a new car courtesy of DeFouw Chevrolet-BMW. The day's activities will conclude with a catered dinner, door prizes, awards for winners of the scramble and contests and the announcement of the silent auction winners. For further information, please contact Jim Auter at (765) 404-7205 or jamesauter@tds.net . S Sam Ostarello represented the USA at a tournament in China, playing for the NetScouts Basketball Women's All-Star team. Ostarello, a second-team AllBig Ten member looking to play overseas, played in three games in three cities in China from May 3-13. S Drey Mingo was one of the final cuts of the Washington Mystics last week, as the WNBA franchise trimmed its roster from 13 to 11. Mingo, who had gone undrafted, made it through the first round of cuts, but not the second. The 6-foot-2 forward is likely to play overseas unless she is picked up by another WNBA team. j GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 30 • 14