GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 17 • 17
April Wilson 25
G • 5-7 • Jr.
Wilson's not shooting
well during the three-
game losing streak,
hitting only a field goal
in each of the last three
outings. She's 3-of-22
(13.6 percent) during that
time, with only one made
three-pointer. Although
perimeter shooting isn't a
strength of her game — she's only hit nearly
33 percent of her three-pointers during her
career — she's generally good in mid-range.
But those shots aren't falling and it's hinder-
ing Purdue's already pedestrian offense.
Ashley Morrissette 1
G • 5-9 • So.
Morrissette's scoring at a
good rate recently, hitting
the teens in the last five
games, averaging 15.8
per contest during the
stretch. She's found some
openings, and is trying
to take advantage, with
opponents sinking down
into the lane and daring
the Boilermakers to shoot from the perim-
eter. Until Morrisette and the rest of her
teammates can consistently make teams pay
for that tactic, then they'll continue to use it.
Morrissette had a career-high nine assists vs.
Wisconsin, many of them coming as she led
the break.
Andreona Keys 24
5-10 • G • Fr.
Keys has started two
games in the place of
injured Bridget Perry. The
second — the loss to Wis-
consin — she was quiet
offensively much of the
way until a pair of three-
pointers midway through
the second half gave the
Boilermakers a bounce.
But during that stretch, Purdue got little else
offensively as the Badgers took back control.
Keys has hit three three-pointers in the last
two games, a trend that might force oppo-
nents out of the paint a bit more. She's also
rebounded well in Perry's absence, collect-
ing 14 in the last two outings.
Liza Clemons 23
F • 6-2 • Sr.
Clemons recorded yet
another near double-
double, as she's done now
for three straight games.
Against Wisconsin, she
had eight points and nine
rebounds, yet it felt as
though it could have been
more. The Badgers aren't
equipped to deal with the
Boilermakers' size, yet Purdue is having trou-
ble consistently going there as well, because
opponents are packing so many defenders
in the paint. Clemons had only seven field
goal attempts vs. UW; it could have — and
maybe should have — been double that.
Whitney Bays 32
F • 6-2 • Sr. (5)
Bays had to get a late
offensive rebound vs.
Wisconsin to keep her
double-double streak
alive, now up to eight
games. She was very
good again against the
Badgers, hitting half of her
14 shots for 18 points with
the 10 rebounds. She also
had four steals and four blocked shots. It's
too bad Purdue doesn't have enough scor-
ers around her, or Bays' offensive numbers
might be even higher. As it is, she's trying
to deal with double teams and is still often
finding ways to put the ball in the bucket.
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The
Starters
Hayden Hamby 10
G • 5-7 • Jr.
Hamby put in a couple
baskets on drives to the
lane against Wisconsin,
but missed six other
shots — one other drive
was rejected, too often
a occurrence — and
she missed three three-
pointers. Purdue could
use some juice off the
bench, particularly offensively, but Ham-
by's not been consistent enough, not now
and not previously, to do so regularly.
Bree Horrocks 22
C • 6-5 • Fr.
Horrocks didn't play
against the Badgers,
only her second DNP in
the Big Ten this season.
She had been at least
relatively productive in
the last three outings,
scoring 10 points. But
matchups matter, par-
ticularly for Horrocks,
who right now needs to go up against a
similarly skilled big. Adjusting to the speed
of the game is going to be a big key for
Horrocks going forward.
Torrie Thornton 4
F • 6-0 • Jr.
Thornton is giving the
Boilermakers a lot of
energy off the bench,
and production, too. In
only 15 minutes against
Wisconsin, she had
six rebounds and five
points. If she's healthy
— and the knees have
been a problem over
the years — perhaps Thornton needs to
be in more often. In the last five games,
she's averaged nearly five rebounds off
the bench. Her athleticism helps her score
inside, although she's a bit quick on the
trigger offensively at times.
The Shelf
Bridget Perry 13
F • 6-2 • So.
Perry's likely out another
few weeks with a high
ankle sprain, suffered
early in the loss to Mary-
land Jan. 8. Her injury
has hurt the Boilermak-
ers, taking away a player
who can create offense
for herself and others and limiting Purdue's
bench.
The
Reserves
Deep Bench
Haley Bodnar 43*
F • 6-3 • Fr.
Justine Hall 5
5-10 • G • Fr.
Erica Moore 21^
6-2 • F • Fr.
* Out with injury
^ Suspended indefinitely
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