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GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 18 • 18 sults hadn't paid off, as she was shooting slightly below the percentage and worse from three-point range during the first half of the season. Wilson made only six of her first 32 three-point attempts this year, a rate that had left her hesitating on whether to shoot another. And that hesitancy was taking her out of an offensive flow. "I think I just have a lot more confi- dence now and I haven't been hesitat- ing," Wilson said. "In the previous games, that's what I've been doing, but in these last games I haven't been. I'm just playing my own game. "I can knock down the open shot and that's what I needed to do." Wilson was at her peak against the Golden Gophers, nearly turning in a dou- ble-double in the first half alone. Then, she had 10 points at the break, with nine assists and no turnovers, helping Purdue to 65-percent shooting first half, its best of the season. Wilson cooled slightly in the second half and overtime — playing all 45 min- utes might do that — but still finished with a career day, with 17 points, 12 dimes and three steals. "I was thinking 'This is crazy,' " Keys said of Wilson's first-half performance, Tom Campbell After a solid game at Minnesota, Wilson had six assists, but seven turnovers against Ohio State. "but it was awesome to watch." Now, the key for Wilson is to keep it going. Opponents this sea- son have sagged off Purdue on the perimeter, choosing to try to pack the paint to limit Bays and fellow forward Liza Clemons. Wilson noticed the openings, seeing defenders leave her open on the perimeter. And now, at least for three games, she's made them pay. "It's my time to step up," she said. "We had lost four games in a row and I felt it was on me to do something for this team." j "It's my time to step up. We had lost four games in a row and I felt it was on me to do something for this team." Junior guard April Wilson