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GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 22 • 19 BY KYLE CHARTERS KCharters@GoldandBlack.com O n her bobblehead day, Steph- anie White was overcome with emotion. Moments before she took cen- ter court to say a few words to the few thousand in attendance for Saturday's game vs. Illinois, many of whom were holding White's likeness, Purdue played a video on the big screen, highlighting her ac- complishments. They are many: An All-Amer- ican and national player-of-the- year as a senior in 1999, when she led the Boilermakers to the nation- al championship. Athletic director Morgan Burke, Coach Sharon Ver- syp and assistant and former team- mate Kelly Komara spoke on the video, telling of what White meant for the program then and now. By the time White, the head coach of the Indiana Fever and an analyst for BTN, was ready to speak, she was fighting back tears. "When I think about step- ping on this floor, I think about all the great teammates that I had, all the great coaches that I played for — because there was a lot of them — I think about Ukari Figgs and the things that we went through here," she said. "And why all those trials made winning a national championship all that much more special. "And now, every time I come back in this gym, whether it's com- ing back to watch a game, or com- ing back to work a game, it always feels like coming home. … It's all thanks to you (the fans), you guys Tom Campbell Stephanie White, pictured here with Dena Neal (1976-76), was honored as part of Purdue's alumni weekend. The Indiana Fever coach was one of dozens of players who returned for the annual event. W O M E N ' S BA S K E T BA L L : N E W S A N D N OT E S Double vertime WHITE HONORED 2014-15 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 9 FINDLAY (exb.) (BTN Plus) W, 84-25 Nov. 14 at Ball State W, 66-60 Nov. 19 GREEN BAY L, 78-81(2OT) Nov. 23 TOLEDO (BTN Plus) W, 66-48 Junkanoo Jam, Freeport, Bahamas Nov. 28 Texas Tech W, 69-53 Nov. 29 George Washington L, 59-79 Big Ten/ACC Challenge Dec. 3 FLORIDA STATE (BTN Plus) L, 64-67 (OT) Dec. 7 at Dayton L, 61-63 Dec. 11 KANSAS (BTN Plus) W, 61-48 World Vision Classic Dec. 19 UC IRVINE W, 69-44 Dec. 20 DENVER W, 65-51 Dec. 21 WRIGHT STATE W, 70-46 Dec. 28 at Illinois (BTN Plus) W, 62-55 Jan. 1 MINNESOTA (BTN Plus) L, 68-81 Jan. 4 INDIANA (BTN Plus) W, 86-64 Jan. 8 at No. 12 Maryland (BTN) L, 64-88 Jan. 11 at No. 17 Iowa (BTN) L, 59-73 Jan. 15 WISCONSIN (BTN Plus) L, 56-65 Jan. 19 at No. 16 Nebraska (BTN) L, 59-69 Jan. 22 at No. 21 Minnesota (BTN Plus) W, 90-88(OT) Jan. 25 OHIO STATE (BTN Plus) L, 71-78(OT) Jan. 29 No. 22 RUTGERS (BTN) L, 49-58 Feb. 2 at Indiana (BTN) L, 55-72 Feb. 8 PENN STATE (BTN Plus) L, 50-54 Feb. 11 NORTHWESTERN (BTN Plus) L, 65-73(OT) Feb. 14 at No. 18 Rutgers (BTN) L, 49-78 Feb. 17 at Ohio State (BTN) L, 60-92 Feb. 21 ILLINOIS (BTN Plus) L, 46-47 Feb. 24 at Michigan (BTN) 7 p.m. Feb. 28 MICHIGAN STATE (BTN) 2 p.m. March 4 First round (BTN Plus)* 6/8:30 p.m. March 5 Second round (BTN)* TBA March 6 Quarterfinals (BTN)* TBA March 7 Semifinals (BTN)* 7/9:30 p.m. March 8 Finals (ESPN)* 7 p.m. * Big Ten Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Ill. All times ET For Season Stats Click Here