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GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 23 • 21 five days to become champs. That'll be a difficult task for a Purdue team that's won only two games in calendar year 2015, having lost 14 of its last 15. One of those losses was to Wisconsin, which beat Purdue 65-56 in Mackey Arena on Jan. 15, perhaps one of the most dis- appointing losses of the season. Then, the Boilermakers looked lethargic, with Versyp lamenting that it appeared they gave up at the end. If Purdue can get by Wis- consin in Round 1, it'll face sixth-seeded Minnesota at approximately 9:30 p.m. Thursday. The Boilermakers were 1-1 vs. the Golden Go- phers this season, losing at home before winning in Min- neapolis in double overtime. That is Purdue's only vic- tory since Jan. 4. But the Boilermakers are hoping to put that in the past, thinking they can make noise in the tourney. "Anything can happen now," said senior Whitney Bays, who played her final game in Mackey Saturday. "You go into the tourna- ment and trust and believe that we can win this thing." 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/BTN Plus) L, 46-47 Feb. 24 at Michigan (BTN) L, 50-81 Feb. 28 MICHIGAN STATE (BTN) L, 56-61 March 4 Wisconsin (BTN Plus) 8:30 p.m. March 5 Minnesota (BTN) 9:30 p.m. March 6 Quarterfinals (BTN) 9:30 p.m. March 7 Semifinals (BTN) 9:30 p.m. March 8 Finals (ESPN) 7 p.m. * Big Ten Tournament, Hoffman Estates, Ill. All times ET Tom Campbell Liza Clemons and the Boilermakers face Wisconsin late Wednesday night, seeking revenge after losing to the Badgers for only the second time since 1985 in Mackey Arena earlier this year. When I say "good," you say "neighbor." P097313.1 State Farm, Home Office, Bloomington, IL Call me for your insurance needs and see how it feels to be on a #1 team. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. ® CALL ME TODAY. Now that's teamwork. Trent B Johnson, Agent 249 E State Street West Lafayette, IN 47906 Bus: 765-743-9595 trentismyagent.com BIG TEN UNVEILS SCHEDULE The Big Ten released its conference sched- ule last month, an 18-game slate that has Purdue playing Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Ne- braska and Wisconsin twice next season. The Boilermakers will play Indiana only once, hosting the Hoosiers in Mackey Arena. Purdue's other one-play home opponents are Illinois, Minnesota and Rutgers. Its one-play road opponents are Michigan State, North- western, Ohio State and Penn State. The conference slate will be a grind, with 18 games jammed in about as tightly as pos- sible. With the women's Big Ten Tournament a