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102 GOLD AND BLACK ILLUSTRATED on, we're good, and he knows that we can compete with almost any team in the coun- try. The most import- ant part of a season is not how we start, but how we finish. "I've been on teams here that have start- ed out kind of shaky, been up and down in the middle, and then finished strong and went to the postsea- son with huge mo- mentum and done really well. It's nice having that experi- ence with Dave, but also with myself too. I know what's import- ant, and I can bring that information to them and lead them in the right direction. "In the Big Ten, every team's good...we're going to go through this for 12 weeks in the Big Ten, play- ing the best competition every night, so when we get to the postseason, it's kind of the same thing. You're playing good competition, and they want to win as much as we do, but the advantage for us is that we've been going through that for the last 12 weeks in the Big Ten Conference. It's an advantage for us." In many ways, Adelaja serves as a translator of sorts for Shondell and his coaching staff, helping not only echo coaches' instructions to those around her, but sometimes also explaining to the under- classmen (or demonstrating, when necessary) ex- actly what those words mean. 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 Purdue Adelaja (left), with Danielle Cuttino (20) and Ashley Evans, has understood her role during her five years at Purdue. She hopes the trio can pull it together for an end-of-season run.

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