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able to finish practice. It's hard for me. things." S With a wealth of day, he corrected it with ac- tion. That's what you want. Anybody can say the right height now on his roster, Painter doesn't expect to play senior D.J. Byrd at the power forward position much, as he in the past. "We can put Byrd at Painter said. "We can be more efficient there be- cause Byrd can dribble, pass and shoot, but we're just going to get hurt too that (4) spot, but it really hurts our rebounding, " much on the glass." S With a lack of depth Freshman Ronnie Johnson's play in Italy virtually assured him a chance to start at point guard right away for the Boilers. their opponents by 78 points when Davis was on the floor. S Painter on freshman center Tom Campbell A.J. Hammons' work ethic, a ques- tion the 7-footer has faced: "I've been impressed with his work ethic, for the most part. He had a couple of times where he got to the end of long prac- tices and really faded. The next day, he bounced back and did a much better job, and he communicated. He said, 'I apologize for not being still short on numbers," Painter said. "Trips like this really help your chemistry, but they don't help your numbers, and we're a little bit thin with athleticism and quickness in our backcourt. Ronnie can put some heat some heat on people and Anthony Johnson has improved. Terone (Johnson) has improved in the half court. "But we have to get established at point guard, Purdue may not look to get back to its trademark full-court pres- sure on opposing ball-han- dlers, which it backed off at the end of last season. "If you look at it, we're ' And the next in the half court defensively in terms of leaning on our defensive princi- ples. Right now, we're not there. If we can make some improvements there, I'll extend. And I'll extend on some dead ball. But that's a good question to ask, because I don't know if we're suited to do that with the personnel that we have. Maybe I'm wrong there. We'll look at it. We'll possibly do that but we possibly won't." Drey Mingo and Courtney Mo- ses are Purdue's captains for this WOMEN NAME CAPTAINS Date Game Nov. 4 LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE (exhibition) Nov. 10 USC Upstate (exhibition) Nov. 13 WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY Nov. 17 at SIU-Edwardsville Nov. 19 BOWLING GREEN Nov. 22 vs. Marist^ Nov. 23 vs. Wake Forest^ Nov. 24 vs. Connecticut^ Nov. 28 GEORGIA TECH* Dec. 2 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Dec. 6 at IPFW Dec. 9 at Tennessee-Martin Dec. 16 at Oakland Dec. 21 IUPUI Dec. 29 at Notre Dame * ACC/BIG TEN Challenge 2012-13 NON- CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SCHEDULE CERAMIC • ENGINEERED HARDWOOD LAMINATES • MARBLE CARPETING Specializing in • Homes • Businesses • Churches • Schools Where Contractors Buy Their Flooring Builders! Call our Contract Department and ask for our Contract Specialist 3437 State Road 26 E. 765-447-9393 ^ Paradise Jam (University of Virgin Islands) 800-403-6889 FAX 765-448-9978 Across from the Post Office GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • volume 23, express 1 • 31 season, selected by a vote of their teammates. It's the third consecutive stint as a captain for Mingo, who was grant- ed a sixth year by the NCAA in the spring aſter tearing her ACL in Octo- ber. It's first the captaincy for Moses. "This year's team has a nice blend of experience and newcomers and I trust that Drey and Courtney will provide the leadership necessary to help create a cohesive unit," Coach Sharon Versyp said in a statement. "These two young ladies have con- sistently provided positive leadership by example, by taking others under their wing and by being vocal when necessary. I think the team chose well for this upcoming season and I know we're all excited to get things started. j GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS " GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS

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