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GOLD AND BLACK ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 28, ISSUE 2 71 getting herself open. ... She just kind of gets it." But it's not an easy role, not for anyone, but particular so for an in- experienced underclassman. Versyp has used a couple of freshmen start- ers there, Malone in 2007 and Moses in 2011, but those were with largely upperclassmen-dominated rosters. This season will be different. "I've got to be hard on the point guard, but I have to be patient," Ver- syp said. "I think our underclassmen are learning quickly what they have to do. It's overwhelming and I think their heads are spinning, but we have levels of leadership that have really helped them and they really stay in the gym and don't leave until they get it right. "… It's really (about) busting PURDUE 2017-18 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Nov. 5 UNIVERSITY OF ST. FRANCIS 2 p.m. Nov. 10 at Central Michigan 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 MIAMI (OHIO) (BTN Plus) 7 p.m. Nov. 18 LAMAR (BTN Plus) 1 p.m. Nov. 20 at Utah 9 p.m. Nov. 24 USC^ 9 p.m. Nov. 25 at Hawai'i^ (BIGWEST.TV) 11:30 p.m. Nov. 26 Marist^ 8:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Georgia Tech# (ACC Network) 7 p.m. Dec. 4 BALL STATE (BTN Plus) 7 p.m. Dec. 8 VALPARAISO (BTN Plus) 7 p.m. Dec. 10 OHIO (BTN) 2 p.m. Dec. 17 EASTERN WASHINGTON (BTN)* Noon Dec. 18 TENNESSEE-MARTIN (BTN Plus)* 6:30 p.m. Dec. 20 SAINT MARY'S (BTN Plus)* 1:30 p.m. Dec. 28 at Rutgers (BTN Plus) 2 p.m. Dec. 31 WISCONSIN (BTN Plus) 2 p.m. Jan. 6 at Indiana (BTN Plus) 2 p.m. Jan. 10 RUTGERS (BTN Plus) 7 p.m. Jan. 13 at Iowa (BTN) 4 p.m. Jan. 18 NORTHWESTERN (BTN Plus) 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at Nebraska (BTN Plus) 8 p.m. Jan. 28 PENN STATE (BTN) Noon Feb. 1 at Michigan (BTN) 8 p.m. Feb. 4 at Illinois (BTN) 2 p.m. Feb. 8 MINNESOTA (BTN Plus) 7 p.m. Feb. 12 INDIANA (BTN) 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at Maryland (BTN) 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at Ohio State (ESPN2) 1 p.m. Feb. 21 ILLINOIS (BTN Plus) 7 p.m. Feb. 24 MICHIGAN STATE (BTN) 2 p.m. Feb. 28-March 4 Big Ten Tournament! TBA ^ 2017 Rainbow Wahine Classic # Big Ten/ACC Challenge * 2017 Basketball Travelers Inc. Invitational ! Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis 2017-18 PURDUE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name El./Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown (High School/Prev. School) 1 Karissa McLaughlin Fr./Fr. G 5-7 Fort Wayne, Ind. (Homestead) 2 Abby Abel Jr./Jr. G 5-5 Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) 3 Tiara Murphy So./Jr. G 5-7 South Bend, Ind. (Washington) 5 Miracle Gray So./So. G 5-6 Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson) 10 Andreona Keys Sr./Sr. G 5-10 Atlanta, Ga. (Roswell) 11 Dominique Oden So./So. G 5-8 Atlanta, Ga. (Marist) 12 Nora Kiesler Jr./Jr. C 6-6 Louisville, Ky. (Assumption) 15 Léony Boudreau Fr./Fr. G 5-10 Montreal, Quebec/Dawson College 22 Dani Lawson Fr./Fr. F 6-2 Cleveland/Hathaway Brown 25 Tamara Farquhar Fr./Fr. G 6-0 Pierrefonds, Quebec/Dawson College 32 Ae'Rianna Harris So./So. F 6-1 Indianapolis (Lawrence North) 40 Lamina Cooper So./So. G 5-9 Indianapolis (Lawrence North) 45 Fatou Diagne Jr./So. C 6-4 Thies, Senegal (Kocc Barma) Charles Jischke Ae'Rianna Harris can affect a game on the defensive end — she proved that with her 75 blocks last season — but Purdue needs her to be a scoring threat in the post, as well. them and they've got to understand the mentality and be tough, but I have to build them up." While the point guard position itself might be up for grabs, Purdue's back- court as a whole should be considered a strength. Much of that is due to Oden, who earned a reputation of hitting big shots down the stretch last sea- son, including several as Purdue marched toward a second-place finish in the

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