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through the first half but used a 23-6 run to jump out to a big lead. It was 39-19 at the break, before the Boilermakers extend- Key Stretch Purdue led 16-13 midway NATIONAL RANKINGS AP Top 25 (Nov. 26) 1. 2. Connecticut (17) 3. 4. Duke 5. Stanford (21) Baylor (1) 8. Georgia 9. Kentucky 10. California 11. Maryland 12. Oklahoma 13. Texas 14. PURDUE 15. Ohio State 16. Tennessee 17. St. John's 18. Oklahoma State 19. UCLA 20. Kansas 21. Nebraska 22. North Carolina 23. Dayton 24. Iowa State 25. West Virginia Other receiving votes: Texas A&M, Florida State, Miami (Fla.), Syra- cuse, Delaware, Rutgers, South Carolina, Vander- bilt, Virginia, Georgia Tech, DePaul, Iowa, Middle Tennessee, Chat- tanooga, Gonzaga, Utah 6. Penn State 7. Notre Dame Louisville NATIONAL RANKINGS (Nov. 26) 1. 7. Penn State 8. Kentucky 9. Georgia 10. Maryland 11. California 12. Oklahoma 13. PURDUE 14. Tennessee 15. St. John's 16. Ohio State 17. Oklahoma State 18. Texas 19. Nebraska 20. Kansas 21. UCLA 22. Dayton 23. West Virginia 24. South Carolina 25. Texas A&M Other receiving votes: North Carolina, Iowa State, Syracuse, Florida State, Gonzaga, Miami (Fla.), Middle Tennes- see, Vanderbilt, DePaul, Rutgers, Virginia, Chat- tanooga, Minnesota, Green Bay, South Flori- da, Georgetown 4. Duke 5. 6. Notre Dame Louisville ed the margin to as many as 26. The Foxes got no closer than 18. USA Today Coaches Poll 2. Connecticut (9) 3. Stanford (21) Baylor (1) long distance but not against the Boilermakers. The Red Foxes made only five of their 27 three-point at- tempts, after missing all 13 of their attempts in the first half. Key Stat Marist usually thrives from the Virgin Islands needing to win two of three, and they did, taking the first two against Marist, a reg- ular NCAA Tournament- qualifier of late, and Wake Forest, an ACC team. The UConn game was S The Boilers went to TAKEAWAYS a nice early-season chal- lenge, but the final mar- gin matters little. In the recent history of NCAA women's basketball, the top four or five teams in the country are at a dif- ferent level than the rest, and that's no different this season. UConn, Stanford are simply a cut above everyone else and will win a lot of games Baylor and back seasons in which she was ill or injured. Once the Big Ten season hits, she should start to get her legs. S With veteran guards in Houser and Moses, you'd like to see Purdue's turn- overs decrease. The Boil- ermakers have 112 in six games, an average of 18.7 per game. That number should be closer to 15. injured her knee during the loss to Connecticut, limiting her to only seven minutes. The POSTON NICKED UP Senior Chantel Poston Chantel Poston injured her knee against Connecticut and could miss time. this season by 40-plus points, even against fellow ranked op- ponents. S Mingo needs more touch- es. The senior forward has 56 shots through six games, a little more than nine shots a game. The number should probably be closer to 12 or 13. Mingo is showing some signs of rust early this season, which is to be expected consid- ering she's coming off back-to- Tom Campbell against the Huskies. But tweak- ing her knee kept her on the sidelines for the rest of the game. was questionable for Pur- due's game against Geor- gia Tech. Poston first had her eye poked against Wake Forest, then again forward's status from the Virgin Islands took a bit longer than expected. Purdue was scheduled to fly out on Sunday afternoon, but never secured a flight until the next morning. In between, the The Boilermakers' trip home TOUGH TRAVEL team spent hours in the airport, only making it back to a hotel late Sunday night to sleep. "We made the best of it, Moses said. "We brought some energy to the rest of the people in the airport from our team. The others were appreciative of our team being there. We lightened the mood up a little bit. … We were all very slap-happy. Purdue some prep time for the Yellow Jackets. The Boilermakers returned The delay, however, did cost " to West Lafayette at about 10 p.m. Monday, giving them less than 48 hours until their next tip. "We were at least able to dis- cuss the opponent and watch some videos in groups on our little computers, Purdue's long wait in an airport terminal. physical fatigue, it's not so much the mental part. Ten Tournament Championship banner during its game vs. Geor- gia Tech in the ACC/Big Ten Chal- lenge Wednesday night. j Purdue unveils its 2012 Big BANNER TIME " Versyp said of "But it's more about the " " GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 13 • 37