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No. 15 Purdue 69, IPFW 54 Purdue (8-1) led from start to finish vs. the Mastodons, yet it Dec. 6 • Hilliard Gates Sports was never able to totally put IPFW Center (3-5) away, nor was it ever seriThe Boilermakers had little ously challenged. trouble as they began a stretch that The Boilers led by 25 with just sees them play three straight and a few minutes remaining, before six of the next seven on the road. the game turned chippy down the stretch; IPFW got to the foul line often, as the national rankings AP Top 25 USA Today teams were called for a to(Dec. 3) Coaches Poll tal of 31 fouls. 1. Stanford (22) (Dec. 3) "You would have 2. Connecticut (17) 1. Stanford (24) 3. Baylor (1) 2. Connecticut (7) thought we would have 4. Duke 3. Baylor won by 25 or 30," Coach 5. Notre Dame 4. Duke Sharon Versyp said on her 6. Georgia 5. Notre Dame 7. Kentucky 6. Kentucky postgame radio show. 8. Louisville 7. Georgia "But it was like pulling 9. Maryland 8. Louisville teeth." 10. Penn State 9. Maryland 11. California 10. Penn State Key Player 12. Texas 11. California Drey Mingo has start13. Oklahoma 12. Oklahoma ed slowly offensively in 14. Tennessee 13. Tennessee 15. PURDUE 14. PURDUE recent games but not 16. Oklahoma State 15. Oklahoma State against the Mastodons. 17. UCLA 16. Texas She scored 10 of her 18. Kansas 17. Kansas 19. Dayton 18. Dayton 15 points in the first half 20. Ohio State 19. UCLA and finished 5-of-9 from 21. North Carolina 20. Ohio State the floor. She also had her 22. Iowa State 21. South Carolina 23. Miami (Fla.) 22. Nebraska second double-double 24. Florida State 23. West Virginia of the season, with 11 re25. Nebraska 24. Florida State bounds. Other receiving votes: 25. St. John's West Virginia, Texas Other receiving votes: "We were able to get A&M, South Carolina, Iowa State, Texas A&M, her the ball and she was St. John's, Delaware, De- Miami (Fla.), North Caroable to score pretty well," Paul, Syracuse, Michigan lina, Syracuse, DePaul, State, Duquesne, Geor- Gonzaga, Chattanooga, Versyp said. gia Tech, Arkansas, Chat- Middle Tennessee, "I thought did a great tanooga, Utah Green Bay, Georgetown, job. She had great numbers." South Florida, Utah No. 14 Purdue 87, Central Michigan 71 Dec. 2 • Mackey Arena After losing on the road to the Chippewas a year ago, the Boilermakers wanted revenge in Mackey Arena. They certainly got that, dominating the visitors inside to lead Central Michigan from start to finish. "Somebody asked me Tom Campbell to compare this Purdue KK Houser averaged 19 points and 7.5 assists per game team to last year," said CMU vs. Georgia Tech and Central Michigan on her way coach Sue Guevara. "I think toward Big Ten Player-of-the-Week honors. this Purdue team is faster Key Stretch and quicker. After a quick start to the sec"… They have a lot more ond half, Purdue had the lead to weapons." 16 points following Courtney MoKey Player ses' triple at the 15:59 mark. But Sam Ostarello was far too IPFW rallied to pull within seven. athletic for the Chippewas to That was as close as the hosts have an answer for inside. The sewould get, however. nior forward scored a career-high Purdue used a 25-7 run over 23 points and finished only a rethe next few minutes to open its bound shy of a double-double. biggest lead of the game with Ostarello was quite motijust less than three minutes left. vated, drawing from Purdue's Key Stat upset loss at Central Michigan The Boilermakers had 19 aslast season. sists on their 23 field goals. "I think last year I said I wantThey also shot 52 percent ed to throw up, it was so awful," from the floor and dominated the she said. paint, outscoring the 'Dons 28-8 "It feels good now to get a inside. good win." Key Stretch A 15-4 run midway through the second half brought the Chippewas to within 11, but the Boilers quickly snuffed out the rally. And it was Ostarello who was at the forefront. She scored on consecutive three-point plays, the second putting Purdue ahead 78-61 with 5:43 remaining. Central Michigan never again challenged. Key Stat Purdue shot 49 percent from the field, including 63.6 percent in the first half, and it outrebounded CMU, 42-30. No. 14 Purdue 85, Georgia Tech 73 Nov. 28 • Mackey Arena The Boilermakers likely would have lost a game like this a season ago, against a big, athletic opponent from the southeast. But this season, Purdue is better equipped to handle the pressure, and it did so in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Boilers overcame an 11-point first-half deficit to take the lead by halftime, then were able to hold off several Georgia Tech rallies. "We talked about it, said it GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 14 • 27