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w om en's ba sketba ll: ne ws a nd note s Double while Houser and Ostarello were tabbed honorable mention All-Big Ten by the coaches. The vertime Boilers Head To Tourney As Third Seed After W BY KYLE CHARTERS KCharters@GoldandBlack.com Big TourPurdue enters theleastTenbit of nament with at a momentum after having beaten Illinois on the final day of the regular season. The Boilermakers did so with a balanced offensive effort and a defense that held the Fighting Illini largely in check by forcing 20 Big Ten Standings (Final regular season) Team Big Ten/Pct. 1. Penn State 14-2/.875 2.Nebraska 12-4/.750 3. PURDUE 10-6/.625 Michigan State 10-6/.625 5.Michigan 9-7/.562 Illinois 9-7/.562 7.Iowa 8-8/.500 8.Minnesota 7-9/.438 Ohio State 7-9/.438 10.Northwestern 5-11/.312 11.Wisconsin 3-13/.188 12.Indiana 2-14/.125 Overall/Pct. 24-4/.857 22-7/.759 22-7/.759 22-7/.759 20-9/.690 16-12/.571 19-11/.633 18-12/.600 17-12/.586 13-16/.448 11-18/.379 11-18/.379 turnovers. Each of those traits had been missing during a stretch that saw Purdue lose five of seven, knocking the Boilermakers not only out of contention for a Big Ten crown but threatening to take away a Big Ten Tournament bye. But with the win over the Illini, the Boilermakers finished in a tie for third place in the Big Ten with Michigan State. Purdue got the 3 seed in the tourney via a tiebreaker. They'll get a bye and play the winner of Thursday's Illinois-Wisconsin game at approximately 3 p.m. Friday in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Purdue is 2-0 this season vs. Illinois, the No. 6 seed that should be favored over the Badgers. If the Illini win, it'll be a third matchup with the Boilers. "When you play them a third time after sweeping them, you have to see what happens," Versyp said of the difficulty of beat- Link t purdu o 2012-1e's seaso 3 statsn 2012-13 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Tom Campbell Purdue's Taylor Manuel was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team, the Boilers' first representative as a rookie since Courtney Moses in 2009. ing a team three times in a season. orees thrice before, "But we're going to be fresh. We'll in 1999, 2001 and take (Monday and Tuesday) off 2009. then start preparing Wednesday." Manuel was selected by Big Ten Five Boilers On coaches to the fiveBig Ten Teams member All-FreshFive Boilermakers were rep- man Team, becomresented as All-Big Ten Monday ing the ninth Boilerafternoon, as the league released maker to earn such its conference honorees. honors and first Courtney Moses, Drey Mingo, since Moses in 2009. Sam Ostarello, KK Houser and The coaches Taylor Manuel were recognized also voted Mingo for their efforts in helping Purdue and Moses third to a 22-7 record this season. The team All-Big Ten, Boilermakers have had five hon- Date Game Time/ResultTV Nov. 4 LINDSEY WILSON (exh.) W, 89-33 — Nov. 10 USC UPSTATE W, 82-47 PurdueSports.com Nov. 17 at SIU-Edwardsville W, 66-51 — Nov. 19 BOWLING GREEN W, 59-45 BTN Nov. 22 vs. Marist^ W, 71-50— Nov. 23 vs. Wake Forest^ W, 67-53 — Nov. 24 vs. No. 2 Connecticut^ L, 57-91 Nov. 28 GEORGIA TECH* W, 85-73 BTDN Dec. 2 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W, 87-71 BTN Dec. 6 at IPFW W, 69-54 — Dec. 9 at Tennessee-Martin W, 68-60— Dec. 16 at Oakland W, 77-46 — Dec. 21 IUPUI W, 78-53 BTDN Dec. 29 at No. 5 Notre Dame L, 47-74 — Jan. 2 at Illinois W, 67-66 (OT) BTDN Jan. 5 at No. 25 Nebraska W, 69-66 (OT) CBS Jan. 14 OHIO STATE W, 82-75 (3OT) BTN Jan. 17 MINNESOTA W, 75-67 BTDN Jan. 20 at Iowa L, 46-62 BTN Jan. 24 NORTHWESTERN W, 77-73 BTN Jan. 27 at No. 25 Michigan State W, 67-62 (OT) ESPN2 Jan. 31 INDIANA W, 59-42 BTN Feb. 4 at No. 8 Penn State L, 61-69 ESPN2 Feb. 10 MICHIGAN L, 56-67 BTN Feb. 14 at Wisconsin W, 58-48 BTDN Feb. 17 IOWA L, 52-72 ESPN2 Feb. 20 at Indiana L, 61-62 BTDN Feb. 24 at Minnesota W, 75-63 ESPN2 Feb. 28 MICHIGAN STATE L, 61-68 BTN March 3 ILLINOIS W, 76-65 BTN March 8 Illinois/Wisconsin# 3 p.m. BTN March 9 Semifinals# 5 p.m. BTN March 10 Finals# 4 p.m. ESPN2 # Big Ten Tournament (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) ^ Paradise Jam (University of Virgin Islands) * ACC/Big Ten Challenge All Times ET GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 24 • 18