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w om en's ba sketba ll: ne ws a nd note s Double hearing disabilities. Last season, she av- done playing. eraged 12.2 points and six rebounds per "As long as my knees will take me, I'll Link t purdu o game. She said she was honored to earn keep playing," she said. e's 2012-1 seaso 3 All-America consideration. statsn "To be considered on the nation2012-13 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL al scale like that was overwhelming," results Mingo said. "I'm very blessed." Date Game Time/ResultTV Now, Mingo is turning her atten- Nov. 4 LINDSEY WILSON (exh.) W, 89-33 — W, 82-47 PurdueSports.com tion to a profes- Nov. 10 USC UPSTATE W, 66-51 — sional career. Nov. 17 at SIU-Edwardsville Nov. 19 BOWLING GREEN W, 59-45 BTN She, along with Nov. 22 vs. Marist^ W, 71-50— W, 67-53 — fellow outgoing Nov. 23 vs. Wake Forest^ L, 57-91 senior Sam Os- Nov. 24 vs. No. 2 Connecticut^ Nov. 28 GEORGIA TECH* W, 85-73 BTDN tarello, is hoping Dec. 2 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W, 87-71 BTN at IPFW W, 69-54 — to be selected Dec. 6 W, 68-60— in next week's Dec. 9 at Tennessee-Martin Dec. 16 at Oakland W, 77-46 — WNBA draft. Dec. 21 IUPUI W, 78-53 BTDN L, 47-74 — And if not play- Dec. 29 at No. 5 Notre Dame at Illinois W, 67-66 (OT) BTDN ing profession- Jan. 2 Jan. 5 at No. 25 Nebraska W, 69-66 (OT) CBS ally stateside, Jan. 14 OHIO STATE W, 82-75 (3OT) BTN W, 75-67 BTDN they — and Jan. 17 MINNESOTA L, 46-62 BTN Chantel Poston Jan. 20 at Iowa Jan. 24 NORTHWESTERN W, 77-73 BTN Tom Campbell — will likely Jan. 27 at No. 25 Michigan State W, 67-62 (OT) ESPN2 Departing senior Drey Mingo keeps adding to her long list of accomplishments, being Jan. 31 INDIANA W, 59-42 BTN look overseas. named an honorable mention All-American and a first-team pick for Senior CLASS Award. at No. 8 Penn State L, 61-69 ESPN2 "I'm work- Feb. 4 Feb. 10 MICHIGAN L, 56-67 BTN ing out again Feb. 14 at Wisconsin W, 58-48 BTDN Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup. L, 52-72 ESPN2 now, training on my own," Mingo Feb. 17 IOWA Mingo has been named to the AllL, 61-62 BTDN said. "If my name gets called, then Feb. 20 at Indiana state WBCA Good Works Team, was a Feb. 24 at Minnesota W, 75-63 ESPN2 L, 61-68 BTN quarterfinalist for the CBS Courage in awesome. If it doesn't get called, Feb. 28 MICHIGAN STATE W, 76-65 BTN then that's awesome. I would defi- March 3 ILLINOIS Sports award and the winner of both the Ill.) nitely be blessed to have the oppor- Big Ten Tournament (Hoffman Estates, W, 74-62 Giant Steps Courageous Student-AthMarch 8 No.11-seed Wisconsin BTN March 9 No.2-seed Nebraska W, 77-64 BTN lete and the Methodist Sports Medicine tunity to play in the WNBA." ESPN2 The professional basketball ca- March 10 No.4-seed Michigan State W, 62-47 Brady Comeback Scholarship Award. (Louisville, reer will delay medical school by NCAA Tournament-seedLiberty Ky.) W, 77-43 Mingo, who battled bacterial meninMarch 24 No.13 ESPN2 L, 63-76 ESPNEWS gitis two years ago and had a knee injury at least a couple years; but Mingo March 26 No. 5-seed Louisville says she plans to pursue a career ^ Paradise Jam (University of Virgin Islands) that sidelined her a season, has founded * ACC/Big Ten Challenge a not-for-profit to help children with in pediatric cardiology after she's vertime Mingo Rakes In Awards BY KYLE CHARTERS KCharters@GoldandBlack.com Mingo's career at Purdue might Dreypostseason honors.has brought a be over, but the end slew of The sixth-year senior was named honorable mention Associated Press AllAmerican on Tuesday, Purdue's first such honoree since Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton in 2009. Friday, Mingo was named to the first team for the Senior CLASS Award — the top honor went to Delaware's Elena Delle Donne — and she's a finalist for the Big Ten Standings (Final) Team Big Ten/Pct. Overall/Pct 1. Penn State 14-2/.875 26-6/.813 2.Nebraska 12-4/.750 25-9/.735 3. Michigan State 10-6/.625 25-9/.735 PURDUE 10-6/.62525-9/.735 5.Michigan 9-7/.562 22-11/.667 Illinois 9-7/.562 19-14/.576 7.Iowa 8-8/.500 21-13/.618 8.Minnesota 7-9/.438 18-14/.563 Ohio State 7-9/.438 18-13/.581 10.Northwestern 5-11/.312 13-17/.433 11.Wisconsin 3-13/.188 12-19/.387 12.Indiana 2-14/.125 11-19/.367 GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 28 • 15