The Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Big Ten Conference.
Purdue is rich in tradition and history, holding the record for Big Ten women's basketball tournament championships, along with annually ranking in the top 10 nationally in home attendance. The Boilermakers have appeared in the NCAA Final Four three times, and won the NCAA National Championship in 1999. The Boilermakers share a classic rivalry with the Indiana Hoosiers, of which Purdue owns a 52–27 series lead.
History In 1975, women's basketball became an intercollegiate sport at Purdue University. In 1982, the sport was elevated to revenue status, which meant more money was available. Under Coach Lin Dunn, Purdue qualified for its first NCAA Tournament game in 1989. Ten years later, Purdue won its first national championship by beating Duke University in the title game. Sharon Versyp, a former Purdue standout, was introduced as the head coach at the start of the 2006 season.
Current coaching staff Source:
Katie Gearlds - Head Coach Beth Couture - Associate Coach Michael Scruggs - Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Alex Guyton - Assistant Coach Jaelen Nice - Graduate Assistant Karmell Brown - Graduate Assistant Jessica Lipsett - Trainer Jason Pullara - Strength Coach
Year by year results
Conference tournament winners noted with # Source
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NCAA tournament results Purdue has made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 27 times. They have a record of 47–26 with a championship won in 1999. 1989 #5 First RoundSecond Round #12 Arkansas#4 LSU W 91–63L 53–54 1990 #4 Second RoundSweet Sixteen #5 Northern Illinois#1 Louisiana Tech W 86–81L 47–91 1991 #2 Second Round #10 Vanderbilt L 63–69 1992 #3 Second RoundSweet Sixteen #11 Northern Illinois#2 Maryland W 98–62L 58–64 1994 #1 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal Four #16 Radford#8 Washington#13 Texas A&M#2 Stanford#3 North Carolina W 103–56W 86–59W 82–56W 82–65L 74–89 1995 #4 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #13 Portland#12 Montana#1 Vanderbilt#2 Stanford W 74–59W 62–51W 67–66L 58–69 1996 #5 First Round #12 Notre Dame L 60–73 1997 #8 First RoundSecond Round #9 Maryland#1 Old Dominion W 74–48L 65–69 1998 #4 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #13 Washington#12 Colorado State#9 Notre Dame#3 Louisiana Tech W 88–71W 77–63W 70–65L 65–72 1999 #1 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourTitle Game #16 Oral Roberts#9 Kansas#4 North Carolina#3 Rutgers#1 Louisiana Tech#3 Duke W 68–48W 55–41W 82–59W 75–62W 77–63W 62–45 2000 #4 First RoundSecond Round #13 Dartmouth#5 Oklahoma W 70–66L 74–76 2001 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourTitle Game #14 UC Santa Barbara#6 LSU#2 Texas Tech#4 Xavier#5 SW Missouri State#1 Notre Dame W 75–62W 73–70W 74–72W 88–78W 81–64L 66–68 2002 #2 First RoundSecond Round #15 Austin Peay#7 Old Dominion W 80–49L 70–74 (OT) 2003 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #15 Valparaiso#7 Virginia Tech#11 Notre Dame#1 Connecticut W 66–51W 80–62W 66–47L 64–73 2004 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #15 St. Francis (PA)#7 Villanova#3 Georgia W 78–59W 60–42L 64–66 2005 #9 First RoundSecond Round #8 New Mexico#1 Tennessee W 68–56L 54–75 2006 #4 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #13 Missouri State#5 UCLA#1 North Carolina W 73–54W 61–54L 68–70 2007 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #15 Oral Roberts#7 Georgia Tech#3 Georgia#1 North Carolina W 63–42W 76–63W 78–65L 72–84 2008 #9 First RoundSecond Round #8 Utah#1 Tennessee W 66–59L 52–78 2009 #6 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #11 Charlotte#3 North Carolina#7 Rutgers#1 Oklahoma W 65–52W 85–70W 67–61L 68–74 2011 #9 First RoundSecond Round #8 Kansas State#1 Connecticut W 53–45L 40–64 2012 #4 First RoundSecond Round #13 South Dakota State#5 South Carolina W 83–68L 61–72 2013 #4 First RoundSecond Round #13 Liberty#5 Louisville W 77–43L 63–76 2014 #4 First RoundSecond Round #13 Liberty#5 Louisville W 84–55L 66–73 2016 #11 First Round #6 Oklahoma L 45–61 2017 #9 First RoundSecond Round #8 Green Bay#1 Notre Dame W 74–62L 82–88 (OT) 2023 #11 First Four #11 St. John's L 64–66
National awards
National Player of the Year (2)
MaChelle Joseph (1992) Stephanie White (1999)
Wade Trophy (1) Stephanie White (1999)
All-American Consensus Selections (7) Joy Holmes (1991) MaChelle Joseph (1992) Stacey Lovelace (1995) Stephanie White (1999) Katie Douglas (2000, 2001) Shereka Wright (2004)
Academic All-American First Team Selections (5) Sue Bartz (1982) Carol Emanuel (1983) Stephanie White (1999) Camille Cooper (2001) Katie Douglas (2001) Candice Hall (2001)
National Coach of the Year (1) Carolyn Peck (1999)
Big Ten awards
Player of the Year (8) Joy Holmes (1991) MaChelle Joseph (1992) Stacey Lovelace (1995) Jannon Roland (1997) Stephanie White (1999) Katie Douglas (2000, 2001) Shereka Wright (2004)
Suzy Favor Female Athlete of the Year (4) Joy Holmes (1991) MaChelle Joseph (1992) Stephanie White (1999) Katie Douglas (2001)
Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball Recipient (6) Joy Holmes (1991) MaChelle Joseph (1992) Stacey Lovelace (1995) Jannon Roland (1997) Stephanie White (1999) Katie Douglas (2001)
Defensive Player of the Year (4) Kelly Komara (2002) Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (2007) Ae'Rianna Harris (2018, 2019) - the first two-time winner in Purdue history.
6th Player of the Year (2) Brittany Rayburn (2009) Whitney Bays (2014)
Freshman of the Year (4) MaChelle Joseph (1989) Leslie Johnson (1994) Katie Gearlds (2004) Mary Ashley Stevenson (2024)
Coach of the Year (5) Ruth Jones (1986) Lin Dunn (1989,1991) Nell Fortner (1997) Carolyn Peck (1999)
All-time records
Big Ten win/loss records (as of 2015 regular season) Illinois: 52–17 Indiana: 52–27 Iowa: 36–30 Maryland: 1–5 Michigan: 50–18 Michigan State: 38–29 Minnesota: 43–19 Nebraska: 5–2 Northwestern: 45–21 Ohio State: 28–43 Penn State: 27–19 Rutgers: 2–2 Wisconsin: 48–18
Career records Most Points: MaChelle Joseph - 2,405 (1989–91) Most Rebounds: Stacey Lovelace - 876 (1993–96) Most Assists: MaChelle Joseph - 628 (1989–91) Most Steals: Katie Douglas - 327 (1998–01) Most Blocks: Ae’Rianna Harris - 350 (2016–20) Most 3-Point Field Goals: Katie Gearlds - 238 (2003–07)
Single season records Most Points: Stephanie White (1998–99) / Katie Gearlds (2006–07) - 707 Most Rebounds: Leslie Johnson - 306 (1993–94) Most Assists: Lisa Jahner - 201 (1987–88) Most Steals: Kelly Komara - 120 (2001–02) Most Blocks: Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton - 108 (2006–07) Most 3-Point Field Goals: Katie Gearlds - 88 (2006–07)
Single game records Most Points: Katie Gearlds - 41 (2007) Most Rebounds: Leslie Schultz - 25 (1981) Most Assists: MaChelle Joseph - 16 (1992) Most Steals: Joy Holmes - 12 (1989)
See also 1999 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I women's college basketball
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