2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–16 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Maryland171 .944262  .929
No. 12 Indiana162 .889205  .800
No. 21 Rutgers103 .769145  .737
No. 16 Michigan94 .692166  .727
Northwestern117 .611169  .640
Iowa118 .579209  .690
No. 22 Ohio State97 .563137  .650
Michigan State87 .533159  .625
Nebraska910 .4741313  .500
Minnesota711 .389813  .381
Penn State613 .316915  .375
Purdue414 .222716  .304
Illinois216 .111518  .217
Wisconsin218 .100519  .208
2021 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 27, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers, led by 15th year head coach Sharon Versyp, played their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference.

They finished the season 7–16 and 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. As the eleventh seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Iowa in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the season with a record of 18–14, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. As the ninth seed in the Big Ten women's tournament they defeated Michigan State in the Second Round before losing to Maryland in the Quarterfinals. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Roster

2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Brooke Moore 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrHenry County
Auburn
Atlanta, GA
G 1 Karissa McLaughlin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrHomestead Fort Wayne, IN
G 2 Bria Harmon 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoCollins Hill Atlanta, GA
G 4 Rokia Doumbia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrIMG Academy
Arkansas
Bamako, Mali
G 5 Cassidy Hardin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrCenter Grove Bargersville, IN
G 12 Roxane Makolo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoDawson College Saint-Hubert, QC
G 13 Ajah Stallings 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrNorth Central Indianapolis, IN
F 22 Jenelle Grant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrHarris Westminster
Pacific
London, England
G 23 Kayana Traylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMartinsville Martinsville, IN
C 24 Ra Shaya Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) FrMarion Marion, IN
G/F 25 Tamara Farquhar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrDawson College Pierrefonds, Quebec
F 30 Nyagoa Gony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrLincoln Lincoln, NE
G 33 Madison Layden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrNorthwestern Kokomo, IN
F 35 Rickie Woltman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoIncarnate Word St. Louis, MO
C 45 Fatou Diagne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SrKocc Barma
Gulf Coast State
Thiès, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 6, 2021

Schedule

Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 2020*
6:00 p.m., BTN+
North Alabama W 80–69  1–0
Mackey Arena (161)
West Lafayette, IN
December 3, 2020*
6:00 p.m., BTN+
Miami (OH) Canceled Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 6, 2020*
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Valparaiso L 47–52  1–1
Mackey Arena (168)
West Lafayette, IN
December 9, 2020*
6:00 p.m., BTN+
Buffalo W 82–70  2–1
Mackey Arena (147)
West Lafayette, IN
December 13, 2020*
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Bowling Green W 79–73  3–1
Mackey Arena (139)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten conference season
December 17, 2020
7:00 p.m., BTN
No. 16 Northwestern L 54–70  3–2
(0–1)
Mackey Arena (164)
West Lafayette, IN
December 20, 2020
2:00 p.m., BTN
at Penn State W 91–87  4–2
(1–1)
Bryce Jordan Center (144)
University Park, PA
December 23, 2020
2:00 p.m., BTN
Nebraska W 83–72  5–2
(2–1)
Mackey Arena (161)
West Lafayette, IN
January 3, 2021
2:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 25 Michigan State L 64–71  5–3
(2–2)
Mackey Arena (152)
West Lafayette, IN
January 7, 2021
7:00 p.m., BTN
at Rutgers Canceled Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
January 10, 2021
Noon, BTN+
at No. 12 Maryland L 46–83  5–4
(2–3)
Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
January 14, 2021
4:00 p.m., BTN
No. 18 Indiana
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
L 45–66  5–5
(2–4)
Mackey Arena (160)
West Lafayette, IN
January 18, 2021
4:30 p.m., BTN
at Iowa L 81–87  5–6
(2–5)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (293)
Iowa City, IA
January 21, 2021
5:00 p.m., BTN
Wisconsin W 56–55  6–6
(3–5)
Mackey Arena (161)
West Lafayette, IN
January 24, 2021
2:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 11 Michigan Canceled Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 28, 2021
5:00 p.m., BTN+
at Minnesota L 72–77  6–7
(3–6)
Williams Arena (0)
Minneapolis, MN
January 31, 2021
1:00 p.m., BTN+
Penn State L 70–80  6–8
(3–7)
Mackey Arena (150)
West Lafayette, IN
February 7, 2021
3:00 p.m., BTN+
at Illinois L 49–54  6–9
(3–8)
State Farm Center (0)
Champaign, IL
February 11, 2021
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 12 Michigan L 49–62  6–10
(3–9)
Mackey Arena (161)
West Lafayette, IN
February 14, 2021
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Rutgers L 57–75  6–11
(3–10)
Mackey Arena (161)
West Lafayette, IN
February 18, 2021
4:00 p.m., BTN+
at No. 15 Ohio State L 85–100  6–12
(3–11)
Value City Arena (0)
Columbus, OH
February 21, 2021
11:30 a.m., FS1
at Michigan State L 73–76  6–13
(3–12)
Breslin Center (51)
East Lansing, MI
February 25, 2021
6:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 8 Maryland L 59–88  6–14
(3–13)
Mackey Arena (161)
West Lafayette, IN
February 28, 2021
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Illinois W 70–66  7–14
(4–13)
Mackey Arena (130)
West Lafayette, IN
March 6, 2021
1:00 p.m., BTN+
at No. 10 Indiana
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
L 59–74  7–15
(4–14)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0)
Bloomington, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 10, 2021
9:00 p.m., FS2
(11) vs. (6) Iowa
Second Round
L 72–83  7–16
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (1,064)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

See also

2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

References

  1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  2. "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
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