RedHawks Come Up Short at Purdue, 82-76.

Sunday, December 19

West Lafayette, Ind.

2 p.m.

Miami University

4-5,0-0MAC

Purdue University

8-4,0-2Big Ten

Miami (OH)

Purdue

12/19/2021 4:03:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Ivy Wolf scored a game-high 19 points and Peyton Scott added 18 in a near upset over the Purdue Boilermakers, falling 82-76 on Sunday afternoon. The loss drops Miami to 4-5 overall, while Purdue improves to 8-4 on the season.

Trailing 58-52 to begin the fourth quarter, a Maddi Cluse layup followed by a triple from Wolf closed the gap to within one, but Purdue answered with a 10-2 run as the RedHawks could get no closer.

How it Happened:

A Katie Davidson triple at the buzzer cut Purdue's lead to 22-20 after one quarter of play. Amani Freeman had five points and three boards in the first 10 minutes of play.
Miami's offense struggled to begin the second quarter, scoring just three points in the first five minutes of play. Purdue took advantage, extending its lead to 41-28. A Jordan Tuff bucket late in the quarter sent both teams to the locker room with the Boilermakers leading 41-30.
Back-to-back three pointers from Edyn Battle and Katie Davidson midway through the third quarter pulled the Red and White to within 51-49, forcing a Purdue timeout. The Boilermakers scored the game's next seven points to push their advantage to 58-49, but a triple from Scott as the clock expired made it 58-52 with 10 minutes to play.
A Maddi Cluse layup and an Ivy Wolf three pointer to begin the final stanza got Miami to within one at 58-57 but could get no closer.